New versions don't have as many features. USE THIS: ghostery-5.4.10-sm+an+fx.xpi Link: Version 5.4.10 New versions don't allow sufficient user control. This kind of add-on gets dropped without replacement. There is no 'please port it' or 'please add support for it' this time,īecause the entire add-on eco system changes and the technology behind Still work on Firefox 52 ESR until ESR moves to Firefox 59 ESR in 2018

This add-on will stop working when Firefox 57 arrives in November 2017Īnd Mozilla drops support for XUL / XPCOM / legacy add-ons. 'This add-on will stop working when Firefox 57 arrives in November 2017.' A series of hacks are available that will allow Firefox users to continue using old NPAPI plugins past Firefox 52, by switching the update channel from Firefox Stable to Firefox ESR. The old NPAPI plugins will continue to work in the Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) 52, but will eventually be deprecated in ESR 53. These plugins once helped the web move forward, but as time advanced, the Internet's standards groups developed standalone Web APIs and alternative technologies to support most of these features without the need of special plugins. This means technologies such as Java, Silverlight, and various audio and video codecs won't work on Firefox.

The Netscape Plugins API is 'an ancient plugins infrastructure inherited from the old Netscape browser on which Mozilla built Firefox,' according to Bleeping Computer.īut now an anonymous reader writes: Starting March 7, when Mozilla is scheduled to release Firefox 52, all plugins built on the old NPAPI technology will stop working in Firefox, except for Flash, which Mozilla plans to support for a few more versions.

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