Add-ons Update – Week of 2016/04/20
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues … Read more
Developing Extensions With Web-ext 1.0
As the transition to WebExtensions continues, we are also building tools to make developing them faster and easier than ever. Our latest is a command line tool called web-ext, which … Read more
How an Add-on Saved a Student Untold Hours
Rami Khader is pursuing a Master’s degree in Information Technology Management at Regis University. This endeavor involves exhaustive research and writing. Early in his studies, Rami encountered a clear need … Read more
The “Why” of Electrolysis
A multi-process architecture is finally coming to Firefox. Known by its codename, “Electrolysis” or “e10s,” this project aims to split the Firefox browser into a single process for the UI, … Read more
Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 47
Firefox 47 will be released on June 7th. Here’s the list of changes that went into this version that can affect add-on compatibility. There is more information available in Firefox … Read more
Improving Review Time by Providing Links to Third Party Sources
Earlier I wrote an article about submitting add-ons with sources attached, which is primarily needed for obfuscated or minified add-ons. I only briefly mentioned the specific cases where attaching sources … Read more
April 2016 Featured Add-ons
Pick of the Month: WhatsApp™ Desktop by Elen Norphen Enjoy easy access to WhatsApp right from your browser, including incoming message notifications. ”Ahhhh sweet extension!” Featured: Video Downloader Prime by … Read more
Tinkering with WebExtensions
I’ve been writing about WebExtensions development on my blog. I’ve kept those posts over there because they’re short one-offs that I think would be too noisy for this blog and … Read more
Add-ons Update – Week of 2016/03/30
I post these updates every 3 weeks to inform add-on developers about the status of the review queues, add-on compatibility, and other happenings in the add-ons world. The Review Queues … Read more