Web Developer Toolbar Broken / Empty / not showing, Fixed
Posted: January, 01 2008For those who have the Web Developer tool bar installed, and have had some problems with it disappearing suddenly, then here’s a quick fix.
This normally happens due to an update or Browser crash - the solution is simple, but not terribly obvious when scouring the Tool Menus.
The Problem
Web Developer developer add-on not showing Icons or text, or both.
The Solution
Quite possibly one of the easiest solutions to date, but none the less have made it available.
- Right-click on the Toolbar and choose ‘Customize’
- Drag any missing buttons from the ‘Customize Toolbar’ window to the toolbar or simply click ‘Restore Default Set‘
- Click ‘Done’.
Told you it was simple - make sure Icons and Text are selected from the drop down menu if you require both.
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thanks a lot, this saved me a lot of stress
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I feel like one of those stupid people who think their computer is broken and the IT guy just says “reboot your machine” and it fixes the “problem”.
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Doesn’t work for me .. still missing all content in toolbar
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Thanks this was just what I needed. Feel stupid now, but that will fade…
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Great! thanks.
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Thanks so much! It worked perfectly.
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I had the same problem. Also had problems with other plugins&toolbars not showing (delicious, firebug, …). I uninstalled a bunch of other addons (addblock, noscript, …), and they reappeared. After that i’d recommend installing them back one by one and seeing which one causes the problems…
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Thanks for that tip! Used it just now.
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Tx, problem solved
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Thanks!
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Thank you for the tip. I found an even easier method using your idea — click on “restore default set”.
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It does specify this method in Step 2 of the solution.
However, it could be clearer, so have made it bold for future onlookers, thanks.
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Step 2 “Restore default set” worked like a charm. Thank you for this!
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Thanks for figuring out for us, this was way to simple…
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Thanks for helping me out. Tried to uninstall and install it again, but that did not help. Your tip saved me a lot of time.
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