[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ Add-ons] allows you to add extra features and functionality to [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/ Firefox]. This article explain update options of addons and give links to [[#w_for-advanced-users|Advanced users]] about debbuging addons. __TOC__ # Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and choose {button Add-ons}. The Add-ons Manager tab will open. # Select the {menu Extensions} panel. ; [[Image:addons-manager]] = Updating Add-ons = # Click the gear icon [[Image:gear icon]] in the upper-right area of the {menu Extensions} panel.;[[Image:addon-gear-menu-list]] <br> # then choose one of the options below from opened list: * '''Check for update:''' Clicking this option you can check update to your add-ons as manually. If there are any update, you have an option to choose update it now or later. For this option, you should reset all add-ons to update automatically. * '''View recent updates:''' Clicking this option, it shows you last updated add-ons. * '''Update Add-ons automatically:''' If you want to keep up to date your add-ons, you should select this option to update them automatically. * '''Reset all add-ons to update automatically:''' If you want to update your add-ons manually, select this option. You can check for update any time as manually. = Install Add-ons = You have a two options to installing add-ons: * '''Install add-ons from Firefox addons page''': In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the {menu Get Add-ons} panel or directly go to [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ addons.mozilla.org] where you can search for specific add-ons. For more information see, [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox]]. * '''Install Add-on from file:''' Also, you have an option to install add-ons from a file. # Click the gear icon [[Image:gear icon]] in the upper-right area of the {menu Extensions} panel. # Select the {menu Install Add-on from file...} on the opened list. # Then, search for add-ons file (*.xpi, *.jar, *.zip) on your computer. # Select the file to install. = For Advanced Users = <!-- from MDN web docs: --> == Debug Add-ons == ;[[Image:debbug-addons]] The [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/about%3Adebugging about:debugging page] provides a single place from which you can attach the Firefox Developer Tools to a number of debugging targets. At the moment it supports three main sorts of targets: restartless '''add-ons, tabs, and workers''' - see [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Add-on_Debugger Add-on Debugger]. An extension can consist of various different pieces — background scripts, popups, options pages, content scripts - and you'll need to use a slightly different workflow to debug each piece - see [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Debugging WebExtensions-Debugging].

Add-ons allows you to add extra features and functionality to Firefox. This article explain update options of addons and give links to Advanced users about debbuging addons.

1. Click the menu button and choose Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
2. Select the Extensions panel.

Updating Add-ons

1. Click the gear icon in the upper-right area of the Extensions panel.;
   
2. then choose one of the options below from opened list:

• Check for update: Clicking this option you can check update to your add-ons as manually. If there are any update, you have an option to choose update it now or later. For this option, you should reset all add-ons to update automatically.
• View recent updates: Clicking this option, it shows you last updated add-ons.
• Update Add-ons automatically: If you want to keep up to date your add-ons, you should select this option to update them automatically.
• Reset all add-ons to update automatically: If you want to update your add-ons manually, select this option. You can check for update any time as manually.

Install Add-ons

You have a two options to installing add-ons:

• Install add-ons from Firefox addons page: In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Get Add-ons panel or directly go to addons.mozilla.org where you can search for specific add-ons. For more information see, Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.

• Install Add-on from file: Also, you have an option to install add-ons from a file.

1. Click the gear icon in the upper-right area of the Extensions panel.
2. Select the Install Add-on from file... on the opened list.
3. Then, search for add-ons file (*.xpi, *.jar, *.zip) on your computer.
4. Select the file to install.

For Advanced Users

Debug Add-ons

The about:debugging page provides a single place from which you can attach the Firefox Developer Tools to a number of debugging targets. At the moment it supports three main sorts of targets: restartless add-ons, tabs, and workers - see Add-on Debugger.

An extension can consist of various different pieces — background scripts, popups, options pages, content scripts - and you'll need to use a slightly different workflow to debug each piece - see WebExtensions-Debugging.