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114 reviews for this add-on
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
when all the other add-ons failed, this was the only one that worked to revive privacy suite on my computer...now am able to backup all my passwords before saying goodbye to the awesome extension...
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This extension helped me reinstall Tidy Read on Firefox 25.0. As yet, I have no problems.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
still a good idea but TB seems to have changed the names of the compatibility check keys in about:config - I managed to switch off by going in a toggling also the keys with "saved" in them...this could be a drag to do for every daily update though!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The five star rating is for how this add-on used to work. I consider this one ESSENTIAL, given the rapid-fire updates these days. Please update for TB24 and above!! I miss the extensions I had working until TB updated itself...
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Thanks for this! It made me able to install discontinued add-ons.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent work, the add-on works perfectly as desired and saves effort.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works like it should.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Useful and workable add-on in palemoon 20.2.1
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
This add-on works precisely as advertized. Has allowed me to use several add-ons which this website claims are incompatible with FF v22, and which FF will otherwise refuse to install. Requires no setup and has no options, but simply disables this check.
I would have given a full five stars without hesitation, if not for a few minor issues:
* In the add-on list, it is titled "checkCompatibility," which is badly formatted and confusing because it's the opposite of what the add-on actually does. Something more like the title on this page ("Disable Add-on Compatibility Checks") would be much more appropriate.
* Description is confusing, mentioning the variable name many times while only indirectly stating the primary function of disabling the check, and what this will allow in practice.
* If disabled or removed, the add-ons it facilitated will also be disabled at the next restart. This should be mentioned somewhere in the description or upon disabling, since one might reasonably assume this add-on is no longer needed after the compatibility is confirmed during installation.
I consider this add-on to provide critical functionality which should be included in FF itself, especially considering the frequency of its revision releases and the fact that most newer addons will still function perfectly. Until mozilla allows us to perform "experimental" installations again, this add-on works beautifully. Thanks so much!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good ! Nothing to add thanks you.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Firefox changes all the time. It's no surprise that Add-on developers can't always keep up, especially casual developers who develop great add-ons in their spare time. For times when a developer hasn't had a chance to flag their add-on as compatible with the latest version of Firefox, this Add-on is invaluable to prevent those add-ons from being disabled! Thanks!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Does exactly what it should on FF22! Thanks!
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
the addon does absolutely nothing // FF21
rating - 0
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works with Aurora(Nightly) 24.0a1, Win x64
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It works for FF21
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
i am running ff21 and this does absolutely nothing and is worthless here
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Thanks for this addon, now i can use Firefox 2 theme reloaded for FF20.0.1.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
At last I have no need to go to 'about:config' after every update.
Thank you.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Thanks for this suberb add-on.
It makes my favorite Classic Compact theme working in FF20
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome but incomplete. In order for me to get my extension to work I needed to turn off this extension as well: extensions.checkUpdateSecurity. Otherwise 5 stars.
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