Are you a big fan of add-ons? Do you appreciate great functionality? Can you spot stellar design? And do you want to make a huge impact for AMO? Then check this out… Twice a year we invite a handful of … Continue reading
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,755 listed add-on submissions were reviewed: 1,438 (82%) were reviewed in fewer than 5 days. 119 (7%) were reviewed between 5 and 10 days. … Continue reading
Firefox 51 will be released on January 24th. Note that the scheduled release on December 13th is a point release, not a major release, hence the much longer cycle. Here’s the list of changes that went into this version that … Continue reading
Please meet our newest Friend of Add-ons: Atique Ahmed Ziad, who in September alone closed 14 AMO bugs! Atique is primarily interested in front-end work. His recent contributions mostly focused on RTL language bugs, however it was this complex error … Continue reading
Pick of the Month: MailtoWebmails by Noitidart Now you can easily customize which Webmail client you want to use whenever you click a “mailto:” link, instead of being pushed to your default desktop email. Get completely set up in just … Continue reading
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
