Extensions in Firefox 59
Firefox Quantum continues to make news as Mozilla incorporates even more innovative technology into the platform. The development team behind the WebExtensions architecture is no exception, landing a slew of … Read more
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Extensions in Firefox 58
With the release of Firefox Quantum on November 14, 2017, we officially entered a WebExtensions-only world for add-on development. While that event was certainly the news of the day, Firefox … Read more
Keeping Tabs on the Tab API
Tabs are central to the modern browsing experience, so much so that it is hard to imagine that we once browsed the Internet without them, one single window at a … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/10
Here’s your monthly add-ons update. AMO We changed the way contributions are handled on AMO. This should be simpler to maintain, and offer more payment options for developers. The Review … Read more
New Contributions launched on AMO
The contributions feature was launched over 8 years ago to give developers an easy way to receive compensation for their add-ons on AMO (addons.mozilla.org). This system relied on an integration … Read more
Legacy Add-on Support on Firefox ESR
Update: the next ESR was moved to coincide with Firefox 60 instead of 59. Earlier this year, we shared with you our compatibility plan for Firefox. As anticipated, Firefox 57 … Read more
Extension review wait times are about to get much shorter
One the of the main advantages of the new WebExtensions API is that it is less likely to cause security or stability problems for users. This means we can review … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/09
Here’s your monthly add-ons update. The Review Queues In the past month, our team reviewed 2,490 listed add-on submissions: 2,074 in fewer than 5 days (83%). 89 between 5 and 10 days … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/08
Here’s the monthly update of the state of the add-ons world. The Review Queues In the past month, our team reviewed 1,803 listed add-on submissions: 1368 in fewer than 5 days (76%). … Read more