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Firefox is deleting Selenium IDE extension on startup
I'm trying to install the Selenium IDE extension with the latest version of FireFox. I go to the install site, it says it installs. The files are staged in the extensions folder. When I restart FireFox, the staged files are deleted, no file is put in the extensions folder and Selenium IDE is not available on the tools menu.
I've tried creating a new profile, uninstalling and re-installing FireFox, copying the extension from another computer. Nothing works
Krejt Përgjigjet (7)
Please provide the web link to this add-on.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-signing-in-firefox
Here is a link to the add-on. I'm able to install it on another PC, so I suspect the issue I'm having is specific to the environment on the PC where the install is failing.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/selenium-expert-selenium-ide/
Are you posting this from the problem computer?
Type about:support in the address bar and press Enter. Under the main banner, press the button; Copy Text To Clipboard.. Then in the reply box at the bottom of this page, do a right click in the box and select Paste. This will show us your system details. No Personal Information Is Collected.
That is a rather old extension: Released December 17, 2012 16.5 kB You can't expect much from such an old extension.
With what Firefox version did this extension work in case you have used it before?
I added the wrong link for the extension. I was downloading from: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/selenium-ide/
This add on is still actively updated.
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bmk11 said
This add-on is still actively updated.
That one has not been signed. It might be the problem.
This will disable add-on signature enforcement; Enter about:config into your Firefox address bar Click the I'll be careful button Find xpinstall.signatures.required in the list Right click the preference Select Toggle until the value is false https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-signing-in-firefox
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/AddOns/Status/Updates#Exec_Summary “Currently targeting Signing with no pref to turn off in Firefox 47”