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The add-on requires Firefox 3.0 or later.
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The add-on requires Firefox 3.0 or later, and works on all supported platforms.
 
 
  
 
== Terms and conditions ==
 
== Terms and conditions ==
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== Downloads ==
 
== Downloads ==
* [https://www.mywot.com/en/download Download the add-on] from our website.
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* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456 Download the add-on] from our Mozilla's Firefox Add-ons website.
  
After installing, you can always update to the latest supported version from Preferences -> Extensions -> Updates.
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After installing, you can always update to the latest supported version from Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions.
  
 
== Development notes ==
 
== Development notes ==
 
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.
 
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.
 
  
 
=== Version History ===
 
=== Version History ===
  
Add WOT to Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456/
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You can download [[Source_code#Firefox|the source code]] and read [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/3456 the version history] from Mozilla's website.
 
 
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 2008021'''4 — 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 ==
 
 
 
All of the following add-ons are linked to the official Mozilla site
 
 
 
* Adblock Plus : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
 
* Auto Context : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/5714
 
* BetterPrivacy : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623
 
* FireFTP : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684/
 
* FlagFox : https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/5791
 
* Flashblock : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433/
 
* Ghostery : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9609/
 
* Google Toolbar : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/6249
 
* Host Spy : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8946/
 
* HttpFox : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/6647
 
* KeyScrambler : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383/
 
* LinkExtend : https://addons.mozilla.org/ro/firefox/addon/10777
 
* NoScript : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383/
 
* RequestPolicy: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9727
 
* ShowIP : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/590
 
* Tamper Data : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/966
 
* Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11073/
 
* Web Developer : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60/
 
* URL Fixer : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2871/
 
* Wikipedia Toolbar : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6401
 
  
Find more at https://addons.mozilla.org/
 
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[[Category:Browsers|F]]
 
[[Category:Browsers|F]]

Revision as of 19:33, 29 August 2010

The add-on requires Firefox 3.0 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

You can download the source code and read the version history from Mozilla's website.