Firefox Extension Update

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Summary

This page gives a short tutorial for how to update an extension to run on a newer version of Firefox. This allows extensions to be installed on newer builds.

NOTE I made a script to automate this process, use it at your own risk: Update.sh

NOTE This might break the extension!

Instructions

  1. Find the extension you want to update, right click and save it somewhere you'll remember (should be a .xpi file)
  2. Rename to a .zip and extract
  3. Open install.rdf with a text editor and find the XML tag <em:maxVersion> and change the text in that node to be the version you're using (i.e. 3.1b2); Save and close
  4. Now zip those files back up, ensuring the files are in the top level of the archive, not in a sub folder
  5. Rename to a .xpi and drag this on to Firefox, which will prompt you install the extension
  6. Follow the steps to install and you should be done!
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