Filed under: Browser Tips
Get more recommended add-ons in Firefox 3
The add-on manager in Firefox 3 adds a couple of nifty new features, including a recommended add-ons section. When you click the Tools menu and select Add-ons, the first thing you should see is a list of 5 recommended add-ons. This list will change regularly, and there's a link you can click to go to the add-ons web site to find more Firefox extentions.
But what if you want to see more than 5 items? Easy, jsut change hte default number using the about:config screen.
- Type "about:config" (without quotes) into your address bar and agree to any warnings you may see about voiding your warranty or being attacked by dragons
- Type "extensions.getAddons.maxResults" into the filter field
- Change the number from 5 to something higher (or lower)
For some reason, Firefox 3 won't return more than 8 results no matter what number you put in the box. Go ahead and try 112, it won't break Firefox, because your browser will still only show you 8.
[via Daily Gyan]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
quasimoto said 12:25PM on 5-26-2008
Nice tip!
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archer said 8:20PM on 5-26-2008
thank you for this roundabout way of revealing how to eliminate this annoyance altogether. i had previously searched about:config and somehow missed it.
extensions.getAddons.showPane user set boolean false
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idodialog said 8:28AM on 5-27-2008
I feel gutted, cheated and that the world is just unfair! I only get THREE recommended add-ons whatever I do.
I know it's just me. That robot that's there when I started Firefox3 is doing it.
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