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 with the PayPal API, which often caused problems. It didn’t … Continue reading
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 will be released in late November, only allowing add-ons using … Continue reading
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 these add-ons faster, and we have adapted our review flow … Continue reading
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 (4%). 327 after more than 10 days (13%). 244 listed … Continue reading
If you are working on transitioning your add-on to use the WebExtensions API, you have until about mid-October (a month before Firefox 57 lands to allow time for testing and migrating), to port your legacy user data using an Embedded … Continue reading
The migration to WebExtensions APIs is picking up steam, with thousands of compatible add-ons now available on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). To ensure a good experience for the growing number of users whose legacy add-ons have been updated to WebExtensions versions, we’re … Continue reading
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%). 147 between 5 and 10 days (8%). 288 after more … Continue reading
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 expectation of legacy add-on support on this or later versions. … Continue reading
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, where you can see sample extension code using various APIs. … Continue reading
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 vulnerabilities in browsers by pre-emptively blocking scripts from untrusted websites. … Continue reading
