The release of the Mozilla Add-ons SDK 0.7 brings with it many useful APIs developers can leverage to create an even wider variety of Firefox add-ons without touching a single line of code from the underlying Mozilla platform. Notable APIs from 0.7 include Clipboard, Notifications, and the topic of this post, the Panel API. The… Continue reading
Summary These bi-weekly posts explain the current state of add-on reviews and other information relevant to add-on developers. There’s a lengthy overview of the Add-on Review Process posted in this blog that should be read as a general guide about the review process. Most nominations are being reviewed within 1 week. Almost every update is… Continue reading
A little over a month ago I posted the first compatibility notice for add-on developers. Beta 1 was just out, and there were a lot of important breaking changes that you needed to be aware of. We’re now up to beta 4, RC1 is a couple of months away, and there even more things you… Continue reading
There are a number of ways to organize and classify add-ons on AMO, but categories are probably the best way to ensure your add-on has maximum exposure to users searching for particular add-ons. We’re very excited to announce that we’ve just added 3 new categories to our site: Games & Entertainment for Firefox extensions Shopping… Continue reading
AMO has been updated with 2.0a1 and 2.0b1pre versions for Firefox Mobile. Alpha 1 will be released in the next day or so, so please test your extension if you already are compatible with 2.0a1pre, it is very likely that your extension will still work. Also, the Fennec nightly builds have been updated to 2.0b1pre,… Continue reading
Summary These bi-weekly posts explain the current state of add-on reviews and other information relevant to add-on developers. There’s a lengthy overview of the Add-on Review Process posted in this blog that should be read as a general guide about the review process. Most nominations are being reviewed within 2 weeks. Almost every update is… Continue reading
FUDCon (Fedora Users and Developers Conference) conferences are events the Fedora community holds around the world featuring numerous talks and workshops focused on the Fedora project. The conferences provide attendees and the community an opportunity to highlight key contributions in the FLOSS space. This year, I received an invitation to FUDCon in Santiago Chile on… Continue reading
The following is a re-post of Caitlin Looney’s blog post from yesterday. Update Your Add-on to Support 2.0a1 We’re nearing the release of Firefox 2.0 for Android and Nokia N900 alpha. There is huge interest from users who want to try Firefox on their device, but more importantly, these users want to install their favorite… Continue reading
Tomorrow, August 10, from 6:00pm to 10:30pm Pacific time, addons.mozilla.org will undergo a 4.5 hour maintenance period. While we will try to make many pages available as read-only, please plan for the site to be completely unavailable for the full 4.5 hour window. This will also affect AMO’s API and services such as add-on update… Continue reading
The 2300 votes have been tallied and I’m pleased to announce the 5 winners of the Add-on Icon Makeover Contest: Adblock Plus WiseStamp Facebook Translate Webmail Notifier Youtube Music Player Over the next few weeks our designer will work with these authors to create new icons, and we’ll be sure to share the results! Thanks… Continue reading
