Users can practically set one or multiple websites as their start pages in Firefox (and any other web browser as well). Another option are Speed Dial extensions which copy a feature from Opera to Firefox that provide access to a handful of links on one page. Autohome puts that concept to the next level by [...]
Firefox URLBar Extension
UrlbarExt is an experimental Firefox add-on that adds a few interesting functions to the Firefox location bar. Experimental meaning that users have to log into an account at the Mozilla website to download and install the add-on. It is usually not an indicator of a “not yet ready” add-on. Users who do not have an [...]
3 Tagging Add-ons For Firefox
Firefox 3 introduced a new way of keeping an overview over the bookmarks of Firefox by adding tags. Tags are descriptions of an item and can be used to load the site in the address bar which is probably easier than having to type part of the url of the website. They also come in [...]
24 Firefox Search Plugins You Need
Searching is probably the one activity that every Internet user is doing on a daily basis. It does not really matter if it is a student doing research for his next essay, a housewife looking for new recipes, youngsters looking for the latest music videos on Youtube or the couple looking for a new health [...]
YesScript is NoScript’s Antagonist
NoScript is a highly acclaimed Firefox security add-on that protects the user from scripts that are executed on websites. The approach is to block all scripts on a website unless the website gets whitelisted by the user. While that is certainly the best security approach it does require lots of manual whitelisting in the beginning [...]
Whitelist Bookmarks In Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus is a Firefox add-on that blocks advertisement, and sometimes other elements, on websites. It supports black- and whitelists and is very flexible. One thing that is missing is an option to generally whitelist all bookmarks.
Some users might prefer do whitelist websites on a per-site basis and that is perfectly reasonable. Others prefer [...]
Add Favicons To Websites Without One
Favicons are a great way to identify websites visually and it is even possible to display only the Favicons in some tabs with the FaviconizeTab add-on for Firefox. Favicons are not only displayed in open tabs and the location bar but also in the Bookmark’s menu. I would like to introduce two ways to add [...]
