Firefox Tools for Webmasters by web-hosting-newsletter.com

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When it comes to browsers that give the webmasters a lot of control and tools to use, you can look no further than Firefox. With the right extensions and toolbars - Firefox can in fact become the web developer’s best friend.

Firebug - you can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page!

Web Developer Toolbar -A Toolbar with every web dev tool you could ever need or want.

FireFTP - A FTP program built right into your Firefox browser, two birds - one stone.

FireShot - FireShot is a Firefox extension that creates screen shots of web pages.

FoxyProxy - An advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox’s proxy configuration.

IE View - Make short work out of checking your web site in both Firefox and Internet Explorer.

ColorZilla - You can get a color reading from any point in your browser, quickly adjust and paste it into another program.

Screengrab! - Screengrab saves entire web pages as an image.

HTML Validator - Use this to validate your HTML and CSS to work as the standards say they should.

YSlow -YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they’re slow based on Yahoo’s rules for high performance web sites.

MeasureIt - Draw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any element.

SeoQuake - Helps web masters who deal with search engine optimization and internet promotion of web sites.

View Source Chart - Draw a colored chart of the web page’s source code to make it easier to understand.

Save As Image - Adds the ability to save a page, frame, or part of either as an image.

CSSViewer - A simple CSS property viewer.

Firefox extensions. Add-on for Tiddly Wiki.

Add-on for Tiddly Wiki was found in moultriecreek.us

TIDDLY WIKI TIP: If you use Tiddly Wiki and Firefox, there’s an add-on called TiddlySnip which allows you to highlight and save text - and pages - from the web as you wander. You have lots of customization flexibility adding even more value to this very useful personal wiki.

All you do is highlight the text you want to grab, then right-click and choose the TiddlySnip Selection option from the popup menu. The next time you open your Tiddly Wiki, you’ll see it added to your Timeline in the right sidebar. Open the tiddler and you’ll see the text you highlighted along with a link to the source page. Here’s an example.

200+ useful firefox extensions

This article about firefox extensions was found in econsultant.com. I don`t think you really need to use all of them, but you can choose extensions you like ;)

Advertising : I want to ...

1. block ads on webpages : Adblock
2. block ads on webpages : Adblock Plus
3. automatically update adblocker filters : Adblock Filterset.G Updater
4. block Flash ads/content : Flashblock
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6. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Archive/History : I want to ...

1. create a log of browsing history : Slogger
2. see sites visited today/yesterday/2 days ago/etc : History Menu
3. see thumbnails of pages in session history : Reveal
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5. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Blogging : I want to ...

1. blog about the current page : Performancing for Firefox
2. blog to Blogger service : BlogThis
3. blog to LiveJournal/etc : Deepest Sender
4. comment about the blog page : coComment
5. know when blog content is under Creative Commons license : mozCC
6. Back to Top of the Page
7. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Bookmarking : I want to ...

1. add a bookmark-here link in the bookmarks tree : Add Bookmark Here
2. bookmark at del.icio.us : Bookmark with Del.icio.us
3. bookmark at furl.net : Furl Tools
4. bypass/customize the add-bookmark dialog : OpenBook
5. edit bookmarks easily : Flat Bookmark Editing
6. search the bookmarks : Locate in Bookmark Folders
7. store and sync bookmarks online : Chipmark
8. store and sync bookmarks online : Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer
9. sync del.icio.us and Firefox bookmarks : Foxylicious
10. sync Firefox bookmarks on different computers : Bookmarks Synchronizer
11. Back to Top of the Page
12. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Chat : I want to ...

1. chat on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) : ChatZilla
2. Back to Top of the Page
3. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Clips/Notes/Scrapbook : I want to ...

1. save a webpage : ScrapBook
2. save clips from web pages : Clipmarks
3. write a note about a webpage : QuickNote
4. Back to Top of the Page
5. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Customizing/Editing Website Display : I want to ...

1. add/remove/change some features for sites : Aardvark
2. add/remove/change some features for sites : GreaseMonkey
3. customize a page and save as GreaseMonkey script : platypus
4. manage user styles for sites : Stylish
5. Back to Top of the Page
6. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Discover : I want to ...

1. discover new sites being recommended by others : StumbleUpon
2. see useful sites for pages geographically marked with ICBM/geo.position tags : GeoURL
3. Back to Top of the Page
4. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Downloading/Files/FTP : I want to ...

1. automatically save downloads to different directories : Download Sort
2. download all the links on a page (filter by type) : DownThemAll!
3. download/upload files using ftp : FireFTP
4. manage file downloads : FlashGot
5. open the download manager in another tab : Download Manager Tweak
6. see download speed in a statusbar : Download Statusbar
7. stop opening blank windows for downloads : Disable Targets For Downloads
8. Back to Top of the Page
9. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Email/Gmail/Webmail : I want to ...

