Comments on: Installing Firefox add-ons from the hard disk

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:51:41 +0000

Dante I did not mean to use this method as a way to install lots of add-ons, just the ones that don’t install properly on the websites.

Roman that’s a great tip. I did not try that ;)

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:22:37 +0000

Errrrrrrrr….

Martin, you can just drag and drop .xpi files from Explorer or another file manager supporting drag and drop (but you will be prompted about install).

Don’t forget, that CLEO (Compact Library Extension Organizer, part of FEBE/CLEO package), can help install multiple extensions at once.

By: Dante

Dante — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:16:29 +0000

I’ve found your prior article on the add-on: FEBE to be much more useful in this regard. I just set up one master Firefox template with all the add-ons I like. Than FEBE backup. And restore template at every site’s installation.

By: Dr. Manik Aggarwal

Dr. Manik Aggarwal — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:13:36 +0000

Install user agent switcher and nightly tester tool by the method ghacks described. Now:
In tester tools disable compatibility check of extensions and make all compatible.
In user agent switcher spoof your browser agent as Firefox 2.0 {If u need string is:Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20061010 Firefox 2.0}
Go to mozilla site and install whichever extension you want directly.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:53 +0000

You also may want to check out the Mr Tech Local Install extension.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/421

Can load several extensions of your disk at once, and other cool stuff.