Firefox 3.5 introduced the Private Browsing Mode feature. This feature allows users to browse freely without having any browsing information recorded on their history, or cookies stored in the system. PBM is activated from the Tools menu, with the Start Private Browsing option, and can be deactivated similarly. Ehsan Akhgari, creator of the PBM feature,… Continue reading
A long standing problem with AMO have been the add-on review queues and waiting times. For those unaware, we have a review system that all new add-ons and add-on updates have to go through before they are available to the general public. The system is a combination of automatic code analysis and manual code and… Continue reading
Hello. My name is Jorge Villalobos, and I’m the new (first, really) Add-ons Developer Relations Lead at Mozilla. I’ll be working on bringing the add-on developer community and Mozilla closer together. I have been an add-on developer for over 2 years, working on around a dozen add-ons during that time. I’ve worked on a few… Continue reading
With the Firefox 3.5b4 release, we’ve enabled the 3.5.* maxver in the AMO Developer tools. For the vast majority of add-ons without binary components, you can simply update your maxver to 3.5.* and it will be compatible with all versions of Firefox 3.5 through the release. If you do have a binary component, you should… Continue reading
Last Friday, it was announced that Firefox 3.1 will be renamed to Firefox 3.5. What does this mean for add-on compatibility? Right now, Firefox 3.1b4pre is available as a maxVersion on AMO, and can be used by any add-ons that support current Shiretoko builds. On Tuesday, March 17, these builds will be renamed to 3.5b4pre,… Continue reading
This post is here to warn a subset of add-on authors that we’re making some late changes to the IID for some interfaces on the Gecko 1.9.1 branch. A very small subset of people are likely affected based on our scan of a bunch of add-ons. Note that this doesn’t affect the methods on the… Continue reading
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, we’re pretty hot on getting as many add-ons as possible up to Firefox 3.1 beta 2 compliance. For users, it’s extremely important that the add-ons that make their browser unique and useful are immediately available when a new version of Firefox is released. The most cumbersome part of this whole… Continue reading
3.1 is coming! We know that many add-on developers have held off on testing for 3.1 compatibility because they’re waiting for a near-final release to test against. I’m happy to report that as of 3.1b2, no changes are planned which should affect add-on compatibility. For those of you who migrate to 3.1b2, chances are extremely… Continue reading
Firefox 3.1 Beta2 is here ! As we said before, it’s time to update your add-ons. Many add-ons should work out of the box with beta2. Others might need a little tweak. If you have tested and you are sure that your extension works with Firefox 3.1 beta 2 and doesn’t need any code update,… Continue reading
Hello, In order to help add-on authors migrate to Firefox 3.1, the Mozilla evangelism team is working on documenting changes between Firefox 3.0 and Firefox 3.1 which could affect extensions. Some of you have already updated your extensions to Firefox 3.1 beta, or are in the process of doing so, and we’re asking for your… Continue reading
