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Firefox extension page invalid #899

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JackBailey opened this issue Jan 17, 2025 · 15 comments
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Firefox extension page invalid #899

JackBailey opened this issue Jan 17, 2025 · 15 comments

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@JackBailey
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Describe the Bug

When visiting https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hoarder/ to download the extension for firefox, it reports the page no longer exists.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hoarder/
  2. Observe invalid page

Expected Behaviour

Be able to download the extension

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Device Details

Firefox 134.0.1 (64-bit) on Windows 11

Exact Hoarder Version

0.21.0

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  • I have checked the troubleshooting guide and I haven't found a solution to my problem
@MohamedBassem
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The firefox extension was taken down today by a DMCA as part of the ongoing trademark dispute. Unfortunately, not much I can do about this now until the legal response is ready.

@JackBailey
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Ah alright I understand. Thank you for the incredibly quick response and I hope it all works out ❤

@scetu
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scetu commented Jan 18, 2025

Edit: You can get addon .xpi file to install it from file from archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20250112151328/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hoarder/

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Woah, just went trough this as well, fresh OS installation, sign in to Firefox, checking my synced addons, and all is there exept Hoarder. Maybe could be Firefox addon distributed as file, until DMCA is resolved?

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scetu commented Jan 18, 2025

Edit: You can get addon .xpi file to install it from file from archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20250112151328/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hoarder/

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Okay, I have been able to get .xpi file from my other machine, but after manual installation from file on reinstalled machine - my data from that addon (server adress and credentials) were also imported, so I am unable to share the .xpi file here.

You can find signed .xpi file in about:support - open your Profile Folder and under extensions folder you can find [email protected] file which can be then manually installed in other Firefox by this at about:addons
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PS: Stable firefox won't let you import addon which was not signed by FF addon store.
I have also looked into archive.org and found snapshot of the FF Addon store (https://web.archive.org/web/20250112151328/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hoarder/) but the link for File download is dead.

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@JackBailey
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Download link in archive.org worked for me. Also apparently you can set xpinstall.signatures.required to false in about:config to allow it on stable. I'll try it later

@scetu
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scetu commented Jan 18, 2025

xpinstall.signatures.required does not work in Stable or Beta, only Nigthly and Developer editions

Mozilla requires all extensions to be signed by Mozilla in order for them to be installable in Release and Beta versions of Firefox.

Firefox 48: (Pushed from Firefox 46). Release and Beta versions of Firefox for Desktop will not allow unsigned extensions to be installed, with no override. Firefox for Android will enforce add-on signing, and will retain a preference — which will be removed in a future release — to allow the user to disable signing enforcement.

Please see Timeline on https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing

And you are right, probably something on my network blocked the download, but on Mobile Data on my phone I was able to download file from archive.org!

@wizbowes
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Disaster. I found Hoarder from the noise being created by this claim. Loving it and my plan for this weekend to add it to all my devices. Guess I'm too late. Watching for work arounds and wishing Mohamed all the best.

@JackBailey
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JackBailey commented Jan 18, 2025

xpinstall.signatures.required does not work in Stable or Beta, only Nigthly and Developer editions

Mozilla requires all extensions to be signed by Mozilla in order for them to be installable in Release and Beta versions of Firefox.

Absolutely right. Got it working on Firefox developer, thanks.

@yamikeigo
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damn. that's unforunate. just a bit late it seems. guess I'll have to pivot to Chromium in the meantime until this gets sorted out. Hopefully it doesn't drag out too long

@MoritzLoewenstein
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If you build the extension locally (https://github.com/hoarder-app/hoarder/blob/main/.github/workflows/extension.yml),
it can be loaded via about:debugging -> load temporary extension. This also works in stable firefox, but you have to reload the extension if you restart the browser.

@pm64
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pm64 commented Jan 26, 2025

The "Bypass Paywalls Clean" extension maintainers found themselves in a similar predicament. Maybe Hoarder can follow their distribution/update strategy until the smoke clears.

https://github.com/bpc-clone/bypass-paywalls-firefox-clean?tab=readme-ov-file#update

@KAGEYAM4
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The firefox extension was taken down today by a DMCA as part of the ongoing trademark dispute. Unfortunately, not much I can do about this now until the legal response is ready.

Won't this take long time. I was able to install addon from web.archive.org but will it get updated? Anyway to update the addon?

@pm64
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pm64 commented Jan 27, 2025

The firefox extension was taken down today by a DMCA as part of the ongoing trademark dispute. Unfortunately, not much I can do about this now until the legal response is ready.

Won't this take long time. I was able to install addon from web.archive.org but will it get updated? Anyway to update the addon?

Build the extension locally as @MoritzLoewenstein suggests.

@TheUncannyObserver
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TheUncannyObserver commented Jan 27, 2025

The Archive link no longer works, just gives a blank page now when tried from different browsers.

Nevermind, I was able to download it using Safari.

@w23
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w23 commented Jan 27, 2025

The direct xpi archive link seems to be just https://web.archive.org/web/20241201165104if_/https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4357468/hoarder-1.2.3.xpi

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