Broken executables in extensions in Firefox 3.6
Reposted from my blog in order to spread the word: If you are an extension developer and include executable files in your XPI package (binary or shell scripts) then you … Read more
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Firefox 3.6 is here! Are your add-ons up to date?
When Firefox 3.6 beta 1 came out, I let you know that you should start working on your add-on compatibility for 3.6. Did you listen? No? Well, then you’re going … Read more
AMO Category Popularity
If you’re interested in which categories and add-on types are the most popular on AMO, you’ll probably want to check out a blog post I just made that lists the … Read more
New Categories for Mobile
If you’ve developed an add-on for Firefox Mobile, take a moment to update its categories. We’ve added new categories which we better represent the interest of mobile users and we … Read more
Add-ons are here to stay
We want to assure everyone in our community that XUL-based add-ons are not going anywhere in the foreseeable future. Mozilla is committed to keeping Firefox the most customizable browser, and … Read more
A holiday present: Beta Channels, Get Satisfaction, and Localized Browse
As we’re closing in on the end of an amazing year in add-ons, we’ve finished a few new features which we think will bring some holiday cheer to the lives … Read more
Add-on locale usage statistics available
When the AMO Statistics Dashboard was first released, it contained views for all of the data available from add-on update pings at the time. With the release of Firefox 3 … Read more
Jetpack for Learning
Help turn the open Web into a rich learning environment and explore new possibilities for using Firefox add-ons to support learning online, as part of the the Jetpack for Learning … Read more
Thanks for the compatibility reports!
A few weeks ago, we launched the Add-on Compatibility Reporter, a way for Firefox users to let us know if their incompatible add-ons were working properly or having issues. As … Read more