Using Permissions to Establish Trust
I used to work in an industry where being ISO 9001 certified was necessary in order to remain competitive. If you are unfamiliar with ISO 9001, it is a set … Read more
Removing Support for Unpacked Extensions
With the release of Firefox 62 (currently scheduled for August 21, 2018) Mozilla will discontinue support for unpacked sideloaded extensions. You will no longer be able to load an extension … Read more
February’s Featured Extensions
Pick of the Month: Swift Selection Search by Daniel Lobo Access multiple search engines in a pop-up panel when you highlight text on any web page. “Best time saving extension … Read more
Understanding Extension Permission Requests
An extension is software developed by a third party that modifies how you experience the web in Firefox. Since they work by tapping into the inner workings of Firefox, but … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 59
Firefox Quantum continues to make news as Mozilla incorporates even more innovative technology into the platform. The development team behind the WebExtensions architecture is no exception, landing a slew of … Read more
Friend of Add-ons: Trishul Goel
Our newest Friend of Add-ons is Trishul Goel! Trishul first became involved with Mozilla five years when he was introduced to the Firefox OS smartphone. As a JavaScript developer with … Read more
New Contribution Opportunity: Content Review for addons.mozilla.org
For over a dozen years, extension developers have volunteered their time and skills to review extensions submitted to addons.mozilla.org (AMO). While they primarily focused on ensuring that an extension’s code … Read more
January’s Featured Extensions
Pick of the Month: Search by Image – Reverse Image Search by Armin Sebastian Powerful image search tool that’s capable of leveraging multiple engines, such as Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, … Read more
December’s Featured Extensions
Pick of the Month: Group Speed Dial by Juraj Organize all your favorite websites with visual bookmarks. “Fast. All other speed dials are resource hungry and slow.” Featured: Gesturefy by … Read more