Closed Bug 1218648 Opened 9 years ago Closed 4 years ago

Clicking on 'update now' near a blocked plugin doesn't update it but brings you to a blocklist page

Categories

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect)

Product:
Core Graveyard
Component:
Plug-ins
Version:
41 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows 10
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: marco, Unassigned)

Details

I have an outdated Adobe Flash plugin. In about:addons, when I click on 'update now', this page (https://blocklist.addons.mozilla.org/it/firefox/blocked/p1026) is opened, which doesn't allow me to update the plugin. Moreover, the plugin check page doesn't detect any plugin as installed (bug 1218647).
Since it's forcibly disabled, the plugin check page doesn't detect it. So Firefox basically isn't helping me update the plugin, I can only update it manually.
OS: Unspecified → Windows 10
Hardware: Unspecified → x86
Perhaps there's someone with extensive knowledge on plugins that might be able to help here. Should we offer a better UX and offer the user a way to update the blocked outdated plugin from Firefox ? Or this is the desired behavior and user needs to manually update it ?
Component: Untriaged → Plug-ins
Product: Firefox → Core
Resolving as wont fix, plugin support deprecated in Firefox 85.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 4 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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