Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about Liveclick.
Will my LiveClick settings transfer when I upgrade from Firefox 2?
A: No. Monitored feeds and reading styles will not get transferred. If you don’t want to manually set your monitored feeds and reading styles again, you must follow these steps before upgrading to Firefox 3:
1) Install LiveClick 0.2.6.1 on Firefox 2; this version contains an important bug fix that never got posted on AMO.
2) Export your LiveClick settings from Firefox 2; look for the “Settings” button in the LiveClick Options dialog.
3) Install Firefox 3.
4) Install LiveClick 0.3.0.0.
5) Import your LiveClick settings into Firefox 3 (again, from the LiveClick Options dialog).
Why are all my Live Bookmarks orange?
If a livemark (otherwise known as a Live Bookmark folder) is orange, that means the Live Bookmark has new items. If you view that menu, you can easily see which items are new, because they’ll be orange, too. When you click an item, close the menu, or open another folder, the Live Bookmark is no longer considered new and the livemark and its items revert to their normal appearance.
After you install LiveClick for the first time, many of your Live Bookmarks may appear to be new, even though you’ve already seen most of the items. This is unavoidable, but LiveClick will track your Live Bookmark history more accurately after that first update.
What’s the difference between new, fresh, and unread?
Note: since LiveClick 0.3.5.0, the term “fresh” has been dropped in favor of “new.” Conceptually, the distinction between “new” and “fresh” remain, as explained below, but the term “new” is simply more intuitive. More details in the article “Out with the fresh.”
The difference between “new” and “fresh” is minor and relevant only if Monitors are enabled. An item is considered “new” if it’s the first time LiveClick has detected the item. In this case, the monitor is triggered (e.g. an alert pops up). After that, the item is immediately downgraded to “fresh,” so that LiveClick won’t alert you about the item twice.
The term “unread” usually refers to all items that are not “read.” So, for example, when you click “Open Unread Items in Tabs,” it will open any item that is unread, including fresh and new ones.
How do I use my own custom feed reading style?
If you prefer something other than the built-in styles, you may use your own custom style. To do this, add a few lines to your userChrome.css. Here’s an example:
/* Make new items blue */
.bookmark-item[liveclick=“customnew”]
{ color: blue !important; }
Open up LiveClick’s Options and go to the “Appearances” pane. Choose “Custom” as the setting for New Items. Restart Firefox. When you next check a menu with new items, the items should be blue now.
You can also customize the feed’s style, by adding lines similar to the ones above, except replacing liveclick=“customnew” with the phrase liveclickfeed=“customnew” . Also acceptable are the tokens “customread” and “customunread” .
For more information on userChrome.css, please visit Mozilla’s documentation.
Why do “read” Live Bookmark items become “unread” again?
Firefox must be set to keep history for at least one day in order to accurately store your Live Bookmarks history and favicons. Beyond that, LiveClick will automatically determine when to clean up your Live Bookmarks history. If your browsing history is disabled and later re-enabled, all Live Bookmark items will revert to “new” or “unread” status.
How do I add a Live Bookmark?
Firefox automatically discovers RSS feeds offered by the site you’re viewing. When this happens, you’ll see the orange RSS icon 
on the far right side of the address bar (aka awesome bar). Click it. If there are multiple feeds, you’ll see a menu from which you can select the desired feed.
At this point, you may see a simple web page representing the feed. Use the form at the top to subscribe to the feed using “Live Bookmarks” and click the “Subscribe Now” button. You can also “Always use Live Bookmarks to subscribe to feeds.”
Confirm the “Subscribe with Live Bookmark” dialog that appears and you’re all set.
LiveClick provides additional ways to add Live Bookmarks. Click here for more information on this feature.
How do I change a Live Bookmark’s Site Location?
Open a Live Bookmark’s properties dialog to view and modify its Site Location.
I clicked on a livemark but it didn’t go to the page I expected. Why?
- or - Nothing happens when I click on a livemark. Why?
- or - I get a prompt saying a Live Bookmark has no location. Why?
Firefox automatically determines the “Site Location” based on information from the Live Bookmark’s feed. Open the Live Bookmark’s properties dialog to view and modify its Site Location.
Why doesn’t LiveClick work with livemarks on the bookmarks toolbar?
Unlike livemarks in the bookmarks menu and livemarks in a folder/subfolder of the bookmarks toolbar, moving your mouse over a livemark located directly on the bookmarks toolbar will not open up the submenu that contains the feed items. You can only display those feed items by clicking the livemark, which means you can’t apply LiveClick to it. You can, however, use the “Open [Location]” link that pops up in the submenu.
When I middle click a livemark, it no longer opens in tabs. Why?
By default, LiveClick emulates the behavior of middle clicking a bookmark so that when you middle click a livemark, it opens the specified location in a new tab. You can restore the default Firefox behavior (which is to open all feed items in tabs when you middle click a livemark) by visiting LiveClick’s options.
Why does a generic RSS icon appear instead of a favicon?
There may be several reasons why the default RSS icon appears instead of a site’s favicon.
1. Not all sites have favicons. If no icon is available, the default RSS folder icon 
will be used.
2. If you have just created a Live Bookmark or changed the favicon setting in LiveClick’s options, the favicon may not be updated immediately. Try reloading the bookmark to force the favicon to be displayed or restarting Firefox.
3. Favicons occasionally don’t show up because their “Site Locations” are set to a redirected address without a linked favicon. To fix this, make sure the “Site Location” is set to the final, non-redirecting address. You may need to visit the location again and/or restart Firefox to get the favicon to appear properly.