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 44 for Developers, so you should also give it a … Continue reading
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 this globally by accessing about:config and changing the xpinstall.signatures.required value … Continue reading
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 is currently in an alpha state, so while this is … Continue reading
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 to distribute outside of addons.mozilla.org must now add signing to … Continue reading
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 add-on is extremely fast and effective! You can say goodbye … Continue reading
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 few days, there have been discussions around the first step … Continue reading
