Here Is A Little Mozilla Add-ons Secret
The Mozilla hosts several add-on directories for Mozilla software such as Firefox or Thunderbird. If you look at these add-ons you will eventually notice that not all add-ons are compatible with the version of Firefox or Thunderbird that you are using. The Mozilla website will even display if the add-on is compatible with Firefox if you visit the website with that web browser. The text that will appear states that “this version is for older versions of Firefox†which means it cannot be installed directly.
Experienced users know the workarounds that can force compatibility with a specific version of Firefox or Thunderbird. But what if that is not always necessary? What if the version that is displayed in the directory listing or on individual add-on pages is not the latest version?
The Mozilla hosts several add-on directories for Mozilla software such as Firefox or Thunderbird. If you look at these add-ons you will eventually notice that not all add-ons are compatible with the version of Firefox or Thunderbird that you are using. The Mozilla website will even display if the add-on is compatible with Firefox if you visit the website with that web browser. The text that will appear states that “this version is for older versions of Firefox†which means it cannot be installed directly.
Experienced users know the workarounds that can force compatibility with a specific version of Firefox or Thunderbird. But what if that is not always necessary? What if the version that is displayed in the directory listing or on individual add-on pages is not the latest version?
