Favorite Firefox extensions?

[Mike]

Per Case's idea, here's a thread about your favorite Firefox extensions, just list them off.

Mine are in no particular order.

- Nightly Tester Tools
- Cookie Editor
- DownloadThemAll
- Colorzilla
- Google Web Accelartor
- Foxytunes
- Greasemonkey

[micsaund]

Bookmark Synchronizer
Image Zoom
Weatherfox
WebDeveloper
TinyURL creator
Undo Closetab

[Mike]

Undo Closetab
Won't need that one once 2.0 rolls around, it's built in to Firefox itself. :)

[Johan]

Web Developer Toolbar! Can't live without (almost).
DOM Inspector
Bookmark Backup
Tabbrowser Preferences
NoScript (has kept me out of a lot of trouble and unnecessary datamining).
Googlebar Lite (why use the actual Google toolbar if you can avoid their datamining?)
Add N Edit Cookies (Always handy to bypass 'security'.)

[Al]

Away from my PC at the moment so these are from memory

Google Toolbar
InForm (Form Filling thing)
IE Switch (switch pages to display using the IE engine (useful for testing))
Google Notes thing
Web Developer
SESomething (SEO tools)

[micsaund]

Would that be SEO Quake? I was just browsing the Mozilla extensions page looking at anything "SEO".

[Al]

Would that be SEO Quake? I was just browsing the Mozilla extensions page looking at anything "SEO".
No it's not SEO Quake (I've not heard of that one) when I'm back home at the weekend I'll check again.

[Case]

IE Tab - Allows me to open a IE tab in firefox incase the site is not complaint or needs IE like microsoft update it has a auto switch list so i dont have to toggle it
Web Developer - AWSOME plugin if you build websites lots of usefull tools
QuickJava - Allows Quick enable disable toggle of Java and Java script from the status bar on a website
GooglePreview - Adds website thumbnail screenshots of the websites in the search results on google
ReloadEvery - This allows me to auto refresh a page at any set interval great for woot.com woot off's
GoogleSuggest
google Send To Phone - SMS highlighted text to any phone
Slashdotter - Adds features to ease the viewing of slashdot and preety it up a bit
Adblock - MUST HAVE every ad on the internet is automaticaly blacklisted so i dont even Load advertisements this goes hand in hand with the nect plugin
Adblock Filterset.G Updater - This will auto update the master list of all the ad servers keeping the good important stuff off the blacklist while the nasties stay on the black list.
PDF Download - this is a awsome plugin when i click on a PDF link it asks me Download, View as HTML (Text version), View it (Displays in browser), Acrobat (opens in acrobat externaly)
Download Statusbar - This is another one i love it put the download satus in a bar at the bottom of the browser instead of the anoying popup downloads window i dont like to much, you can still get to the download window but just dotn need it now and wont auto pop up when you download some thing.
Download Sort - This one will auto sort your downloaded files by extention and server into folders like Images, Apps, Zips, Torrent Files, MP3's ect you have to set it up so that can be a PITA
HSNet Unlinker - Ok this is also a Must have for me i can go into any root folder on the web or any website right click and thumb nail all the linked or diplayed images in a generated display or mass save them ect... I do a lot of photography as a hobby and being able to right click thumb nail is awsome in a folder on my website i am not showing ppublicaly.
ForcastFox - weather in browser very customizeable i love it
Video Downloader - This will let you save videos such as wmv asx flash evt from all the major video hosting sites...
Tab Mix Plus - This is another MAJOR one for me it is all my tab options, I am a heavy tab browsing user and wiithout this i dont know i just dont know it just makes life so much easier... Has crash recovery and sesion recovery as well as oops i closed the window tab recovery :)
Google Browser Sync - Well i love it and Hate it its backup for me for now untill they allow you to sync between systems and be logged in at the same time...
MySpeakeasy - Cool tools and links from my DSL company including easy in browser access to my ISP's tools like my shell account ect.

and Lastly...

