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Title: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Mr.GeekyGuide on June 27, 2011, 06:08:08 AM
Upon starting firefox this evening to perform my daily tasks, i saw that firefox 5 was officially released and available. So i updated, and started it up. I immediately noticed that the addon was disabled and not compatible with the new version of firefox. I really dont know what to do as of yet. But here are my options:

1) Downgrade back to firefox 4.0 (most likely my choice, but not preferred)
2) Use Internet Explorer :'(
3) Download WebOfTrust and hope it works with 5.0 until Avast! updates WebRep
4) Live on

=P

Is there anything that can be done as of this point?



Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: CraigB on June 27, 2011, 06:12:36 AM
Of course, upgrade to the new beta which is very stable and your problems will be solved  :) http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=80315.msg658226#msg658226
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Mr.GeekyGuide on June 27, 2011, 06:34:23 AM
Quote from: craigb on June 27, 2011, 06:12:36 AM
Of course, upgrade to the new beta which is very stable and your problems will be solved  :) http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=80315.msg658226#msg658226

Thank you craig. I'm often a skeptic when it comes to beta versions of products i use most frequently (The type with the mindset "If it isn't broken, don't fix it").  Updating as always was painless, and provided the fix i was looking for.
Many thanks,
Mr.GeekyGuide
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: CraigB on June 27, 2011, 06:45:47 AM
Your welcome
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: sirMAXX on June 27, 2011, 11:04:12 AM
i know. it sucks but its ok because firefox has its own plugin that is similar. im using it now and seems to be doing alright
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: CraigB on June 27, 2011, 11:38:26 AM
Quote from: sirMAXX on June 27, 2011, 11:04:12 AM
i know. it sucks but its ok because firefox has its own plugin that is similar. im using it now and seems to be doing alright
Its a minor issue that is and has been easyly fixed.
Without reference to what plugin your talking about it makes your post rather pointless.
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: sirMAXX on June 27, 2011, 11:50:00 AM
after updating to firefox 5 i went to see what plugins firefox had to replace the avast webrep, or to see if there were any new fixes to enable webrep again and i found one called weboftrust and installed it. im using it now.
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: DeadlyOats on June 27, 2011, 01:17:01 PM
My understanding is that Firefox is going to release a new version every 6 or 12 weeks, so FF6 should be out and about around August/September - if my understanding is correct.  Is Alwil gonna be able to keep up with that?  FF5 is officially out now six days ago, and Webrep is still out of date.

I'm not thinking of rolling back FF.  I'm thinking of disabling Webrep, if I can't make use of it anymore.  As a matter of fact.  I think I will.

Actually, I can't find the setting for Webrep....  How do I disable it?
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Lisandro on June 27, 2011, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: DeadlyOats on June 27, 2011, 01:17:01 PM
Actually, I can't find the setting for Webrep....  How do I disable it?
Open avast > Additional protection > WebRep.
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: DeadlyOats on June 27, 2011, 01:41:14 PM
That was fast!  Thank you, Tech.

I hope that Alwil will be able to come up with a new strategy for updating it's plugins/extensions.  I liked Webrep.  I'll miss it (until it's updated).  It's not just Mozilla.  In fact, Mozilla is following Chromium/Google Chrome on its speed of version upgrades.  I can understand Alwil's careful approach to updating it's core AV program, but it seems that when it comes to browser extensions and plugins, the game has changed.

At least, that's how it seems to me...
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Lisandro on June 27, 2011, 01:46:10 PM
Quote from: DeadlyOats on June 27, 2011, 01:41:14 PM
That was fast!  Thank you, Tech.
Be used to avast forum speed :)

Quote from: DeadlyOats on June 27, 2011, 01:41:14 PM
I hope that Alwil will be able to come up with a new strategy for updating it's plugins/extensions.  I liked Webrep.  I'll miss it (until it's updated).  It's not just Mozilla.  In fact, Mozilla is following Chromium/Google Chrome on its speed of version upgrades.  I can understand Alwil's careful approach to updating it's core AV program, but it seems that when it comes to browser extensions and plugins, the game has changed.
Well... tons of developers are complaining with Mozilla about that. I have three disabled addons, they took one week to be updated... You can: 1) wait to update Firefox; 2) wait to update/enable your addons back. I've took the first way some times in the past.
Both are free, the browser and the addons, we can complain but we can't do much more...
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Jose_Lisbon on June 27, 2011, 02:01:38 PM
One solution is to have both WOT and WebRep installed. They work together with no issues.
So, while we wait for WebRep to be compatible there's WOT (wich in fact is more complete).
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: MrMaxaMan on June 28, 2011, 12:40:57 AM
I had the same problem with Webrep and Firefox 5, so I installed the 'add-on compatibility reporter' for Firefox and Webrep now works, it also helps for other add-ons that don't work.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Iceni on June 28, 2011, 03:08:58 AM
Quote from: Dumper on June 28, 2011, 12:40:57 AM
I had the same problem with Webrep and Firefox 5, so I installed the 'add-on compatibility reporter' for Firefox and Webrep now works, it also helps for other add-ons that don't work.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/

Thanks for the tip, I had two add-ons that didn't work with FF5 but now they do:-)
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: bigbells on June 28, 2011, 03:14:25 AM
I just installed WebRep today. Uninstalled it after 10 minutes. I had problems with Facebook functions after installation which disappeared after I removed WebRep. Browser: Google Chrome.
Title: Re: WebRep addon incompatable with firefox 5
Post by: Lisandro on June 28, 2011, 03:17:42 AM
Quote from: bigbells on June 28, 2011, 03:14:25 AM
I just installed WebRep today. Uninstalled it after 10 minutes. I had problems with Facebook functions after installation which disappeared after I removed WebRep. Browser: Google Chrome.
Which problems? WebRep shouldn't interfere...