Add-ons Update – Week of 2015/03/18
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
Articles from 2015
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 38
Firefox 38 will be released on May 12th. 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
Firefox 37 – Domain whitelisting disabled for non-HTTPS pages
If you have installed add-ons from sites other than AMO, you might be familiar with the domain whitelist. When you try to install an add-on from a third party site, … Read more
March 2015 Featured Add-ons
Pick of the Month: Toolbar Buttons by Michael B. Toolbar Buttons adds toolbar buttons to the Customize Toolbar window in several programs including Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. Some of the … Read more
JPM Replaces CFX For Firefox 38
The Python based command line tool, CFX, was what we’ve used to build, run, and test add-ons which used the Add-on SDK in the past. Last August, we released CFX … Read more
Add-ons Update – Week of 2015/02/25
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
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 37
Firefox 37 will be released on March 31st. 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
Changes in Active User Counts on AMO
Add-on developers might have noticed a recent reduction in their active daily users counts on AMO. This was due to large gaps in the daily stats where the daily user … Read more
Introducing Extension Signing: A Safer Add-on Experience
Update: some of the details in the plan (particularly the timeline) have changed since this post was published. Please refer to this documentation page for the latest information. This year … Read more