Verizion Minutes used - Real time Minutes used display in my status bar of my cell phone mouse over gives me full stats including sms ect.

[micsaund]

Not to get very offtopic here, but does anyone know of an extension that I can simply highlight text (an URL that's not linked) and then right-click/etc. to goto that site? Basically, a replacement for "highlight, ctrl-c, click in URL box, ctrl-v, enter". I know -- I'm very lazy, but every time I have to copy/paste an unlinked URL, I think this kind of extension would be handy...

Mike

[Case]

im sure theres one but id rather a poertoy for windows that does that ever like get a link in email AIM or some thing that does not work and you need to do that? that would make a awsome windows powertoy

[Case]

Per Case's idea, here's a thread about your favorite Firefox extensions, just list them off.

Mine are in no particular order.

- Nightly Tester Tools
- Cookie Editor
- DownloadThemAll
- Colorzilla
- Google Web Accelartor
- Foxytunes
- Greasemonkey

you beat me too it...

And dood I hate you seriously people who use Web Acellerator should be Dragged out into the street and SHOT

Edit

In version 1.0, web masters at least had a fighting chance as the GWA identified its requests with a “X-moz: prefetch” header (as prescribed by Mozilla). Sure, everyone in the world had to change their web applications to fit Google’s vision of a perfect world, but at least they could.

Not so for version 2.0 of this virus. It ships with a brand new mutation: The header is gone! There’s now no way to identify a pre-fetch from a regular request, which means that it’s no longer possible to block the GWA.

While one should always be cautious to ascribe to malice that which could be explained by ignorance, this appears like double up on evil with a smirk of dark lord. I can not fathom that Google would not merely repeat the mistake from round 1, but actually tweak the offering to increase the chances and scope of hurt?!

Someone, somewhere, please tell me this is not so. That we accidently got a bastard, mutant version of the GWA. That it’s not actually software that Google is allowing unknowing souls everywhere to download and rampage with.

This is bad.

[Al]

And dood I hate you seriously people who use Web Acellerator should be Dragged out into the street and SHOT

Some what harsh there Case, let's try not to scare people away.

[Case]

I am extreemly pasionet about GWA because ive experienced and seen first hand the troubles it can cause... If google has had one major screw up its this product as a whole.

There is no other way for me to word it, its how i feel about the product and thoes who use it, specialy thoes who are aware of its potential to cause large problems for administrators.

GWA is designed to lessen the time it takes to load Web pages has returned after a four-month hiatus. But the second revision of the application, which is still in beta, does not address concerns with the first release. In order to speed up Web surfing, the tool automatically downloads URLs linked from the page a user is visiting. The concept is called "pre-fetching," and was also added as an optional feature in recent builds of Mozilla Firefox making the plugin pointless to even start with.... The processes it uses is flawed for example members of forums like CGF, when using the tool found themselves loading pages previously cached by other users - meaning they can view that user's account information and private messages.

To Quote Google...

When you use Google Web Accelerator, Google servers automatically receive and log your web requests. Web requests and data sent in encrypted form using an HTTPS connection will not go through Google. It is possible that a URL or other page information sent to Google may itself contain personal information… Google temporarily caches cookies from third party sites that are used in your web requests.

So let’s recap. Google…

* tracks all your TCP/IP packages
* reads all your email
* follows all your surfing
* owns all your cookies
* knows your postings to usenet from 1981
* keeps the drafts for future blog postings

GWA scours a page and prefetches the content behind each link. This gives the illusion of pages loading faster (since they’ve already been preloaded behind the scenes). Here’s the problem: Google is essentially clicking every link on the page including links like “delete this” or “cancel that.” And to make matters worse, Google ignores the Javascript confirmations. So, if you have a “Are you sure you want to delete this?” Javascript confirmation behind that “delete” link, Google ignores it and performs the action anyway. WHY?!?! because it can and cares less about what you want to actualy do...