1. be notified when new mail arrives at Gmail account : Gmail Notifier
2. email the entire webpage : Amazing webpage emailer
3. insert custom signature into emails : Signature
4. insert smiley icons in messages : Smiley Xtra
5. manage multiple Gmail accounts : Gmail Manager
6. treat plain text email address as link : text/plain
7. use different Gmail accounts in different tabs : CookiePie
8. use disposable email addresses : Create disposable email addresses
9. use Gmail for space : Gmail Space
10. use Yahoo Mail with AJAX support : AJAX Yahoo! Mail
11. use webmail when mailto: link is clicked : WebMailCompose
12. Back to Top of the Page
13. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Financial/Stocks : I want to ...

1. see prices in different currencies : ViewMyCurrency
2. see stock prices in a ticker : StockTicker
3. Back to Top of the Page
4. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Google : I want to ...

1. add more links to Google search; remove ads : CustomizeGoogle
2. display my Adsense earnings : Adsense Notifier
3. enhance Google search results with more links : CustomizeGoogle
4. search Google and use other Google services : Google Toolbar for Firefox
5. view an unavailable page via Google archive : Cacheout!
6. Back to Top of the Page
7. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Internet Explorer/Other Browsers : I want to ...

1. view an Internet-Explorer-only webpage in Firefox : IE Tab
2. view the same page in Firefox when it is open in Internet Explorer : FirefoxView
3. Back to Top of the Page
4. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Images/Graphics/Maps/Video : I want to ...

1. click on Google images thumbnail to get full image : Google Images Re-Linker
2. map an address; get directions : Map+
3. save background/un-save-able images on various sites : Backgroundimage Saver
4. save all the images/media on a page : Magpie
5. show ALT attribute in a popup bubble : Popup ALT Attribute
6. zoom in/out on an image : Image Zoom
7. save video of a URL in clipboard : Clipboard-Save-As
8. Back to Top of the Page
9. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Links : I want to ...

1. copy the anchor text of a link : Copy Link Name
2. copy the anchor text of a link : Copy Link Text(CoLT)
3. drag a link or picture and open it in a new tab : SuperDrag&Go
4. double click on plain text url to open it : Text Link
5. download/open all/selected links on a page : Linky
6. number the links and use the keyboard to navigate : numberedlinks
7. see small icons to show different link types (secured, pdf etc) : TargetAlert
8. select and open multiple links in one action : openselectedlinks
9. treat a plain text url as a link : Fetch Text URL
10. treat a plain text url as a link : Linkification
11. wrap long links that require side scroll : MR Tech Link Wrapper
12. Back to Top of the Page
13. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Managing Extensions : I want to ...

1. backup instaled extensions : Firefox Extension Backup Extension
2. edit extensions options from Tools menu : Options Menu
3. install and manage extensions locally : MR Tech Local Install
4. list installed extensions and themes : InfoLister
5. list installed extensions and themes : ListZilla
6. restart Firefox with one click : Restart Firefox
7. see updates available for extensions : Update Notifier
8. sort the extensions list : Slim Extension List
9. Back to Top of the Page
10. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Mouse : I want to ...

1. use mouse gestures (auto/history/tab scrollers etc) : All-in-One Gestures
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3. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Music : I want to ...

1. control iTunes using Firefox : FoxyTunes
2. launch windows media player for embedded video : MediaPlayerConnectivity
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4. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

PDF : I want to ...

1. open PDF files in a new tab : PDF Download
2. Back to Top of the Page
3. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Passwords : I want to ...

1. bypass mandatory registration of username and password for sites : BugMeNot
2. create new different passwords for different sites : PasswordMaker
3. remember my username and passwords on sites : Always Remember Password
4. Back to Top of the Page
5. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Performance/Speed/Tuning : I want to ...

1. edit userChrome.css/userContent.css/user.js : chromEdit
2. edit/delete/move the menu items : Menu Editor
3. minimize Firefox to system tray : MinimizeToTray
4. see page loading progress bar : Fission
5. see page loading statistics in a statusbar : Extended Statusbar
6. make the stop and reload button act as one button : Stop-or-Reload Button
7. speed up Firefox : Fasterfox
8. use colorful menu icons : CuteMenus - Crystal SVG
9. use colorful menu icons : CuteMenus2
10. Back to Top of the Page
11. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Print : I want to ...

1. remove unwanted text/image block before printing a page : Nuke Anything Enhanced
2. Back to Top of the Page
3. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Privacy : I want to ...

