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Is there a way to create a link to the about:preferences page?

cybersecjoe
cybersecjoe
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Trying to create an href link to the Firefox about:preferences page. I have tried a few different options but none seem to work. When I click the link nothing happens.

IS there some other/better way to do this?

Trying to create an href link to the Firefox about:preferences page. I have tried a few different options but none seem to work. When I click the link nothing happens. IS there some other/better way to do this?

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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This is it - about:preferences

Wesley Branton
Wesley Branton
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You are not able to link to any of the about: pages in a link element using HTML.

cybersecjoe
cybersecjoe Question owner
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OK. Is there some other way to do it? JavaScript?

TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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Unlikely.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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It works when you save the various about: addresses as a bookmark. Click-hold & Drag the URL from the Location Bar to the Bookmarks Toolbar or just create a new bookmark with it in the Location field.

Won't work from outside of Firefox though.