Add-ons Update – 2017/10
Here’s your monthly add-ons update. AMO We changed the way contributions are handled on AMO. This should be simpler to maintain, and offer more payment options for developers. The Review … Read more
Jorge Villalobos
New Contributions launched on AMO
The contributions feature was launched over 8 years ago to give developers an easy way to receive compensation for their add-ons on AMO (addons.mozilla.org). This system relied on an integration … Read more
Legacy Add-on Support on Firefox ESR
Update: the next ESR was moved to coincide with Firefox 60 instead of 59. Earlier this year, we shared with you our compatibility plan for Firefox. As anticipated, Firefox 57 … Read more
Extension review wait times are about to get much shorter
One the of the main advantages of the new WebExtensions API is that it is less likely to cause security or stability problems for users. This means we can review … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/09
Here’s your monthly add-ons update. The Review Queues In the past month, our team reviewed 2,490 listed add-on submissions: 2,074 in fewer than 5 days (83%). 89 between 5 and 10 days … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/08
Here’s the monthly update of the state of the add-ons world. The Review Queues In the past month, our team reviewed 1,803 listed add-on submissions: 1368 in fewer than 5 days (76%). … Read more
Upcoming Changes in Compatibility Features
Firefox 57 is now on the Nightly channel (along with a shiny new logo!). And while it isn’t disabling legacy add-ons just yet, it will soon. There should be no … Read more
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 56
Firefox 56 will be released on September 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 … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/07
Here’s the monthly update of the state of the add-ons world. The Road to Firefox 57 explains what developers should look forward to in regards to add-on compatibility for the … Read more