Meet Some Nifty New WebExtensions
In November, WebExtensions became the most common type of add-on submitted to addons.mozilla.org (AMO), accounting for 65% of all new submissions. As of mid-December, AMO has more than 1,400 listed … Read more
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Help make add-ons multiprocess compatible with Add-on Compatibility Reporter
Firefox is currently transitioning to a multiprocess architecture (e10s), which will give users a more stable and responsive browser. This transition affects certain add-ons, which must adapt to the new … Read more
September 2016 Featured Add-ons
Pick of the Month: Multi Links Plus by Geoffrey De Belie Open, copy, and bookmark multiple links at the same time. No need to handle them individually anymore! “Perfect, can’t … Read more
“Restart Required” Badge on AMO
When add-ons were first introduced as a way to personalize Firefox, they required a restart of Firefox upon installation. Then came “restartless” extensions, which made the experience of installing an … Read more
August 2016 “Pick of the Month”
Pick of the Month: Better Privacy by IKRG Remove or manage a new, trickier kind of cookie, better known as LSO’s or Flash cookies. ”I’m a non-techie and had never … Read more
Completing Firefox Accounts on AMO
In Feburary we rolled out Firefox Accounts on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). That first phase created a migration flow from old AMO accounts over to Firefox Accounts. Since then, 84% of developers … Read more
A Better Add-on Discovery Experience
People who personalize Firefox like their Firefox better. However, many people don’t know that they can, and for those who know it isn’t particularly easy to do. So a few … Read more
July 2016 Featured Add-ons
Pick of the Month: Firebug by Firebug Working Group Access a bevy of development tools while you browse—edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any Web page. … Read more
Developer profile: Luís Miguel (aka Quicksaver)
Always a heavy user of bookmarks and feeds, Luís Miguel one day decided to customize his Firefox sidebar to better accommodate his personal tastes (he didn’t like how the ever-present … Read more