1. add/edit cookies : Add N Edit Cookies
2. block phishing sites : NetcraftToolbar
3. clear everything after the browsing session : X (Paranoia) Mod 0.6.5
4. clear the cache with one click on the toolbar : Clear Cache Button
5. see where form information is being submitted : FormFox
6. surf the web without leaving a trace in my computer : Stealther
7. use multiple proxy sites to surf the web : SwitchProxy Tool
8. use multiple proxy sites to surf the web : xyzproxy
9. Back to Top of the Page
10. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Productivity : I want to ...

1. add a powerful multi-functional preference bar : PrefBar
2. add bookmarks to history to make auto-complete URL : AutoMarks
3. add more search engines to Firefox search box : Mycroft
4. automatically reload a page every few seconds : Reload Every
5. automatically show/close the sidebar with mouse motion : Optimoz Tweaks
6. create a tiny url : TinyUrl Creator
7. disable the install default countdown delay : MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay
8. drag a link to a text area : DragToScroll
9. enhance search engine results with more information : BetterSearch
10. navigate up one folder level on a site : Uppity
11. open links/mailto with external applications : Launchy
12. remove content from pages permanently : Remove It Permanently
13. restore all open pages after a crash : Crash Recovery
14. restore the browser exactly as closed last time : SessionSaver
15. see all open tabs together on screen : Firefox Showcase
16. see date and day in the status bar : Statusbar Clock
17. see more search result/image entries on pages : repagination
18. smoothly scroll up/down the page : SmoothWheel
19. switch between multiple sidebard : All-In-One Sidebar
20. track time spent browsing / on a project : TimeTracker
21. use a calendar : Mozilla Calendar
22. use a sidebar to control multiple functions : All-in-One Sidebar
23. use keyboard to go to next page/previous page : NextPlease!
24. use the keyboard for more functions : mozless
25. Back to Top of the Page
26. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

RSS/Feeds/Livemarks : I want to ...

1. Add RSS feeds to web-based/desktop readers or reader extensions : LiveLines
2. read RSS feeds : Sage
3. read RSS feeds : Wizz RSS News Reader
4. reload all LiveMarks : Reliby
5. scroll LiveMarks feeds in a tickler : RSS Ticker
6. see newsfeeds/blogs raw xml with styles : Feedview
7. Back to Top of the Page
8. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Search : I want to ...

1. add search engines to context menu : ConQuery
2. automatically resize the search box for longer terms : Searchbar Autosizer
3. change the order of search engines : Search Engine Ordering
4. choose from a list of search engines : Groowe Search Toolbar
5. choose from a list of search engines : Hyperwords
6. delete a search plugin : SearchPluginHacks
7. preview thumbnails of search results in Google/Yahoo/etc : Cooliris Previews
8. preview thumbnails of search results in Google/Yahoo/etc : GooglePreview
9. search 1-25 custom chosen sites : Roll your Own Search for Firefox
10. search via contextmenu thru customized bookmark keywords : SmartSearch
11. Back to Top of the Page
12. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Search Engine Optimization : I want to ...

1. see Alexa information, search engine backlinks for a page : SearchStatus
2. see Google Pagerank in statusbar : Google Pagerank Status
3. see information about the site : About This Site
4. see search engine link counts and ranks for the page : SEO Links
5. see search engine backlinks, analyze links, keyword density etc : SEOpen
6. Back to Top of the Page
7. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Security : I want to ...

1. allow javascript/java/plugins/etc only on trusted sites : NoScript
2. control more javascript options : JavaScript Options
3. see cookie information on page dialog : View Cookies
4. manage cookies : CookieCuller
5. Back to Top of the Page
6. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Tabs : I want to ...

1. add a close button on each tab : Tab X
2. change colors for different tabs : Colorful Tabs
3. duplicate a tab : Duplicate Tab
4. manage tabs (add/move/etc) : Tabbrowser Preferences
5. manage tabs (multiple links/duplicate/close same domain/etc ) : Tab Mix Plus
6. marks some tabs as permanent : PermaTabs
7. move to next/previous tab via keyboard : SwiftTabs
8. toggle the tab bar via chosen key : HideTabBar
9. use multiple tab rows : superT
10. undo/reopen the tab I just closed : Undoclosetab
11. Back to Top of the Page
12. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Text (Copy/Cut/Paste/Spell/Translate) : I want to ...

