How to remove Firefox 109 New Extensions Button?

[thomaz]

With Firefox 109 i have this unnecessary new "Puzzle" Button in the upper right corner.
When i click on it i get to the "Reccomendations" Page.
Of course i tried to remove it by using "Customize Toolbar" but it isnt movebale or removeable.
So, how can get rid of it?

[dickvl]

You can look at this pref on the about:config page and toggle the pref to false.
extensions.unifiedExtensions.enabled = false
Close and restart Firefox to make the change effective and hide the new Extensions button

[BuzWeaver]

I'm having the same issue! I'm wondering if this is a bug? I've done a refresh, uninstall/reinstall and the Extensions Button is blocking all my Add-Ons. I can't use my Blockers, Timers, Highlighter, NONE of my Add-Ons. The Add-Ons are in my Add-Ons area, but they aren't accessible via the Toolbar, which I need to access them and have Ublocker, block.

[thomaz]

Yep, "extensions.unifiedExtensions.enabled = false" works.
thx a lot.

[Ed1]

When I click that new FF109 extensions toolbar button, I initially get something different: a simple box at the top right of the screen, labeled "Extensions" showing a partial list of installed extensions and a "Manage Extensions" link at the bottom that leads to the regular extensions manager. Based on another post below, this list seems to be of extension buttons that don't fit on the toolbar.

[BuzWeaver]

You can look at this pref on the about:config page and toggle the pref to false.
extensions.unifiedExtensions.enabled = false
Close and restart Firefox to make the change effective and hide the new Extensions button

Thank you! I'm not sure what caused this to begin with (an update I guess), but I spent nearly an hour Refreshing/Uninstalling/Re-Installing FF. Add-Ons aren't all working as of yet either. There seems to be a bit of an issue with Ad Blockers. I think I may have resolved it.

[impar]

Can someone explain to me why the button cant be moved?

[dickvl]

I think that the plans are to make it possible to customize the list it shows and maybe also move this button around.
Its major purpose is to get support for future Manifest V3 extensions that allow finer tuning as is possible via about:addons and that is the main reason why it can't be removed (it replaces the overflow area for extensions).

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/unified-extensions

[roninx]

I had the same issue, but finally managed (thru about:config) to turn off that puzzle piece, but doing that caused another problem.

My "More Tools" button is showing again, and I can't figure out how hide it. Can anyone tell me how turn it off, or hide it (again)?

It's the button that looks like >>

[ReggieNJ]

You can look at this pref on the about:config page and toggle the pref to false.
extensions.unifiedExtensions.enabled = false
Close and restart Firefox to make the change effective and hide the new Extensions button

That preference will likely be removed in a future version. Better to use this CSS code:

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#unified-extensions-button {display: none !important;}

[Ed1]

If the #unified-extensions-button is removed, how can a user get to the Firefox Account page (which is listed when that button is pressed)?

EDIT: Sorry, I was thinking of the >> button.

[morat]

@Ed1

Doesn't the #unified-extensions-button button simply open the about:addons page?

Menu Bar > Tools > Addons and Themes

[MarkRH]

That button displays a drop-down of a bunch of your extensions. At the bottom of the list is a "Manage Extensions" item that does open about:addons. In previous versions (before 109) there was a button that also looked like a puzzle piece that all it did was open about:addons. I was so used to using Tools -> Add-ons and Themes that I never used it. Just seems like an extra button that does kind of the same thing as the overflow button if that button is not present.

[Ed1]

@Ed1

Doesn't the #unified-extensions-button button simply open the about:addons page?

Menu Bar > Tools > Addons and Themes

Yes, morat, I was mistaken. I was thinking of the >> overflow button, which does have a link/button to the user's Firefox Account.

I don't think the #unified-extensions-button just opens the about:addons page though. It seems to be an overflow list of addon buttons that don't fit on the toolbar. (@dickvl pointed this out above, and that is probably why it is not movable.) One needs to click on the Manage Extensions link/button at the bottom of that list to get to the about:addons page.

[roninx]

@Ed1

Doesn't the #unified-extensions-button button simply open the about:addons page?

Menu Bar > Tools > Addons and Themes

Yes, morat, I was mistaken. I was thinking of the >> overflow button, which does have a link/button to the user's Firefox Account.

How do you hide (get rid of) the >> button?