618254 - Need article about third-party addons being disabled by default

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(support.mozilla.org :: Knowledge Base Articles, task)

Description

[David Tenser [:djst]]

Bug 476430 will make third-party add-ons disabled on startup and require an explicit user action to enable them. This dialog will have a "Learn More" link to offer more information.

We should have an article on SUMO that explains:
* Why Firefox is asking the user to enable/install this add-on.
* Mention the potential risks if you don't trust the source and how this is different from normally installed add-ons.
* What to do if you change your mind about disabling or installing it. (Reference to managing add-ons in general?)

Comment 1

[David Tenser [:djst]]

Latest (not final) mockup of this dialog, for reference: http://people.mozilla.org/~faaborg/files/firefox4Mockups/userAddonSelection/addOnLocalInstall-i2.png

Comment 2

[Scoobidiver (away)]

According to https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/how-the-knowledge-base-works, article requests are no longer tracked in Bugzilla.

Reporter, if you consider your request is still applicable, post a new thread describing the content with "[Proposed] Name of the article" as title in https://support.mozilla.com/forums/knowledge-base-articles

I close this bug as invalid.