1. automatically copy the selected text to clipboard : AutoCopy
2. copy plain text (without formatting/html) : Copy Plain Text
3. fill web forms with name/address/email etc : Autofill
4. fill web forms with name/address/email etc : InFormEnter
5. find the meaning of selected word in a dictionary : DictionarySearch
6. find the meaning of selected word in a dictionary : Dictionary Tooltip
7. find the meaning of selected word from Google definitions : Inline Google Definitions
8. find the selected word with search plugins : Context Search
9. highlight a paragraph and navigate with keys : Paragrasp
10. highlight every instance of a word/phrase on the page : Context Highlight
11. increase/decrease/back-to-normal text size of the page : Text size toolbar
12. paste a url and load the page in one step : Paste and Go
13. resize text areas in forums : Resizeable Textarea
14. see all tabs in one window : Viamatic foXpose
15. spell check text in form fields : SpellBound
16. translate selected text using google translation service : gTranslate
17. write in WYSIWYG mode in a text area : Xinha Here!
18. Back to Top of the Page
19. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Weather : I want to ...

1. see weather information : ForecastFox
2. see weather information (+ radar images) : Forecastfox Enhanced
3. Back to Top of the Page
4. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Web Development : I want to ...

1. change user agent for certain sites : User Agent Switcher
2. find the color code of a given pixel : ColorZilla
3. capture screenshots : ScreenGrab!
4. capture screenshots : Pearl Crescent Page Saver
5. check the validity of links on a page : LinkChecker
6. copy and format selected text/title/url : Copy URL+
7. debug ajax/css/html/javascript : FireBug
8. debug javascript : JavaScript Debugger
9. download an entire website : SpiderZilla
10. edit CSS stylesheet : EditCSS
11. find whois information of the site : domainFinder
12. inspect the DOM of HTML, XUL, and XML pages : DOM Inspector
13. inspect the selected element with DOM Inspector : InspectThis
14. measure pixel width with a ruler : MeasureIt
15. modify http/https headers and post parameters : Tamper Data
16. preview the Adsense ads that might be shown on a page : Adsense Preview
17. run automated tests on a site : TestGen4Web
18. see anchors on the page : Show Anchors
19. see color contrast page information : Colour Contrast Analyser
20. see cookie information for a page : View Cookies
21. see current page's heading structure in a sidebar : Document Map
22. see errors categorizxed by type : Console2
23. see GET and POST parmeters of the page : UrlParams
24. see how a page will look on mobile screen : Small Screen Rendering XPI
25. see http headers of a page : Header Monitor
26. see IP address of the site : ShowIP
27. see web development references in a sidebar : DevBoi
28. see Xpath information : XPather
29. simulate WAP browsing by viewing WML : wmlbrowser
30. test nightly versions of Firefox : Nightly Tester Tools
31. validate html : HTML Validator
32. view css styles; view html in another app; validate css/htmlWeb Developer
33. view page html source constructs directly on the page : X-Ray
34. view rendered source : View Source Chart
35. view source with an externall app : ViewSourceWith
36. write lorem ipsum content for test page : LoremIpsum Content Generator
37. Back to Top of the Page
38. Suggestions/Corrections : Comment in blog : wordpress : I want a Firefox Extension to ...

Firefox extensions.AdBlock Plus.

AdBlock Plus is a killer for banners and other unwanted content. Saves a bunch of nerves!=) After installation of Adblok you can select a subscription (automatically updated list of filters)-after installation and rebooting Firefox in window click "Add another subscription "-->select subscription you want and click "Subscribe". After that, you can block elements of pages by clicking on the right mouse button and selecting "AdBlock Plus: image block (or object). Feel free to replace parts of the banner’s address by wildcards (* — the star symbol) to make the filter block other banners with similar addresses as well. For more information you can read Writing Adblock Plus filters.

About Firefox additions

Additions it is the small modules changing either supplementing appearance or functionality Firefox. There are two kinds of additions: extensions and themes.

Extensions add new functionality in Firefox. They can add anything you like from the button on the control panel up to absolutely new functionality. They allow to adjust (set up) the application according to personal inquiries of each user, allowing to reduce to a minimum the size of the application.

Themes change Firefox appearance. They allow you to change a kind and interface of Firefox, adjusting them according to your needs. The theme can simply change appearance of buttons or it can change Firefox appearance completely.


Happens, that extension is not compatible to the current version of a browser. You can correct it in the different ways:
1. To install extension Nightly Tester Tools and in its options to allow to install incompatible extensions and to make extension compatible to the current version of Firefox.
2. To type in an address line about:config , in Filter to type extensions.checkCompatibility and change value of parameter on false. Or to add in a file user.js of profile a line

// Switching-off of check of compatibility of expansions
user_pref ("extensions.checkCompatibility", false);

Unfortunatelly some incompatible extensions can work incorrectly.