Add-ons in 2017
A little more than a year ago we started talking about where add-ons were headed, and what the future would look like. It’s been busy, and we wanted to give … Read more
Articles in “developers”
webextensions-examples and Hacktoberfest
Hacktoberfest is an event organized by DigitalOcean in partnership with GitHub. It encourages contributions to open source projects during the month of October. This year the webextensions-examples project participated. “webextensions-examples” … Read more
WebExtensions in Firefox 52
Firefox 52 landed in Developer Edition this week, so we have another update on WebExtensions for you. WebExtensions are becoming the standard for add-on development in Firefox. API Parity The … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2016/11
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,732 listed add-on submissions were reviewed: 1,340 (77%) were reviewed in fewer than 5 … Read more
More ways to contribute to WebExtensions
Since the transition to WebExtensions began, people have contributed bug fixes, APIs, documentation, and tons of valuable feedback. Contributors have given talks about WebExtensions at events all over the world, … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2016/10
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 … Read more
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 51
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 … Read more
WebExtensions in Firefox 51
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 … Read more
How Video DownloadHelper Became Compatible with Multiprocess Firefox
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 … Read more