Make Firefox Add-ons Page to display Extension or Plugin Version

How to See add-on version number like before in Firefox. Mozilla has stopped showing add-on version information in Add-ons manager in Firefox 41 (currently in Nightly). When you visit Add-ons page, you first see version numbers for add-ons, if you want Firefox to show that like before you can by using Classic Theme Restorer.

Make Firefox Add-ons Page to display Add-on Versi0n Information

1. Install Beta of Classic Theme Restorer (CTR) from AMO

2. Click on the Menu > Add-ons >Extensions, click on options for CTR, select ‘General UI (1)’, scroll down on the right side and select ‘Add-ons page: display add-on version’ (check the screenshot below).

Classic Theme Restorer Settings

3. Click ‘OK’.

Firefox add-ons page before and after making change

Note: Without installing the extension and make the above mentioned change, you can still know version number of any add-on by clicking on the particular add-on or hover over it with mouse pointer to see in a tooltip.

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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