This wouldn’t be much of a problem on the public web since it’s pretty tough to be destructive on public web pages, but web apps, with their admin links here and there, can be considerably damaged. If you have a web app, it might be worth returning a 403 when the HTTP_X_MOZ is set to “prefetch” header is sent. This will keep Web Accelerator from clicking destructive links, There is a good FAQ on Mozillas page about this here (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/Link_Prefetching_FAQ.html).

[micsaund]

Good point about the potentially destructive link clicking, Case - I had not thought of that (I do not, nor ever have, used GWA -- actually, I didn't even know about it until just now). That sounds like something they need to fix.

Overall, the "benefit" of such a web accelerator sounds rather dubious IMO. I've not had dial-up for years, though, so maybe it actually makes a difference to those users, but I cannot imagine that it's all that big a difference since you can usually read a page before the dial-up could pre-download just a couple links.

Mike

[keith]

Mine are:
1) Nightly Tester Tool
2) GSpace
3) Google Notebook

[Al]

Another 2 that I use are:

del.icio.us - Great for doing quik shared bookmarks
View Source Chart - Lets you view a pages source code nicely grouped by tags

[Case]

Another 2 that I use are:

del.icio.us - Great for doing quik shared bookmarks
View Source Chart - Lets you view a pages source code nicely grouped by tags

Should take a look at Webdev and tell me what you think im curious to hear some ones opinion who actualy make sites.

[Al]

I do use the Web Developer (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/) extension, I find it useful but not "really" useful if you know what I mean.

[Case]

yea ive cought my self making mistakes with it that without it i would have probably not cought in code that i have writtin

[micsaund]

Al,

Did you ever get a chance to look at whatever "SEOsomething" was?

Also, I'm curious what I do use the Web Developer (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/) extension, I find it useful but not "really" useful if you know what I mean. means? I guess I don't "really" get it ;)

Thanks,
Mike

[Al]

Did you ever get a chance to look at whatever "SEOsomething" was?
Yes, it was SEOpen. Though my FF has just updated to 1.5.0.4 which it's not compatible with :rolleyes:

Also, I'm curious what means? I guess I don't "really" get it ;)
I mean that plugin (Web Developer (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/)) is useful but I don't use it as much as I'd expected

[Case]

i find my self using it wheni need to trouble shoot some thing

[Liam]

It seems like a lot of people also like the web developer :).

I also could live without:
Google Toolbar
Measuring thingy (forget what it's called but really handy!)
Colorzilla
IE Tab (not sure if that's the exact name but you can switch a tab into IE if you want)
ScreenGrab

[Case]

I dont like colorzilla and yes its IE Tab theres a few diffrent ones but IE Tab is my fav because you can make a list of IE only websites like windows update and open a IE tab with it automaticaly in firefox with out me havign to tell it too...

But i think that every one should seriously get Adblock and Adblock Filterset.G Updater 98% of all advertisements dont even load any more regardless of where they are on the website...

[Al]

But i think that every one should seriously get Adblock and Adblock Filterset.G Updater 98% of all advertisements dont even load any more regardless of where they are on the website...

What's wrong with seeing adverts? I don't like sites that are overrun by ads but in moderation they are absolutely fine IMO.

NB I may be a bit on the biased side as web adverts do pay for my gadgets :)

[Case]

see as i was typing that reply i was like al's going to hate me :)

But all im going to say is TRY IT and you will understand...

[micsaund]

I actually like well-done ads. The sites with pop-unders, blinking banners, and other obnoxious stuff don't get my attention, but I frequently find the AdSense ads interesting on all sorts of pages. I've learned of a lot of sites, programs, and other stuff via the ads which I would never have even thought about had I not seen them.

BTW, Al, SEOpen 0.8 works with the latest 1.5.0.7 FF - I just installed it and it's pretty cool IMO.

Mike

[Case]

see thats what i like about adblock tought i cant allow certain things trough if i so choose to...

[Giorgi]

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