Please let us move the new extensions button into the overflow menu

[Yodel5447]

With the version Firefox 109 release, you added this new button without the option to change its position or move into the overflow area. Please let use move it. I can remove/hide almost every other UI element in the browser, why not this?

[UmpahPah]

Two months later and two full updates later, firefox's decision is to continue to irritate the users, with something that was unnecessary and lousy in the first place. How much time is needed to change the lock of the stupid add-on icon? How many comments and kudos? 😤

[eleanor]

I would appreciate if the Unified Extensions button worked like other toolbar buttons, rather than having a special case. This way, I would be able to put it in the overflow menu or not have it show at all, at my discretion.

One of Firefox's greatest selling points is that, unlike other browsers, it provides a massive sense of customisation for users. Please don't ruin that over extensions, and require us to resort to internal flags or CSS hacks.

[Louis_SP]

The browser is so much cluttered with this change, please at least make extensions.unifiedExtensions.enabled work again, i don't want to pin every extension that i might use just so i don't open a GIANT pop-up with every extension installed ( even the ones that does not have UI ) so i can open one.

[noel_envoide]

Is it just me, who values every bit of precious toolbar space? I know, I know, to some it may sound petty, one little unmovable button, but for those of us who have a ton of addons, it's a thing.

What I also don't understand is how the addon order is achieved. It's not alphabetical.  Why can't the user resort them, just as you would if they were on the toolbars, or for that matter, on the original overflow menu, where it can still be done. In customize mode, the extension button menu is not even accessible.

I'm gonna try not to overreact. In the greater scheme of things this may be not a monumental issue, at least for some, but, excuse the pun, it's kind of a "Chromey" decision.

Give us a choice.  Best of both worlds.  We'll take both.  Bring back the original button, and at least make this new one sortable, and moveable, so we can also move it back to the "customize" area if we wish.

Finally, that "Manage extensions" link should be at the top of the menu, not the bottom.

[noel_envoide]

Is it just me, who values every bit of precious toolbar space? I know, I know, to some it may sound petty, one little unmovable button, but for those of us who have a ton of addons, it's a thing.

What I also don't understand is how the addon order is achieved. It's not alphabetical. Why can't the user resort them, just as you would if they were on the toolbars, or for that matter, on the original overflow menu, where it can still be done. In customize mode, the extension button menu is not even accessible.

I'm gonna try not to overreact. In the greater scheme of things this may be not a monumental issue, at least for some, but, excuse the pun, it's kind of a "Chromey" decision.

Give us a choice. Best of both worlds. We'll take both. Bring back the original button, and at least make this new one sortable, and moveable, so we can also move it back to the "customize" area if we wish.

Finally, that "Manage extensions" link should be at the top of the menu, not the bottom.

[ro55mo]

Confirming my support for the ability to move or remove the extensions button from the toolbar. Didn't ask to see it and don't want to.

[RC1]

It seems Firefox either isn't listening or doesn't care.

Either way, the best way to get rid of it to use the css file method. Easy to do and it works.

See the link below for instructions. Hopefully they'll let me post the link. If not just search for a page titled

"Disable or Remove “Extensions” Button from Firefox Toolbar [UPDATED]"

Link  https://www.askvg.com/disable-or-remove-extensions-button-from-firefox-toolbar/

[Genaker]

This button is REALLY hindering my ability to customize this browser to its' fullest. I'm trying to replicate a hybrid FF18/FF48 look, with the square tabs and stuff, but I can't get the menubar to be accurate because of the freaking extensions button. Please let us move this freaking button into the overflow menu or SOMETHING. I've been using Firefox for like 8 years and I've always had full control over the look and feel of my browser. If they keep pulling this crap I'm switching to something different.

[VijayB]

Please don't force user to use button your way, let me get rid of this button and have clean ui

[Eriline]

If this removable Extensions button is in place in after next update, then goodbye Firefox.

[FissionChips]

I updated to 111, raged, downgraded to 110.1, and then locked out future updates with policies.json. Bye bye pointless button, bye bye firefox updates.

[OneDayLeft]

If firefox just want be yet another chrome copy with simply more privacy. Why not just using full open source version Chromium ? there are planty of them in the market.

I don't care about "poweruser hack" , What i like is the advance user firendly;

DONT BE LIKE GOOGLE, GOOGLE IS EVIL

[PaganDegree]

I have given up on Mozilla being reasonable. They are certainly no longer being the champions of freedom and privacy they once claimed to be. I have resorted to the CSS alteration for now to remove the extension icon. Mozilla seems to want to destroy its most loyal user base.

[084e0343a0486ff]

Some genius one decided the annoying button is ok for everyone and hiding this trash is forbidden.

[xeode]

Why do we need a giant permanent placeholder button?  If a user has put their extension buttons on the toolbar so they can see their statuses etc what's the point of the giant puzzle piece place holder.  If there's future interaction planned that requires it to be at the front then force it to the front on those occasions, not a pointless permanent shortcut to the add-on menu that people may not need or want.

Was not aware of this design decision or the wider strategy and have still not heard any reason this has to be so poorly designed and so forced.  If it's possible to remove but only in progressively more cludgy and unworkable ways, this is not the way to a good application?  Please reconsider the mandatory elements of this new UI idea, I prefer this for new installation default but it doesn't work for everyone and there appears to be very little practical need for the compulsion.

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards,

Oscar