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
Articles tagged with “policy”
Extension review wait times are about to get much shorter
One the of the main advantages of the new WebExtensions API is that it is less likely to cause security or stability problems for users. This means we can review … Read more
A Simpler Add-on Review Process
In 2011, we introduced the concept of “preliminary review” on AMO. Developers who wanted to list add-ons that were still being tested or were experimental in nature could opt for … Read more
Writing an opt-in UI for an extension
March 31, 2021 update: The content of this blog post is a little outdated. To learn more about current best practices for creating user opt-ins for extensions, please visit Firefox … Read more
Using Google Analytics in Extensions
As an add-on developer, you may want to have usage reporting integrated into your add-on. This allows you to understand how your users are using the add-on in real life, … 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
Update on Extension Signing and New Developer Agreement
If you have an active extension listing on AMO you probably got a message from us already, explaining how we will automatically sign your add-on and provide it to your … Read more
Add-ons Update – Week of 2015/05/20
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
Introducing Extension Signing: A Safer Add-on Experience
Update: some of the details in the plan (particularly the timeline) have changed since this post was published. Please refer to this documentation page for the latest information. This year … Read more