How To Add Google Toolbar To Firefox 5

OK, so it seems that Google has no plans to upgrade the Google Toolbar to work with Mozilla Firefox version 5. Which is a shame because lot's of Internet Marketers, myself included, have got used to some of the functionality that the Google Toolbar provides.

So, I invested a fair bit of time looking for a relatively easy fix.

I discovered that some people are suggesting installing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter that allows you to use add-ons that have not yet been approved as compatible with the latest version of Firefox. Obviously, you do this at your own risk as there may be a good reason for them not to be approved.

However, that didn't work for me so I had to dig deeper…

There's a very easy fix that involves editing a specific "install.rdf" file

But first you need to find it. Simply follow the filepath below:

C:Users | [yourusernamehere] | AppData | Roaming | Mozilla | Firefox | Profiles | [sometexthere].default

You'll find a number of different folders and each one should contain an "install.rdf" file.

Open each file with a text editor and look for the following block of text and simply change whatever number is there (for example 3.6) to 6. Be sure to save the file before closing.

<em:targetApplication>
<Description>
<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>3.0</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>6.*</em:maxVersion>
</Description>
</em:targetApplication>

Then all you need to do is restart Firefox and your Google Toolbar should be enabled.