Firefox users and session loss bug

If you see the error message below, and you are using the Firefox browser, then it might be because of a known browser bug. The steps to fix it, are below.

To fix the problem

 * 1) Open a new tab or window


 * 1) type or paste   in the address bar, and click [Enter]. (There might be a warning screen after this)


 * 1) right-click anywhere in the table of results


 * 1) select


 * 1) select


 * 1) type or paste   as the preference name, and click [ok]


 * 1) type a value (see below), and click [ok]


 * 1) Done!


 * (You might need to reload the page, or re-log-in, or restart your browser, for the fix to start working. But probably not.)

Value: any number between 200 and 2000 should work fine. Estimate 5+ cookies per wiki, and only count the project (e.g. Wiktionary) that you access the most languages of.

Further information

 * T151770
 * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319403