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Mozilla Firefox is a free web browser that is owned and operated by the Mozilla Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation [http://www.mozilla.org/about/organizations.html].  
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The add-on requires Firefox 14.0 or later, and works on all supported platforms.
  
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== Terms and conditions ==
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html the GNU General Public License] for more details.
  
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== History of Firefox ==
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Please notice that [https://www.mywot.com/terms the Terms of Service] apply to all WOT services. If you use the software or the API as a part of your own application or redistribute and modify the software, [https://www.mywot.com/terms/api the API Terms of Service] apply too.
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Firefox 1.0 was released in 2004, and was downloaded over 100 million times in less than one year [http://www.mozilla.org/about/history.html].
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== Downloads ==
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* [https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/3456?src=external-mywot-wiki Download the add-on] from Mozilla's Firefox Add-ons website.
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After installing, you can always update to the latest supported version from Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions.
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== Development notes ==
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If you are interested in participating in the development process, you are welcome to [mailto:support@mywot.com email us patches] for improvements and bug fixes.
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== Version history ==
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=== WOT 2.0 ===
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Works with Firefox 14.0 and later
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* 20131118 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20131118.zip source code])
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** Added categories votes illogicality check
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* 20131030 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20131030.zip source code])
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** Fixed #76 No categories to pick if only CS rated
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** Fixed #74 donuts disappear when switching results pages after coming back from found website
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** Fixed #73 Broken encoding when commenting via RW
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** Fixed #75 Can't fetch & submit a comment for a cyrillic domain
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** Fixed #70 User see category votes from previously rated via scorecard website
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** A bit better user votes' presentation on RW
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* 20131008 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20131008.zip source code])
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** Simplified category selector
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** Highlighting "My profile" link for unregistered users
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* 20130924 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130924.zip source code])
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** Fixed: non-latin chars are corrupted in user's comment when the comment is stored locally (temporarily)
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* 20130917 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130917.zip source code])
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** Fixed: Window popup resize doesn't work end WOT is enabled
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* 20130916 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130916.zip source code])
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** Fixed: Commenting API calls logs out user from WOT website
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** Fixed: Encoded hostname is used in RW
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** Fixed: Confusing text in the tooltip when the add-on is disabled
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** Fixed: Update Italian locale
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** Fixed: Mistake in German
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* 20130915 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130915.zip source code])
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** September 14, 2013 (521.8 KB)
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** Fixed: conflict with ImTranslator add-on which breaks window popups
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** Fixed: additional empty space in VK in chats
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** Fixed: RW is not updated when rating is changed on scorecard
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** Fixed: Clearing ratings separately doesn't clear voted categories
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* 20130909 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130909.zip source code])
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** September 9, 2013 (521.6 KB)
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** First public release of WOT 2.0
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=== WOT 1.0 ===
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* 20130515 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130515.zip source code])
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** Fixed bug with Facebook notes (WOT popup was leaking it's code)
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** Fixed issue with Private Browsing mode (compatibility with FF >= 20)
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* 20130402 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130402.zip source code])
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** Added support of longer questions to FBL
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** Fixed several issues of Warning Screen
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* 20130129 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130129.zip source code])
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** Fixed issue with editable content #26
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* 20130116 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20130122.zip source code])
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** Added Feedback Loop feature
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** Added clean-up on uninstallation
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** Replaced synchronous XMLHttpRequest call to async
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* 20120926 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/archive/20120926.zip source code])
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** Adds the toolbar button after the Stop button to better work with newer browser versions
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** Adds Turkish and Ukrainian localizations
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** Fixes the reputation icon in the warning notification bar to reflect the reputation
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** Uses DOM Mutation Observers instead of Mutation events and hence supports only Firefox 14+
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* 20120827 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/zipball/20120827 source code])
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** Fixes locales for blocking pages.
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** Fixes compatibility issues with EFF's HTTPS Everywhere.
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* 20120515 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/zipball/20120515 source code])
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** Hides good rating symbols from Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo! Mail
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** Doesn't change the default search provider to WOT Safe Search
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* 20120302 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/zipball/20120302 source code])
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** Fix: doesn't update the user interface before the settings are loaded
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* 20120229 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/zipball/20120229 source code])
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** Doesn't recreate the toolbar button if it's removed or moved to the add-on bar
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** Removes unnecessary debug messages
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** Fixes an issue where the wrong toolbar icon style is visible on the welcome page after installation
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* 20120227 ([https://github.com/mywot/firefox-xul/zipball/20120227 source code])
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** Fixes timeout issues with Firefox 12+
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** Fixes rating pop-up positioning in Gmail
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** Clears cache after rating is changed on the WOT website
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** Installs WOT Safe Search as the default search provider for new users
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* 20111107 ([http://www.mywot.com/files/downloads/wot-20111107-firefox.tar.gz source code])
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** Clarifies warning texts
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** Fixes potential issues with the warning screen and the settings page
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* 20110704 ([http://www.mywot.com/files/downloads/wot-20110704-firefox.tar.gz source code])
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** Improves startup speed
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** Adds ko-KR translation
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** Removes the modal EULA dialog
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** Reduces the add-on size significantly by simplifying included images
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* 20110323 ([http://www.mywot.com/files/downloads/wot-20110323-firefox.tar.gz source code])
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** Adds ratings to Facebook, Twitter, and shortened URLs
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* 20100908 ([http://www.mywot.com/files/downloads/wot-20100908-firefox.tar.gz source code])
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** Fixes pop-up menus on Firefox 4.0 beta
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* 20100823 ([http://www.mywot.com/files/downloads/wot-20100823-firefox.tar.gz source code])
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** Removes cookies from refinement script XMLHTTPRequests
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** Loads more than 100 ratings for web search results if necessary to accommodate the new Google Image Search, for example
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You can read [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/3456 the version history] for older add-ons from Mozilla's website.
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[[Category:Browsers|F]]

