The introduction of mozilla firefox 23 has seen the option to disable or enable javascript removed from the primary user interface. Alex Limi earlier explained the reason behind this decision, citing user protection as their major reason.
Most sites these days that aren’t just displaying content will fail in interesting& mysterious ways if you don’t have JavaScript enabled. For the general population, Firefox will appear broken.
-Alex Limi
A Back Door
Well, the good news is that firefox actually left us a back door: the option was not entirely removed from the browser, it was hidden from the primary user interface as part of an effort to simplify the Firefox options set and to protect users from unintentionally damaging their Firefox browser.
Show me the Way
You can enable or disable your javascript in mozilla firefox by either using the about:config interface or through the use of add-ons.
Using about:config Interface
Enter about:config in your address bar
Click “I’ll be careful, I promise”
In the search bar just at the top of the page, search for “javascript.enabled” (without quotes).
Right click on the result named “javascript.enabled” and click “Toggle”.
JavaScript is now disabled for your browser, to re-enable javascript, simply repeat the above steps.
Using Add-ons
The No-Script add-on will help you manage javascript setting for each page you visit or you can download the QuickJava add-on to quickly (one click for all) enable or disable javascript in your browser.
A web developer, IT undergrad, terrible entrepreneur, internet freak and a man of a few other incongruous talents, Ebenezer has been writing on technology since 2012, and plans to do so until a few days before his ultimate fate: cryogenic preservation. If resurrected, he is likely to go back to writing on technology.
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