Developer support for changes in add-on development
As you may have heard, there are a lot of changes coming up for add-on development. By the end of 2017, we will transition to WebExtensions as the standard for … Read more
Articles in “developers”
AMO updates on version number re-use
With recent changes, addons.mozilla.org (AMO) now more strictly enforces our rule requiring version numbers for add-ons to be unique. Previously, the website allowed some edge cases where if a version … Read more
Add-ons Update – Week of 2016/03/09
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues … Read more
Breakthroughs in the add-on review queues
The last few months have been dense with big changes in the add-ons world. Just reading this blog and looking at all the new faces and posts should give you … Read more
Friend of Add-ons: Johann Hofmann
Our newest Friend of Add-ons is Johann Hofmann! Johann is active in the Rust ecosystem, and has been contributing to WebExtensions in the past few months. He explains, “I like … Read more
How to get a quicker review for add-ons with source code attached
When submitting an add-on to addons.mozilla.org (AMO), it is sometimes necessary to attach source code in addition to the xpi file. This usually applies to add-ons with obfuscated code, because … Read more
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 46
Firefox 46 will be released on April 19th 26th. Here’s the list of changes that went into this version that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in … Read more
Add-ons Update – Week of 2016/02/17
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues … Read more
Style Refresh for addons.mozilla.org (AMO)
AMO is the central hub for developers to distribute their add-ons, and for users to discover them. It’s a workhorse of a site, serving as a publishing platform, online community, … Read more