New JavaScript syntax support in add-on developer tools
It’s been a year since we last added support for new JavaScript syntax to the add-ons linter. In that time we’ve used it to validate over 150,000 submissions to AMO … Read more
Add-on Policy Changes 2021
Update: The policies are now live, please see the main policy for details. From time to time, the Add-ons Team makes changes to the policies in order to provide more … Read more
Thank you, Recommended Extensions Community Board!
Given the broad visibility of Recommended extensions across addons.mozilla.org (AMO), the Firefox Add-ons Manager, and other places we promote extensions, we believe our curatorial process should include a wide range … Read more
New tagging feature for add-ons on AMO
There are multiple ways to find great add-ons on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). You can browse the content featured on the homepage, use the top navigation to drill down into add-on types … Read more
Review Articles on AMO and New Blog Name
I’m very happy to announce a new feature that we’ve released on AMO (addons.mozilla.org). It’s a series of posts that review some of the best add-ons we have available on … Read more
Manifest v3 update
Two years ago, Google proposed Manifest v3, a number of foundational changes to the Chrome extension framework. Many of these changes introduce new incompatibilities between Firefox and Chrome. As we … Read more
Changes to themeable areas of Firefox in version 89
Firefox’s visual appearance will be updated in version 89 to provide a cleaner, modernized interface. Since some of the changes will affect themeable areas of the browser, we wanted to … Read more
Built-in FTP implementation to be removed in Firefox 90
Last year, the Firefox platform development team announced plans to remove the built-in FTP implementation from the browser. FTP is a protocol for transferring files from one host to another. … Read more
Friend of Add-ons: Mélanie Chauvel
I’m pleased to announce our newest Friend of Add-ons, Mélanie Chauvel! After becoming interested in free and open source software in 2012, Mélanie started contributing code to Tab Center Redux, … Read more