Extensions in Firefox 60
Many people read this blog because they’ve written extensions for Firefox in the past. Others, though, know some HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and have been thinking about writing their first … Read more
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Updates to Add-on Review Policies
The Firefox add-ons platform provides developers with a great level of freedom to create amazing features that help make users’ lives easier. We’ve made some significant changes to add-ons over … Read more
Discontinuing support for beta versions
addons.mozilla.org (AMO) has supported a way for developers to upload beta versions of their add-ons. This allowed power users to test upcoming features and fixes before they are published to … 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
Extensions in Firefox 58
With the release of Firefox Quantum on November 14, 2017, we officially entered a WebExtensions-only world for add-on development. While that event was certainly the news of the day, Firefox … Read more
Keeping Tabs on the Tab API
Tabs are central to the modern browsing experience, so much so that it is hard to imagine that we once browsed the Internet without them, one single window at a … Read more
Add-ons Update – 2017/10
Here’s your monthly add-ons update. AMO We changed the way contributions are handled on AMO. This should be simpler to maintain, and offer more payment options for developers. The Review … Read more
New Contributions launched on AMO
The contributions feature was launched over 8 years ago to give developers an easy way to receive compensation for their add-ons on AMO (addons.mozilla.org). This system relied on an integration … Read more
Legacy Add-on Support on Firefox ESR
Update: the next ESR was moved to coincide with Firefox 60 instead of 59. Earlier this year, we shared with you our compatibility plan for Firefox. As anticipated, Firefox 57 … Read more