Beginning to use the Firefox web browser?? Choose only the essential Firefox extensions!!
There are some Firefox extensions that are considered as a must have for all the end users of the Firefox web browsing software application. Now, to classify a particular Firefox extension as an extension that is suitable for all the end users of the Firefox web browsing software application is a very big thing. There are millions of end users of the Firefox web browsing software application and each and every end user makes use of the web browser for different purposes. In case of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the purpose of the end user does not matter because he or she has to make use of the same web browsing software application. However, in case of the Firefox web browsing software application, the purpose is very much relevant because the web browsing software application can be customized and modified to suit the requirements of the end users. Hence, when you are talking of a Firefox extension that is the suitable for all the end users of the Firefox web browsing software application, you are talking of certain customizations and modifications that are compatible with the requirements of all the end users of the Firefox web browsing software application. Needless to say, there will be very few Firefox extensions that fit in this category. There are some end users of the Firefox web browsing software application who make use of the Firefox web browser to develop web pages. On the other hand, there are certain end users who make use of the Firefox web browsing software application just because it is lightweight and free. Further, there may be end users of the Firefox web browsing software application who love the extension feature and use it as a test bed for incorporating newer features into the web browsing software application. I once came across a person who had installed 200 Firefox extensions into his web browsing software application simply to find out whether the web browsing software application would work properly or not. As far as surfing the web is concerned, he was of the opinion that any web browsing software application would do. That is to say, this particular end user was making use of the Firefox web browser as if it was a toy and not a web browsing software application. Of course, the total number of end users who look at a web browsing software application from this angle would be very few.
However the point that I am trying to make is that there is a lot of diversity in the requirements and expectations of the end users from the web browsing software application. If you want to make a Firefox extension that will be useful for all the end users, you will have to look at a particular feature or a particular aspect of the functioning of the web browsing software application that is used by all the end users of the web browsing software application irrespective of their purpose. There are very few such features and that is the reason why there are very few such Firefox extensions.
If you are beginning to use the Firefox web browsing software application, the smartest thing to do would be to visit web pages that list all the Firefox extensions that are considered as essential for the end users. The end users should download and install them. Rather than installing Firefox extensions randomly without any regard to its purpose or utility, it would make more sense to download and install those Firefox extensions that have been recognized as having utility for all the end users of the web browsing software application. In the long run, this approach may make you more comfortable with the Firefox extension feature as soon as possible.
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