Update Discarded Tab On Select

Name: Update Discarded Tab On Select
Rating: 3.8571 (7 reviews)
Author: kgersen

By: kgersen

Loads up-to-date version of a web page, not the older version if it was cached.

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Features & Capabilities

This extension is equivalent to pressing Reload (F5) on a loaded tab. Cached content may be used to display the page. This is not the same as pressing Ctrl+F5, which will bypass the cache and download all the web page content again.

This extension only works on discarded tabs with http(s) URLs.

Only the web page that is displayed when the tab is selected is updated, not web pages that are accessible through the forward or back buttons.

This extension can be toggled on or off by clicking its toolbar button. Options are available by right clicking the toolbar button.

Issues

If 'browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand' is set to true in the about:config page, Firefox will not show pinned tabs as discarded tabs to an extension after a Firefox restart.

When last tested with Firefox 91alpha, after reloading a tab and then selecting a discarded tab with the same URL, I had to wait roughly 30 seconds after reloading before selecting the discarded tab to make it display new content.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

kgersen

Daily users:

22 -1

Rating:

3.86

(7)

Version:

1.7 Last updated: 2023-11-12

Version code:

5649800

Creation date:

2018-11-08

Risk:

Permissions:

Size:

128.60KB

Email:

la*****@outlook.com

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 22,473 ▼ 479

Other rankings

#18 in update keyword 14 #103 in date keyword 13 ▼ 3#140 in cache keyword 45 ▼ 3#171 in selection keyword 17 ▼ 1#232 in x data keyword 11 ▼ 3

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Developed by:

kgersen

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/update-discarded-tab-on-select/

Email:

la*****@outlook.com

User Reviews

Works fine with v112. THANKS.

by sa*****, 2023-04-19

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Is Update Discarded Tab On Select Safe?

Risk impact

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Update Discarded Tab On Select requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.

Risk likelihood

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Update Discarded Tab On Select has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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