Pick of the Month: WhatsApp™ Desktop by Elen Norphen Enjoy easy access to WhatsApp right from your browser, including incoming message notifications. ”Ahhhh sweet extension!” Featured: Video Downloader Prime by Mark Simple download process for most popular video formats. ”Very … Continue reading
I’ve been writing about WebExtensions development on my blog. I’ve kept those posts over there because they’re short one-offs that I think would be too noisy for this blog and its wide audience. That’s why I’m giving you this quick … Continue reading
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 In the past 3 weeks, 1046 add-ons were reviewed: 981 (94%) … Continue reading
As part of the Extension Signing initiative, signing enforcement will be enabled by default on Firefox 46 for Android. All Firefox for Android extensions on addons.mozilla.org have been signed, and developers who self-host add-ons for Android should ensure those add-ons … Continue reading
First, a Little Backstory Presently, Firefox supports two main kinds of add-ons. First were XUL or XPCOM add-ons, which interface directly with the browser’s internals. They are fabulously powerful, as powerful as the browser itself. However, with that power comes … Continue reading
We last updated you on our progress with WebExtensions when Firefox 46 landed in Developer Edition (Aurora), and today we have an update for Firefox 47, which landed in Developer Edition last week. While WebExtensions will remain in a beta … Continue reading
As you may have heard, there are a lot of changes coming up for add-on development. By the end of 2017, we will transition to WebExtensions as the standard for creating add-ons. Over the same period of time, existing methods … Continue reading
With recent changes, addons.mozilla.org (AMO) now more strictly enforces our rule requiring version numbers for add-ons to be unique. Previously, the website allowed some edge cases where if a version was deleted or disabled before we reviewed it, a new … Continue reading
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 In the past 3 weeks, 1065 add-ons were reviewed: 1007 (95%) … Continue reading
How do add-ons enhance your browsing experience in uniquely productive or creative ways? We’re planning to run a series of stories on this blog on how people use add-ons to make Firefox their own. Maybe you’re one of these folks? … Continue reading