Latest revision as of 09:47, 19 November 2013

The add-on requires Firefox 14.0 or later, and works on all supported platforms.

Terms and conditions

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Please notice that the Terms of Service apply to all WOT services. If you use the software or the API as a part of your own application or redistribute and modify the software, the API Terms of Service apply too.

Downloads

After installing, you can always update to the latest supported version from Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions.

Development notes

If you are interested in participating in the development process, you are welcome to email us patches for improvements and bug fixes.

Version history

WOT 2.0

Works with Firefox 14.0 and later

  • 20131118 (source code)
    • Added categories votes illogicality check
  • 20131030 (source code)
    • Fixed #76 No categories to pick if only CS rated
    • Fixed #74 donuts disappear when switching results pages after coming back from found website
    • Fixed #73 Broken encoding when commenting via RW
    • Fixed #75 Can't fetch & submit a comment for a cyrillic domain
    • Fixed #70 User see category votes from previously rated via scorecard website
    • A bit better user votes' presentation on RW
  • 20131008 (source code)
    • Simplified category selector
    • Highlighting "My profile" link for unregistered users
  • 20130924 (source code)
    • Fixed: non-latin chars are corrupted in user's comment when the comment is stored locally (temporarily)
  • 20130917 (source code)
    • Fixed: Window popup resize doesn't work end WOT is enabled
  • 20130916 (source code)
    • Fixed: Commenting API calls logs out user from WOT website
    • Fixed: Encoded hostname is used in RW
    • Fixed: Confusing text in the tooltip when the add-on is disabled
    • Fixed: Update Italian locale
    • Fixed: Mistake in German
  • 20130915 (source code)
    • September 14, 2013 (521.8 KB)
    • Fixed: conflict with ImTranslator add-on which breaks window popups
    • Fixed: additional empty space in VK in chats
    • Fixed: RW is not updated when rating is changed on scorecard
    • Fixed: Clearing ratings separately doesn't clear voted categories
  • 20130909 (source code)
    • September 9, 2013 (521.6 KB)
    • First public release of WOT 2.0

WOT 1.0

  • 20130515 (source code)
    • Fixed bug with Facebook notes (WOT popup was leaking it's code)
    • Fixed issue with Private Browsing mode (compatibility with FF >= 20)
  • 20130402 (source code)
    • Added support of longer questions to FBL
    • Fixed several issues of Warning Screen
  • 20130129 (source code)
    • Fixed issue with editable content #26
  • 20130116 (source code)
    • Added Feedback Loop feature
    • Added clean-up on uninstallation
    • Replaced synchronous XMLHttpRequest call to async
  • 20120926 (source code)
    • Adds the toolbar button after the Stop button to better work with newer browser versions
    • Adds Turkish and Ukrainian localizations
    • Fixes the reputation icon in the warning notification bar to reflect the reputation
    • Uses DOM Mutation Observers instead of Mutation events and hence supports only Firefox 14+
  • 20120827 (source code)
    • Fixes locales for blocking pages.
    • Fixes compatibility issues with EFF's HTTPS Everywhere.
  • 20120515 (source code)
    • Hides good rating symbols from Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo! Mail
    • Doesn't change the default search provider to WOT Safe Search
  • 20120302 (source code)
    • Fix: doesn't update the user interface before the settings are loaded
  • 20120229 (source code)
    • Doesn't recreate the toolbar button if it's removed or moved to the add-on bar
    • Removes unnecessary debug messages
    • Fixes an issue where the wrong toolbar icon style is visible on the welcome page after installation
  • 20120227 (source code)
    • Fixes timeout issues with Firefox 12+
    • Fixes rating pop-up positioning in Gmail
    • Clears cache after rating is changed on the WOT website
    • Installs WOT Safe Search as the default search provider for new users
  • 20111107 (source code)
    • Clarifies warning texts
    • Fixes potential issues with the warning screen and the settings page
  • 20110704 (source code)
    • Improves startup speed
    • Adds ko-KR translation
    • Removes the modal EULA dialog
    • Reduces the add-on size significantly by simplifying included images
  • 20110323 (source code)
    • Adds ratings to Facebook, Twitter, and shortened URLs
  • 20100908 (source code)
    • Fixes pop-up menus on Firefox 4.0 beta
  • 20100823 (source code)
    • Removes cookies from refinement script XMLHTTPRequests
    • Loads more than 100 ratings for web search results if necessary to accommodate the new Google Image Search, for example

You can read the version history for older add-ons from Mozilla's website.

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