How to disable Firefox extension suggestion? In the latest version of the Firefox web browser (version 65), Firefox has added a new feature to suggest extensions to users. Firefox observes the websites you use, based on your browser usage, and recommends extensions based on the websites visited from Mozilla’s extension store.For example, if you are trying to watch a video online, Firefox will display a suggestion for a video-related extension. Similarly, if you use Facebook in Firefox, you may receive a Facebook-related extension suggestion. These suggestions appear in the Firefox web browser’s address bar, as shown in the bottom image.
Disable Firefox extension suggestion
If you do not want these suggestions to appear in your Firefox browser, you can disable them by following the steps below:
- If you see an extension suggestion in Firefox, you can click on the blue-colored Suggestion in the address bar, then click on the down arrow and finally on Manage suggestion settings .If you see an extension suggestion in Firefox, you can click on the blue-colored Suggestion in the address bar, then click on the down arrow and finally on Manage suggestion settings .
- If you don’t see any suggestions yet, you can type :# general preferences in the address bar and press Enter to go directly to the suggestion settings.
- Scroll down to the Scanning section.
- Uncheck the checkbox labeled extensions recommended when browsing.
You will no longer see any of the extension suggestions in the address bar of the Firefox browser.
Mozilla, these extensions make suggestions based on the website and how often you visit the site. But they do not share your data with third-party sites. Extensions are only suggested when you visit a particular website frequently, but websites are not aware of these extensions.
Experienced users already know and use many Firefox add-ons, but perhaps this feature would be a good thing to introduce new Firefox users to many useful add-ons. However, if you find extensions annoying, you can stop Firefox from suggesting extensions in the aforementioned way.
