Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a free web browser that is owned and operated by the Mozilla Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. [1]

History of Firefox

Firefox 1.0 was first released in 2004, and was downloaded over 100 million times in less than one year. [2] From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3, which is a Guinness World Record. [3]

WOT in Firefox

Version History

Add WOT to Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456/

WOT Add-on Version History: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/3456

Version 20100503 — May 2, 2010 — 721 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a5pre

- Fixes compatibility with Firefox 3.7a5pre after 20100429 nightly builds. - Fixes accessibility in the warning screen.

Version 20091028 — October 28, 2009 — 730 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a5pre

- Changed the license to GNU GPL v3 and updated Terms of Service accordingly - Changed the key binding for the "View WOT scorecard" menu item to not collide with "Open Link in New Window"

Version 20090918 — September 21, 2009 — 726 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a1pre

- Added support for SeaMonkey 2 - Added support for content scripts on search results pages

Version 20090728 — July 28, 2009 — 725 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a1pre

- Fixes zh-CN translation - Fixes warning screen issues for pages with Java applets - Instructs Firefox to flush preferences after major changes

Version 20090414 — April 15, 2009 — 725 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.7a1pre

- Fixes window size and warning issues for small screen resolutions - Fixes an issue with the warning notification when quickly switching tabs

Version 20090325 — March 25, 2009 — 723 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.6a1pre

- Improved welcome process - New warning and blocking screens - New "View WOT scorecard" option on the context menu for links - New languages: zh-CN, zh-TW, ja-JP, and cs-CZ - Fixes compatibility with 3.6a1pre

Version 20081111 — November 11, 2008 — 1,144 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.6a1pre

- Adds support for Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail

Version 20081020 — October 20, 2008 — 1,143 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b2pre

- Includes fixes for upcoming webmail support - Uses rating prefetching for faster blocking when enabled

Version 20081006 — October 6, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b2pre

- Fixes links that were broken after the previous update

Version 20080917 — September 16, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b1pre

- Fixes profile synchronization when third party cookies are disabled in Firefox 3 (bug 437174 still)

Version 20080811 — August 11, 2008 — 1,143 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1b1pre

- Includes usability improvements for warnings and the pop-up - Fixes blocking for whitelisted sites and POST requests

Version 20080714 — July 14, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.1a1

- Fixes unreliable offline mode detection - Includes a workaround for bug 437174, which required third-party cookies to be enabled in Firefox 3

Version 20080519 — May 18, 2008 — 1,142 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0.

- Fixes compatibility issues with Firefox 3 - Adds color blind accessible user interface

Version 20080421 — April 23, 2008 — 1,073 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0.*

- WOT v3 beta with updated user interface and website reputation scorecard

Version 20080214 — February 13, 2008 — 1,004 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0pre

- User interface in 10 languages: in addition to English you can now choose French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish or Finnish - User activity score: Enables each user to see his/her own activity score - API for other Firefox extensions: Enables Firefox extensions to access website ratings stored in the WOT reputation database. - Software fixes: a fix to a problem that occurred with iGoogle when the blocking function was enabled, and for some other minor issues.

Version 20071203 — December 3, 2007 — 254 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0b2

- The new WOT: More intuitive user interface based on feedback from our user survey - Better instructions and more configuration options - Fixes minor issues with Gmail - Fixes warning issues on non-HTML pages

Version 20070501 — May 1, 2007 — 155 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0b1

- Fixes memory leaks when closing windows

Version 20070329 — March 28, 2007 — 156 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a4

- Adds confidence indicators to the embedded link information popup - Adds an option to highlight link backgrounds - Fixes the testimony window for certain themes

Version 20070226 — February 25, 2007 — 155 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a4

- Adds an option to list websites for which reputations are not loaded - Adds an option to show only bad reputations in search results - Fixes a problem with the toolbar icon creation if the address bar is moved elsewhere - Fixes a problem with the status showing an error if the current tab is changed before the reputation loads - Fixes a handful of other minor problems

Version 20070104 — January 3, 2007 — 152 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a3

- Fixes a conflict with McAfee SiteAdvisor

Version 20061215 — December 15, 2006 — 152 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

- Adds support for Flock - Adds a confidence indicator to the testimony window - Fixes a couple of minor bugs

Version 20061129 — November 29, 2006 — 151 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

- Adds an option to block access to dangerous sites instead of showing a warning - Adds small icons for the toolbar button - Makes the creation of authentication cookies configurable - Fixes a problem caused by a missing toolbar icon

Version 20061107 — November 7, 2006 — 138 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

- Fixes a conflict with the NoScript extension.

Version 20061102 — November 2, 2006 — 138 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 3.0a1

- Adds an optional information popup to embedded reputation indicators - Makes the creation of the toolbar indicator configurable - Adds support for Firefox 3.0a1 "Minefield"

Version 20061014 — October 13, 2006 — 137 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 2.0.0.

Fixes the problem of multiple toolbar buttons when the WOT button is moved to a different toolbar.

Version 20061010 — October 9, 2006 — 133 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 2.0.0.

- Fixes problems with the enter key not working in the address bar with some extensions - The toolbar button position can now be changed - Fixes issues with the preferences dialog occasionally forgetting settings - Adds an option to configure how warnings are displayed - Slight changes in the warning behavior based on own testimonies

Version 20060928 — September 27, 2006 — 105 KB

Works with:

Firefox: 1.5 – 2.0.0.

List of noteworthy Firefox add-ons

• Adblock Plus : http://adblockplus.org
• Auto Context : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/5714
• BetterPrivacy : http://netticat.ath.cx/BetterPrivacy/BetterPrivacy.htm
• Firebug web development evolved : http://getfirebug.com
• FireFTP - free, secure cross-platform FTP client : http://fireftp.mozdev.org
• FlagFox : https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/5791
• Flashblock : http://flashblock.mozdev.org
• Ghostery : http://www.ghostery.com
• Google Toolbar : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/6249
• Host Spy : http://hostspy.org/tools
• HttpFox : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/6647
• KeyScrambler : http://www.qfxsoftware.com/Download.htm
• LinkExtend : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/10777
• NoScript : http://noscript.net
• RequestPolicy: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9727
• ShowIP : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/590
• SSL Blacklist : http://codefromthe70s.org/sslblacklist.aspx
• Tamper Data : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/966
• Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out : http://taco.dubfire.net
• The Web Developer extension : http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer
• URL Fixer : http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/url-fixer
• Wikipedia Toolbar : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6401

Find more at https://addons.mozilla.org/