5 October 2008
Firefox’s Extension Paste and Go 3
Just released Firefox’s Extension Paste and Go version 3.
Actually I didn’t make it from the scratch, I just update it to make it work with Mozilla Firefox 3.x.x and it’s working fine (this release will work on Firefox 1.5 to 3.x.x). Here I’ll try to show you how the extension will ease the use of Mozilla Firefox.
Use of the extension:
Most of the time while we surf the internet, we have to copy some URL and paste the URL on the address field and hit enter or click the go button. Now this extension for Firefox will ease the the whole process. You have to copy an URL, right click on the address field and select “Paste and Go” That’s it!
Installation:
Go to: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9133 with Mozilla Firefox, on the page and you will see a button like this:
Currently Mozilla left the extension as experimental extension, so you have to check the box “Let me install this experimental add-on” to add this extension on your Firefox browser. You can also download the extension by clicking here.
Click on the “Add to Firefox” button and a window like this will appear:
Click on the “Install Now” button to install the extension and the extension will be installed on Firefox. You will notice a progress like this:
A window like this will appear after the installation is finished:
Click on the “Restart Now” button to restart Firefox and make the extension work for you. If you are doing something important, you can restart Firefox later. But only after restarting Firefox the extension will start working,
After restarting Firefox, you will see a notification that one extension is installed.
Close the window and continue using Firefox.
Now whenever you need to copy an URL and paste it on the address bar, just copy the URL and right click on the address bar and select paste and go. 
Hope this will be useful for you and you will enjoy the extension. If you encounter any problem, please leave a message.
Update, 16 September 2009: Released 1.0.4 with Simplified Chinese translation.
Just figured it out by reading this entire thread. Third party cookies must be enabled. It worked.
Hello, I’ve been trying to add Paste and Go 3 to my browser, but get this error message instead:
Firefox could not install the file at
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/file/38795/paste_and_go_3-0.8.1-fx.xpi
because: Invalid file hash (possible download corruption)
-261
Has anyone else seen this error message? Any help? Thanks.
@Sub
I said clearly that this is not something new. As everything is taken from Paste and Go 2, the translations are still old. And as I know no other language I cannot update them.
If you can give me update I can fix them and release new version.
Extension don’t saves presets an opens the link in the active tab every time I press keyboard shortcut. I changed the shortcut itself and it works, but the first tab of the presets window seems not to remember any changes.
I’m on FF 3.0.6 and XP SP3
And in Russian interface its named as “Paste and Go 2″
Thanks!
I’ve used the original “Paste and Go/Paste and Go 2″ Since the code was first written.
But (as you know) it isn’t supported in Firefox 3.
(You would think they would have a clue… huh?)
Anyway, thanks for upgrading this code to work in FF3.
Ron
Tried to install but it keep say not a valid installation package 207
Paste and Go: The ability to click the mouse wheel in the “Paste and Go” and “Paste and Search”. depending whether to copy the URL or a word to search there has been a “Paste and Go” or “Paste and Search” (in the address bar – omnibar in gChrome).
thank you ‘pantsgolem’
the extension is still not compatible with “AutoCopy” though;
the paste and go option will remain greyed out when copied automatically – it works with regular copying
Are You planning to add translations for other languages to this extension?
For anyone who is having trouble installing this, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424339#c45 — there is an AMO bug that breaks installing sandboxed addons if third-party cookies are disabled.