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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T20:24:06+00:00 2026-05-10T20:24:06+00:00

I am creating a Firefox Extension…what would be the javascript to open a URL

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I am creating a Firefox Extension…what would be the javascript to open a URL in the current tab from a menuitem?

e.g. in my overlay.xul file i have the following line:

<menuitem label='Visit homepage' oncommand='window.location='http://www.somepage.com''/> 

but in firefox, when i click on the menu item, it opens the URL but it screws up the entire layout of the browser.

What’s the correct way to do this?

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  1. 2026-05-10T20:24:07+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 8:24 pm

    After browsing around, I found that I had to replace the above code with this:

    <menuitem label='Visit homepage' oncommand='content.wrappedJSObject.location='http://www.somepage.com''/> 
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