Extension across profiles

[noellarkin]

Operating system:Windows 7
Browser version:32
32-bit or 64-bit browser?:x64

I know that I can paste a .xpi file into C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\browser\extensions so it is available across profiles.
However, when making a new browser profile, I always get a prompt asking me if I want to "Allow this installation" (image here:)

Is it possible to ensure that an extension that is available globally across profiles is also enabled by default?

[moonbat]

The prompt is a safety feature, else any malware could (and did, initially until Firefox introduced the prompt perhaps in the 3.x era) simply copy an xpi to that location to get silently loaded for spying on your browsing or whatever. IIRC you could create an extensions directory in the Pale Moon installation directory (found under C:\program files on Windows or /usr/lib/palemoon if you installed it on Linux using the repository method) to add extensions that should be automatically enabled. Moonchild or someone else can elaborate better.

[noellarkin]

Thanks, will wait for MoonChild to weigh in on this.

[noellarkin]

I tried pasting the xpi in C:\Program Files\Pale Moon, as well as unzipping the xpi to a folder under C:\Program Files\Pale Moon, neither worked. Perhaps it's some other subfolder?

[LAR Grizzly]

Perhaps it's some other subfolder?

create an extensions directory in the Pale Moon installation directory

C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\extensions

[noellarkin]

I tried that as well, with both an xpi and a folder (using the MTube extension to test), it didn't work either.

[Moonchild]

will wait for MoonChild to weigh in on this.

Have a read: https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/under ... on-scopes/

And please, no capital "C" in the middle of my name.

[sidology]

Have a read: https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/21/under ... on-scopes/

Are you saying Pale Moon is using "Mozilla" directory?

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%appdata%\Mozilla\Extensions\{8de7fcbb-c55c-4fbe-bfc5-fc555c87dbc4}\

Why not this?

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%appdata%\Moonchild Productions\Extensions\{8de7fcbb-c55c-4fbe-bfc5-fc555c87dbc4}\
or
%appdata%\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Extensions\{8de7fcbb-c55c-4fbe-bfc5-fc555c87dbc4}\

[Moonchild]

Please understand that the article i linked to is Mike Kaply talking about Mozilla Firefox.
We do, however, have the same mechanics in Pale Moon for configuration. As the article says it explains extension scopes.

[sidology]

I tested it and it only works when in Mozilla directory. Maybe I did something wrong?

[Moonchild]

Maybe I did something wrong?

No you did not.
Mozilla has been maintained for external extensions because otherwise it simply wouldn't work when people expect it to. Call it "for historical purposes"

[sidology]

[noellarkin]

Sorry, took me a while to get around to this.
So here's what I did:
The link mentioned setting up an autoconfig file.
I followed this guide:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cu ... autoconfig

1. I went to the directory C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\defaults\pref
2. I made a new file autoconfig.js inside C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\defaults\pref
3. In autoconfig.js I put the following text:
pref("general.config.filename", "firefox.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

4. I then went to C:\Program Files\Pale Moon
5. I made a new file called firefox.cfg
6. I put the following text in firefox.cfg:
// IMPORTANT: Start your code on the 2nd line
pref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 0);
pref("extensions.enabledScopes", 15);

7. I put the extensions in C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\browser\extensions
8. I made a new profile to test with
The extensions are still disabled by default. Where am I going wrong? I enabled all scopes (value 15)

[noellarkin]

okay, it's working now! Dunno what I did wrong the first time, but did all the steps over again and this time it worked!

[Goodydino]

If you are using Windows, why not just press Ctrl-Shift-A to open the addons window, choose Extensions and drag and drop the .xpi file onto it? That is easy and it works.