494450 - [preview] Ignore Version Check for all

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, enhancement)

Description

[u279076]

While the Ignore Version Check feature to install an add-on in an incompatible version of Firefox is nice, it would be equally as nice to be able to disable this check for all add-ons.

If this feature already exists, I have not found it.  Therefore, it should be made more visible.

Comment 1

[Dave Garrett]

We don't really want to encourage this, actually. Users often think there's no risk and ignore important checks allowing breakage with incompatible extensions. It's a common support problem every release. Any overrides here should be done with care on a per-add-on basis, so I think that a global version of this isn't a safe idea. (even taking into account that a login is required)

Comment 2

[u279076]

How about an opt-out pref in the account settings?

Comment 3

[Dave Garrett]

Opt-out of what? A pref for globally disabling version checking to be added to the account settings? Would have to be opt-in if it was done, and again, I don't think it's a good idea for most people even if it would be helpful to some.

Comment 4

[u279076]

Opt-out, opt-in, whatever...

Anyway, it's just an idea I had as it would definitely be something I would make use of.  Feel free to veto it.

Comment 5

[Fred Wenzel [:wenzel]]

I think this is a WONTFIX, sorry. The version check exists for a good reason and as Dave says, we don't want to encourage this. The Firefox guys get enough support requests that are based on people installing incompatible add-ons as it is.

Of course, you can always write yourself a greasemonkey script that does this for you.