526679 - KB article: Using extensions with Firefox

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(support.mozilla.org :: Knowledge Base Articles, task)

Description

[Bo]

Part of the effort to split up the Customizing Firefox with Add-ons article.

See [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/3/491018] for discussion of contents.

Comment 1

[Bo]

I am marking this draft FIXED for review.

Before this gets approved the other articles that block Bug 526682 should be fixed; they cross link quite a bit.

Comment 2

[Chris Ilias [:cilias]]

Moved to KB at:
Tue 17 of Nov, 2009 22:06 EST

Notes:
- made it clear that extensions are not authored by Mozilla.
- SHOWFORed screencasts
- simplified "click to select" instances to "select"
- used standard "at the top of Firefox window..." when pointing users to a menu
- removed line about plugins
- s/Type​ some​ sear​ch term​s/Type​ some​thin​g abou​t the ​add-on you ​are ​look​ing ​for
- fixed syntax on "Get add-ons" panel
- clicking "​__Le​arn ​More​__" is not really a step, so I made it a bullet.
- clarified the purpose of "Browse all add-ons" by starting with "If you would rather not search..."
- Firefox is distributed with addons.mozilla.org in the xpinstall exceptions list. Users are not going to set the notification bar on AMO. (removed that step)
- the initial steps on managing extensions seem to get in the way. (removed)
- Changed "see ((article)) for more information to the standard "for more information, see ((article))."