Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 44
Firefox 44 will be released on January 26th. Here’s the list of changes that went into this version that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox … Read more
Articles from 2015
Loading temporary add-ons
With Firefox 43 we’ve enabled add-on signing, which requires add-ons installed in Firefox to be signed. If you are running the Nightly or Dev Edition of Firefox, you can disable … Read more
WebExtensions in Firefox 45
In August we announced that work had begun on the WebExtensions API as the future of developing add-ons in Firefox. This post covers the progress we’ve made since then. WebExtensions … Read more
Signing Firefox add-ons with jpm sign
With this week’s release of Firefox 43, all add-ons must now be signed. While this will make the block-list and other malware prevention measures more effective, add-on developers who wish … Read more
December 2015 Featured Add-ons
Pick of the Month: Fox Web Security by Oleksandr Fox Web Security is designed to automatically block known dangerous websites and unwanted content that is not suitable for children. “This … Read more
De-coupling Reviews from Signing Unlisted Add-ons
tl;dr – By the end of this week (December 4th), we plan to completely automate the signing of unlisted add-ons and remove the trigger for manual reviews. Over the past … Read more
Add-ons Update – Week of 2015/11/25
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues … Read more
A New Firefox Add-ons Validator
The state of add-ons has changed a lot over the past five years, with Jetpack add-ons rising in popularity and Web Extensions on the horizon. Our validation process hasn’t changed … Read more
Test your add-ons for Multi-process Firefox compatibility
You might have heard the news that future versions of Firefox will run the browser UI separately from web content. This is called Multi-process Firefox (also “Electrolysis” or “e10s”), and … Read more