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How to add a new setting manually​

Sometimes, new versions of the theme include new settings. And sometimes, adding settings manually is much easier than reapplying the user.js for an update. To add new settings manually:

  1. Type about:config in your URL bar.
  2. Type the new setting(s) that you want to add to your theme.
  3. Then press the + button to enable them.
  4. You can also disable the setting right away if you don't plan on using it yet.

Why add new settings manually?​

When updating the theme, there might be new settings which would require you to reapply the user.js. But re-applying the user.js means you will also be resetting your existing settings to the FF Ultima defaults. This can be inconvenient if you've already set everything up in a specific way that's different than the defaults, and if there's only 1 or 2 new settings, adding them manually is just a lot faster.

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Reading the release page is always recommended (maybe even mandatory). It's organized in a way that only tell you what you need to know:

  • What's new
  • Whats old
  • Whats been fixed
  • New settings
  • user.js required or not.

So if you ever see user.js recommended and new • 🟢 • Settings, it's up to you whether you want to reapply the user.js or type in those settings manually to add them to your theme.