{"id":6770,"date":"2013-09-25T09:13:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=6770"},"modified":"2013-09-25T09:13:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:13:34","slug":"plugin-activation-in-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2013\/09\/25\/plugin-activation-in-firefox\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugin Activation in Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Smedberg wrote an update on plugin handling in Firefox that I think you should give a read: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/futurereleases\/2013\/09\/24\/plugin-activation-in-firefox\/\"><strong>Plugin Activation in Firefox<\/strong><\/a>. In a nutshell, all plugins except Flash will become click-to-activate on a future version of Firefox (possibly Firefox 26, currently in the Aurora channel). Also, the interface now lets you more easily activate plugins per-site rather than per-use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2013\/09\/QpcaCFPLuqCA2VOfDXBU44yrJ7V8UqtEADTyJnI2sMu8VxYLA8oxrv75m3GD6bWL-dN69Vp3IlQ-C1qgbk9UtiDogh24vsU_5b2wTZTdkALhIDXJZ1dJ7wB3Pg.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6771\" alt=\"Click-to-activate UI\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2013\/09\/QpcaCFPLuqCA2VOfDXBU44yrJ7V8UqtEADTyJnI2sMu8VxYLA8oxrv75m3GD6bWL-dN69Vp3IlQ-C1qgbk9UtiDogh24vsU_5b2wTZTdkALhIDXJZ1dJ7wB3Pg.png\" width=\"426\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2013\/09\/QpcaCFPLuqCA2VOfDXBU44yrJ7V8UqtEADTyJnI2sMu8VxYLA8oxrv75m3GD6bWL-dN69Vp3IlQ-C1qgbk9UtiDogh24vsU_5b2wTZTdkALhIDXJZ1dJ7wB3Pg.png 426w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2013\/09\/QpcaCFPLuqCA2VOfDXBU44yrJ7V8UqtEADTyJnI2sMu8VxYLA8oxrv75m3GD6bWL-dN69Vp3IlQ-C1qgbk9UtiDogh24vsU_5b2wTZTdkALhIDXJZ1dJ7wB3Pg-252x214.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a>Old versions of Flash are still blocked for security and stability reasons, so make sure you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/plugincheck\/\">stay up to date<\/a> in order to avoid having to activate it.<\/p>\n<p>If you have problems using your plugins in Firefox, please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/\">support site<\/a> for help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Smedberg wrote an update on plugin handling in Firefox that I think you should give a read: Plugin Activation in Firefox. 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