Update: this post was updated to reflect a change in how we determine when Firefox will run in multiprocess mode. Firefox won’t run in multiprocess mode unless add-ons are explicitly declared to be compatible with Multiprocess Firefox. Compatibility shims will … Continue reading
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. If you haven’t read Add-ons in 2017, I suggest that you do. It lays out the high-level plan for add-ons this year. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,670 listed … Continue reading
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. If you haven’t read Add-ons in 2017, I suggest that you do. It lays out the high-level plan for add-ons this year. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,412 listed … Continue reading
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. If you haven’t read Add-ons in 2017, I suggest that you do. It lays out the high-level plan for add-ons next year. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,190 listed … Continue reading
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,732 listed add-on submissions were reviewed: 1,340 (77%) were reviewed in fewer than 5 days. 130 (8%) were reviewed between 5 and 10 days. … Continue reading
Here’s the state of the add-ons world this month. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,755 listed add-on submissions were reviewed: 1,438 (82%) were reviewed in fewer than 5 days. 119 (7%) were reviewed between 5 and 10 days. … Continue reading
Today’s post comes from Michel Gutierrez (mig), the developer of Video DownloadHelper, among other add-ons. He shares his story about the process of modernizing his XUL add-on to make it compatible with multiprocess Firefox (e10s). *** Video DownloadHelper (VDH) is … Continue reading
Here’s what’s going on in the add-ons world this month. I’m changing the cadence (down from every 3 weeks) to better align with other work and spend less time writing these. The Review Queues In the past month, 1,891 listed … Continue reading
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 model or they won’t work correctly, and will be flagged … Continue reading
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 In the past 3 weeks, 1228 listed add-on submissions were … Continue reading
