- #Firefox profile manager run command install#
- #Firefox profile manager run command update#
- #Firefox profile manager run command portable#
- #Firefox profile manager run command code#
I guess the biggest problem with profiles is that they aren’t easily accessed.
I know that Firefox has had profiles for a very long time, but until now, I really never messed around with them. So, if you change the layout of toolbars in one profile, the change is limited to that profile. In addition, each profile even has its own layout. Each profile has its own add-ons, bookmarks, history, cookies, etc. I quickly found a solution that wasn’t nearly as difficult as doing multiple installs: multiple profiles.īy creating a new profile, you get another clean slate Firefox.
#Firefox profile manager run command portable#
Last week, I looked around for a solution like Portable Firefox for Ubuntu. I would use it for music sources like Pandora and for video sources like Hulu or Red vs.
#Firefox profile manager run command code#
This was a great browser to use when I would test new code to make sure that it ran well on a stock Firefox.
#Firefox profile manager run command install#
One install that was just the default install with no additional tweaks or add-ons and would have all cached data, authenticated sessions, and cookies cleared when closed.Here are a few ways that I use multiple installs:
Why would I want to run more than one Firefox at a time? For me, the reason is that it eases development. This allowed me to have tailored installations with different sets of plugins and features. With Portable Firefox, I could do multiple installations of Firefox on my system that could be customized to run concurrently with other installs of Firefox. The below screen shot shows " which is added by using the code.When Windows was my main OS, I was a big fan of Portable Firefox. It will display the website that you have added. Please enter "about:config" in address bar, and type "". You can check if that has applied to the firefox or not. WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.name("q")) Import .FirefoxProfile įirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile() The final code should look like the following: import To get the profile to be used, we need to pass it in to the driver. Now we will set the preference by using the below method: Let's first start by creating the FirefoxProfile object:įirefoxProfile ffprofile= new FirefoxProfile() Ģ.
If you are using latest version of selenium, Please check updated article on Firefox Profile and Firefox Optionsįollow below steps to add a website as your homepage:ġ.
#Firefox profile manager run command update#
To do this we will need to update the preference. Let us assume that you wanted to have google as the startup page for Firefox. It will display a warning message and then asks you to proceed if required. You can check them using command "about:config" in the borwser. We will then need to pass this object into FirefoxDriver which will load the profile with your defined settings. We can do this by instantiating a Firefox Profile object and then update the settings. Some times, you may need to update the preferences within Firefox.