Install Splunk toolbar for Firefox

Splunk toolbar for Firefox is available from the following locations:

Splunk.com toolbar download page
In the following Splunk server directory: $SPLUNK_HOME/share/splunk/extras/splunkbar/

Install from download page

1. On the toolbar download page, click the link for the Firefox toolbar.
You'll see a warning message, stating that Firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software. This is expected behavior.

2. Click Edit Options....

3. In the Allowed Sites dialog, click Allow.

www.splunk.com is listed as a trusted site.

4. Close the dialog box.
Firefox asks you whether you want to install the toolbar.

5. Click Install Now.

If the following dialog box is not displayed, refresh the browser page.

6. Click Restart Firefox to complete installation.
The toolbar is installed and visible below Firefox's address bar, and also in the Firefox Tools > Add-ons menu.

Install from Splunk server

1. In Firefox, click File > Open File....

2. Point the Open File dialog box to: $SPLUNK_HOME/share/splunk/extras/splunkbar/splunktoolbar.xpi .
Firefox asks you whether you want to install the toolbar.

3. Click Install Now.

4. Restart Firefox.
The toolbar is installed and visible below Firefox's address bar, and also in the Firefox Tools > Add-ons menu.

Uninstall Splunk Toolbar

1. Start Firefox.

2. In Firefox, click Tools > Add-ons.
The Splunk Toolbar is one of the items listed.

3. Select it and click Uninstall.

4. Follow the prompts and restart Firefox.

The toolbar is removed from Firefox. You can verify by checking Tools > Add-ons.

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Comments

You can always use this guide to enable older Firefox Plugins to run: http://www.sizzledcore.com/2008/06/15/force-enable-incompatible-extensions-in-firefox-3/
The splunk toolbar seems to be fine with FF 3.0.5
Posted by tonibirrer on Jan 07 2009, 5:16am
When will your plugin be supported in Firefox 3?
Posted by hgustavson on Oct 27 2008, 2:35pm
ditto on the ffx3
Posted by darkscape on Oct 07 2008, 9:36am
Really need to support Firefox 3.0.
Posted by rementis on Oct 01 2008, 3:34pm
foodforthehungry: if you haven't already, i suggest you email your ideas and requests to support@splunk.com; this will help our developers prioritize new features for future releases. Also, you can follow our Product Roadmap at

http://www.splunk.com/page/road_map_vote
Posted by sophy on Sep 12 2008, 3:39pm
When can we have another mozilla engine support - say Camino? How about Safari...etc..?
Posted by foodforthehungry on Aug 13 2008, 9:02am
Word
Posted by dylan on Jun 21 2008, 8:02pm
Hi Guys, When can we have Firefox 3.0 supported????
Posted by candelaman on Jun 19 2008, 3:39am