{"id":3456,"date":"2012-04-11T19:39:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T19:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help-o.ning.com\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2012-05-08T21:30:02","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T21:30:02","slug":"i-believe-my-firefox-browser-extensions-or-add-ons-may-be-causing-problems-how-would-i-verify-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/i-believe-my-firefox-browser-extensions-or-add-ons-may-be-causing-problems-how-would-i-verify-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubleshooting Firefox Add-Ons"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re using Firefox and you think your add-ons might be causing problems signing in to or using a social network on Ning, the best thing to do is to create a new Firefox profile without any add-ons. If you can use the social network with your new Firefox profile, you’ve successfully determined that your add-ons were causing issues.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to create a new Firefox profile:<\/p>\n

If you’re on a PC (Windows)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Close Firefox.<\/li>\n
  2. Open a command prompt by going to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt.<\/li>\n
  3. Paste in the following command: \"\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\" -profilemanager<\/code><\/li>\n
  4. Click on the button entitled “Create Profile…”<\/li>\n
  5. Click on “Next.”<\/li>\n
  6. Name the profile if you like. We recommend “test user.”<\/li>\n
  7. Click on “Finish.”<\/li>\n
  8. Select your new user in the selection box and click “Start Firefox.”<\/li>\n
  9. Test out your Ning social network.<\/li>\n
  10. To return to your old profile, repeat steps 1 to 3 and select ‘default’ (or the old profile name if it was named) and click on “Start Firefox.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you’re on a Mac (OS X)<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Close Firefox.<\/li>\n
    2. Open a terminal by going to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal.<\/li>\n
    3. Paste in the following command: \/Applications\/firefox.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/firefox -profilemanager<\/code><\/li>\n
    4. Click on the button entitled “Create Profile…”<\/li>\n
    5. Click on “Next”<\/li>\n
    6. Name the profile if you like. We recommend “test user.”<\/li>\n
    7. Click on “Done.”<\/li>\n
    8. Select your new user in the selection box and click “Start Firefox.”<\/li>\n
    9. Test out your Ning social network.<\/li>\n
    10. To return to your old profile, repeat steps 1 to 3 and select “default”(or the old profile name if it was named) and click on “Start Firefox.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      If you’re using Firefox and you think your add-ons might be causing problems signing in to or using a social network on Ning, the best thing to do is to create a new Firefox profile without any add-ons. If you can use the social network with your new Firefox profile, you’ve successfully determined that your add-ons were causing issues.
      \nHere’s how to create a new Firefox profile:
      \nIf you’re on a PC (Windows)<\/p>\n

      Close Firefox.
      \nOpen a command prompt by going to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt.
      \nPaste in the following command: “\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe” -profilemanager
      \nClick on the button entitled “Create Profile…”
      \nClick on “Next.”
      \nName the profile if you like. We recommend “test user.”
      \nClick on “Finish.”
      \nSelect your new user in the selection box and click “Start Firefox.”
      \nTest out your Ning social network.
      \nTo return to your old profile, repeat steps 1 to 3 and select ‘default’ (or the old profile name if it was named) and click on “Start Firefox.”<\/p>\n

      If you’re on a Mac (OS X)<\/p>\n

      Close Firefox.
      \nOpen a terminal by going to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal.
      \nPaste in the following command: \/Applications\/firefox.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/firefox -profilemanager
      \nClick on the button entitled “Create Profile…”
      \nClick on “Next”
      \nName the profile if you like. We recommend “test user.”
      \nClick on “Done.”
      \nSelect your new …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28],"tags":[231,251],"yoast_head":"\nTroubleshooting Firefox Add-Ons | Ning Help Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Troubleshooting Firefox Add-Ons | Ning Help Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/i-believe-my-firefox-browser-extensions-or-add-ons-may-be-causing-problems-how-would-i-verify-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Troubleshooting Firefox Add-Ons | Ning Help Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Troubleshooting Firefox Add-Ons | Ning Help Center\" \/>\n<meta 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