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AdBlock Plus version numbers
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Joined: Sep 2009
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My Add-ons Manager in Firefox says I have AdBlock Plus version 2.6.4, but on MacUpdate the newest version released (Sept 08, 2014) says 1.8.3.
Which is it?
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Re: AdBlock Plus version numbers
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Adblock on Safari is 2.7.13. I don't know how closely the version number tracks on different browsers, but I would put my money on what the Firefox Add-ons manager says as being the most accurate.
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The Firefox Add-on version is the current one. The only way you should be updating Add-ons is via Add-on Manager, since you're not likely to get infected due to Mozilla's vigilance.
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Re: AdBlock Plus version numbers
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I only update through Firefox. But when I saw the update on Macupdate, and read the comments, I couldn't account for the discrepancy. Still can't.
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Adblock Plus 1.8.5 is an app that interacts with Safari, while Adblock Plus 2.6.4 is a Firefox add-on...an entirely different animal, albeit with the same name (but a different developer), neither of which should be confused with AdBlock, the Safari extension.
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Adblock Plus 1.8.5 is an app that interacts with Safari, while Adblock Plus 2.6.4 is a Firefox add-on...an entirely different animal, albeit with the same name (but a different developer), neither of which should be confused with AdBlock, the Safari extension. Actually, Adblock Plus 1.8.5 for Safari—which, by the way, is a Safari extension, not "an app that interacts with Safari"—is the same product as Adblock Plus 2.6.4 for Firefox. From About Adblock Plus: Adblock Plus is an open source project created by Wladimir Palant in 2006. Eyeo was founded in 2011 by Wladimir Palant and Till Faida to make its development sustainable.
dkmarsh—member, FineTunedMac Co-op Board of Directors
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