The latest version of Xmarks for Firefox has added a new feature where, in the status bar at the bottom of the browser window, there are 5 stars, allowing you to easily rate websites that you visit. Unfortunately, they’re a bit of an “estate” hog and can only be turned off along with the Xmarks icon (which is useful for quick synchronisation). However, there is a way to turn off just the rating stars…
- Enter
about:config
in the Firefox address bar - Right click in the main screen area
- Select
New
->Boolean
- Type
extensions.xmarks.hideStatusBarStars
and press Enter - Select the value
true
This will forever banish the stars. If you want to bring them back…
- Enter
about:config
in the Firefox address bar - Find the value
extensions.xmarks.hideStatusBarStars
- Set it to
false