Extension Examples: See the APIs in Action
In the past year, we’ve added a tremendous amount of add-on documentation to MDN Web Docs. One resource we’ve spent time building out is the Extension Examples repository on GitHub, … Read more
Articles in “developers”
NoScript’s Migration to WebExtensions APIs
We asked Giorgio Maone, developer of the popular security extension NoScript, to share his experience about migrating to WebExtension APIs. Originally released in 2005, NoScript was developed to address security … 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 at Mozilla All Hands San Francisco
Firefox add-on staff and contributors gathered at Mozilla’s recent All Hands meeting in San Francisco to spend time as a group focusing on our biggest priority this year: the 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
Upcoming changes for add-on usage statistics
We’re changing the way we calculate add-on usage statistics on AMO so they better reflect their real-world usage. This change will go live on the site later this week. The … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/06
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
Keeping Up with the Add-ons Community
With the add-ons community spread out among multiple projects and several communication platforms, it can feel difficult to stay connected and informed. To help bridge some of these gaps, here … Read more
View Source links removed from listing pages
Up until a few weeks ago, AMO had “View Source” links that allowed users to inspect the contents of listed add-ons. Due to performance issues, the viewer didn’t work reliably, … Read more