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The Firefox Permissions Manager collects website preferences all in one place. Learn how to set options for one site or set default permissions for all sites.

Instead of hunting all over Firefox to change various website permissions, the Permissions Manager now collects them all in one place. You can customize permissions for individual sites or set the default permissions for all sites. This article will get you started. {note}'''Note:''' Individual website permissions, such as allowing or blocking plugins, can be changed from the '''Permissions''' panel of the '''Page Info''' window for that site. See [[Page Info window - View technical details about the page you are on]] for details.{/note} __TOC__ =How do I open the Permissions Manager?= To open the Permissions Manager, just type the words '''about:permissions''' into the location bar as if it were a website and hit {key Enter}. The current tab will be replaced by the Permissions Manager. ;{for not fx29}{for win}[[Image:Permissions Manager Win1]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Permissions Manager Mac1]]{/for}{/for}{for fx29}[[Image:permissions 29]]{/for} On the left hand side you'll see a search bar with a list of all the websites you've been to below it. The right hand side lists the various website permissions that Firefox stores. ;{for not fx29}{for win}[[Image:Permissions Manager Win2 Fx25]]{/for}{/for}{/for}{for fx29}[[Image:permissions overview 29]]{/for} =How do I manage permissions for a single website?= To work with a single website you have to select it from the list on the left side. You can quickly narrow down that long list by typing part of the site's address in the search box. Once you've selected a site, you can manage its permissions with the settings on the right. ;{for not fx29}{for win}[[Image:Permissions Manager Win3]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Permissions Manager Mac3]]{/for}{/for}{for fx29}[[Image:specific site permissions 29]]{/for} *When working with a single site you can also click the {button Forget About This Site} button to delete everything Firefox has stored for that site. {warning}'''Warning:''' All history items (browsing and download history, cookies, cache, active logins, passwords, saved form data, exceptions for cookies, images, pop-ups) for that site will be removed.{/warning} =How do I manage the default permissions for all websites?= To manage the default permissions for all websites select '''All Sites''' from the top of the list of websites. Now the settings on the right represent the default permissions for all websites. ;{for not fx29}{for win}[[Image:Permissions Manager Win4]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Permissions Manager Mac4]]{/for}{/for}{for fx29}[[Image:all site permissions]]{/for} =What permissions can I manage?= {note}'''Note:''' The permissions you can manage and the options for each permission differ depending on whether you are managing a single website or all websites.{/note} The Permissions Manager gives you easy access to the following: *'''Store Passwords:''' Set whether or not Firefox can store passwords for websites. Click {button Manage Passwords...} to open the Password Manager where you can view or delete individual passwords. See [[Password manager - Remember, delete and change saved passwords in Firefox]] for more information. *'''Share Location:''' Set whether or not Firefox can share your current location with a website that requests it. See the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/geolocation/ Location-Aware Browsing FAQ] for more info.{note}'''Note:''' Your public [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address IP address] can always be seen, which may be used to determine your general location (city, region, etc.). *'''Use the Camera:''' Choose whether or not to automatically allow a website to use your camera. This applies to websites that have video or image capture capabilities, like video chat sites. You can change this setting to let Firefox automatically ''Allow'' or ''Block'' websites from using your camera, or set it to ''Always Ask'' if you'd like to allow access on an individual basis. *'''Use the Microphone:''' Choose whether or not to let a website (such as voice conferencing or recording sites) automatically use your microphone. Set this to ''Allow'', ''Block'' or ''Always Ask''. *{for fx18}'''Set Cookies:''' Choose whether or not and for how long websites can set cookies on your computer. You can remove cookies by clicking {button Remove All Cookies} or manage individual cookies by clicking {button Manage Cookies...}. In addition, you can set Firefox to allow only "First Party" cookies on a site-by-site basis. See the [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer]] article for more.{/for}{for not fx18}'''Set Cookies:''' Choose whether or not and for how long websites can set cookies on your computer. You can remove cookies by clicking {button Remove All Cookies} or manage individual cookies by clicking {button Manage Cookies...}. See the [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer]] article for more.{/for} *'''Open Pop-up windows:''' Allow or block websites from opening pop-up windows. See the [[Pop-up blocker settings, exceptions and troubleshooting]] article for details. *'''Maintain Offline Storage:''' Set whether or not websites can store information on your computer for use when you are offline. {for not fx25} *'''Plugins''': Set whether or not Firefox automatically activates [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more|plugins]] on websites. {note}'''Note:''' If you set Firefox to "Always Ask" to activate plugins on '''All Sites''', you will then be able to set permissions for individual sites.{/note} {/for} {for fx15} *'''Fullscreen:''' Set whether or not websites can be displayed in [[How to make Firefox and websites go full screen|full screen]]. {/for} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/MBAGJI]]