Update on Compatibility Milestones
The Road to Firefox 57 has been updated with a couple of changes to the timeline: Firefox won’t run in multiprocess mode unless all enabled add-ons have the multiprocessCompatible flag … Read more
Articles in “compatibility”
Migrating AdBlock for Firefox to WebExtensions
AdBlock for Firefox is a fast and powerful ad blocker with over 40 million users. They have finished transitioning to WebExtensions, by way of porting their data using Embedded WebExtensions. … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/03
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. The Road to Firefox 57 explains what developers should look forward to in regards to add-on compatibility for the rest of … Read more
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 53
If you haven’t yet, please read our roadmap to Firefox 57. Firefox 53 is an important milestone, when we will stop accepting new legacy add-ons on AMO, will turn Multiprocess … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/02
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. If you haven’t read Add-ons in 2017, I suggest that you do. It lays out the high-level plan for add-ons this … Read more
WebExtensions in Firefox 53
Firefox 53 landed in Developer Edition this week, so we have another update on WebExtensions for you. With the latest release, a slew of new APIs are now available to … Read more
Migrating to WebExtensions: port your stored data
WebExtensions are the new standard for add-on development in Firefox, and will be the only supported type of extension in release versions of Firefox later this year. Starting in Firefox … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/01
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. If you haven’t read Add-ons in 2017, I suggest that you do. It lays out the high-level plan for add-ons this … Read more
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 52
If you haven’t read it yet, please give our plans for 2017 a look. These updates are aimed mostly at add-ons using legacy APIs, but WebExtensions is the way forward. … Read more