Firefox 51 landed in Developer Edition this week, so we have another update on WebExtensions for you. In this update, we’re making it easier for you to port your existing add-ons to WebExtensions. In addition to being fully compatible with … Continue reading
Today’s post comes from Michel Gutierrez (mig), the developer of Video DownloadHelper, among other add-ons. He shares his story about the process of modernizing his XUL add-on to make it compatible with multiprocess Firefox (e10s). *** Video DownloadHelper (VDH) is … Continue reading
Here’s what’s going on in the add-ons world this month. I’m changing the cadence (down from every 3 weeks) to better align with other work and spend less time writing these. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,891 listed … Continue reading
A core strength of Firefox is its extensibility. You can do more to customize your browsing experience with add-ons than in any other browser. It’s important to us, and our move to WebExtensions doesn’t change that. One of the first … Continue reading
Firefox is currently transitioning to a multiprocess architecture (e10s), which will give users a more stable and responsive browser. This transition affects certain add-ons, which must adapt to the new model or they won’t work correctly, and will be flagged … Continue reading
Pick of the Month: Multi Links Plus by Geoffrey De Belie Open, copy, and bookmark multiple links at the same time. No need to handle them individually anymore! “Perfect, can’t live without it 🙂 Thanks.” Featured: Tab Reloader by James … Continue reading
Firefox 50 will be released on November 8th. Here’s the list of changes that went into this version that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox 50 for Developers, so you should also give it a … Continue reading
