Top 5 firefox extensions (for web developers)

The following are the top 5 firefox extensions that every developer should be using.

5) Open source in tab

Opens the page’s source file in a new tab. Has a preference to either open source in a new tab or existing tab.

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4) IE Tab

A great extension that allows you to run an instance of Internet Explorer in a firefox tab. This is great for testing a new site that may look different in each browser.

Features:

• Supports multiple languages
• Allows the switching of the rendering engines (IE and mozilla) with one click

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3) Server Switcher

Server Switcher allows you to easily switch between sites on your development and live servers, so that you can immediately see the differences.

Features:

• You can create multiple development/live-server-pairs.
• Multiple keyboard shortcuts
• Support for ports other than 80
• supported by flock and firefox

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2) Web Developer

The sheer number of options and developer tools that are available with this plugin make it a great option for a web 2.0 environment.

Features:

• Easily disable java, javascript, popup blocker, and referrers.
• View Advanced cookie information
• Advanced form debugging – (Show passwords,convert GET <=> POST,remove maximum length)
• Outline frames, headings, links, and tables
• Resize the current window
• Validate CSS,HTML,Links, and WAI

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1) Firebug

Any list involving firefox plugins and developers should have firebug near the top. This plugin is great for debugging javascript in realtime, which is a must for anyone developing a web application.

Features:

• Inspect and edit HTML live on any website.
• Measure all the offsets, margins, borders, padding, and sizes (great for CSS).
• Get a list of each individual javascript file that is being loaded and each load time.
• Pause javascript execution and set breakpoints.
• Advanced javascript, CSS, and XML error reports
• Edit DOM objects in real-time
• Javascript command-line for easy execution of code

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