Old Add-ons Version Gone?

Hi, i been looking for some addons for my Firefox 48,

https://addons.mozilla.org/sv-SE/firefox/addon/strict-pop-up-blocker/versions/
(i used to have 0.2v)

also looking for 2.8.2
https://addons.mozilla.org/sv-SE/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/versions/

seems like they have been deleted ?? but why ? i really liked the older version.
i recently formatted and installed win 7, i used to be able to find the older version quick and easy, But now i cant find them anymore.

i refuse to update to newer version of Firefox cuz i dislike the GUI
(i use the Firefox Theme 2) normally i would download it from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-2-theme-for-firefox-3x/

i manage to redownload it from Github

will the older add-ons ever come back?? at addons.mozilla.org ?

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Hi, the current releases of Firefox are:

  • Stable: 63.0.3
  • Extended Support Release: 60.3.0esr

Neither runs legacy extensions – extensions that use old APIs – so legacy extensions were removed from the Add-ons site.

Someone says many of them are available elsewhere, but I didn’t figure out how it works: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/a2ylsw/from_where_can_i_download_legacy_versions_of_tree/eb8pwql/

Thx man :smiley: i manage to figure it out now ^^ i have my old Add-ons back again :+1:

Could you please share the results of your research with us. did the links suggested above yield a solution. is it valid for all xpi extensions? or only a few, including those you were specifically looking for?

thank you much.

https://legacycollector.org/firefox-addons/ is an amazing site and i really like strict pop up blocker addon

So true, so very true.

I’m using Fx 45, and even that needed Classic Theme extension. Modern Firefoxs are so hellish fugly and minimalist I can barely look at them.

Sluggish and ‘we know what’s best for you, little people’ Mozilla will never notice nor change.

Also for others: after installing an old version, instantly shut down and change the update channel[s] etc. before the evil and anti-open source auto-update immediately starts changing it to the latest unwanted version to spite you.

Must say this ‘Discourse’ forum is junky: perhaps they couldn’t afford a decent one… ?