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Happy Birthday to Firefox!

Mozilla.org today confirmed that November 9, 2004 was when it's popular web browser Firefox, was released at version 1.0 Today, the software is at revision level 1.0.7 (Mac, Windows, Linux), and the company is working on 1.5.

The announcement website:

mentions a contest to "extend" Firefox by providing updates to popular extensions, and introduce brand new ones.

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Thanks — good pointer. Below are practical, evergreen notes for people who want to try or build add‑ons without turning a working browser into a troubleshooting project.

Before installing lots of add‑ons: back up bookmarks (export to an HTML file from the bookmarks/organizer) and copy the profile folder to a safe place. Try new add‑ons one at a time, restarting after each install so regressions are easy to isolate. If odd behavior appears, start the browser with extensions disabled (Safe Mode or the "disable add‑ons" option) to check whether an add‑on is the cause. Prefer add‑ons with active maintainers and recent updates.

Advice for extension authors: keep changes minimal and self‑contained. Declare compatibility metadata in the install manifest, provide an update URL, and implement a clean uninstall routine that removes preferences and event listeners. Test on a clean profile and on each OS intended to be supported. Avoid tight polling loops, large synchronous operations, or global side effects that can slow other add‑ons or the UI. Include clear install/remove instructions and a simple changelog so users and support volunteers can act quickly.

Troubleshooting pointers worth saving: check the Error Console for exceptions, disable all add‑ons and re‑enable them one by one to find the offender, and reproduce problems on a fresh profile before posting a bug report. When reporting issues, include OS, build, exact steps to reproduce, and a list of installed add‑ons. If an add‑on will not uninstall through the UI, remove its folder from the profile's extensions directory while the browser is closed.

Short, careful habits—backups, single‑change testing, concise problem reports—keep upgrades and experimentation low risk and make it far easier for authors and the community to help when things go wrong.

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