The Add-on Bar gives you quick access to add-on features

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The Add-on Bar is a toolbar that holds all of your Add-on shortcuts, giving you quick and easy access to their features. It replaces the Status Bar in Firefox 4. This article shows you how to use and customize the Add-on Bar.

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What does the Add-on Bar do?

The Add-on Bar sits at the bottom of the Firefox window and gives Add-ons a place to put shortcuts and other widgets.
Add-on Bar

How do I show or hide the Add-on Bar?

If you don't have any Add-ons that use the Add-on Bar, it won't be shown by default but you can easily show or hide it whenever you want.

  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox button, go over to the Options... arrow and check (or uncheck to hide) Add-on BarView menu, go down to Toolbars and check (or uncheck to hide) Add-on Bar.

How do I customize the Add-on Bar?

You can customize the Add-on Bar the same way you customize any of the other Firefox toolbars:

  1. At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the Firefox button, go over to the Options... arrow and select Customize...View menu, go down to Toolbars and select Customize.... The Customize Toolbar window will appear.
  2. Drag and drop the items you want into the Add-on Bar.
    • To add an item, drag it from the Customize Toolbar window onto the Add-on Bar where you want it to appear.
    • To remove an item from the Add-on bar, just drag it to the Customize Toolbar window.
    • To rearrange items, drag them into the order you want them to appear.
  3. When you are finished making changes, click Done to close the Customize Toolbar window and save your selections.
These same steps can be used for customizing other toolbars. See Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars for details.

How can I rock my Firefox?

One of the best things about Firefox is that you can completely customize it to fit how you work. Rock Your Firefox is a great place to learn about Add-ons and you can search through thousands of Add-ons over at addons.mozilla.org.

Try it out: If you're not already using Add-ons, download a few that look interesting and try them out for a while. If your not happy with them, Disable or remove Add-ons will show you how to get rid of them.

What happened to the Status Bar?

The Status Bar at the bottom of the Firefox window has been removed in Firefox 4 and its features have been moved to other places. See What happened to the Status Bar? for more details, including how to add the old Status Bar features to the Add-on Bar.