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 the past year, and would like to make developers aware … Continue reading
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 these add-ons faster, and we have adapted our review flow … Continue reading
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 a more lenient review with the understanding that they would … Continue reading
March 31, 2021 update: The content of this blog post is a little outdated.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 Extension Workshop. In the article “Best Practices for Collecting User … Continue reading
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, which can often lead to important insights and code updates … Continue reading
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 is in fact NOT recommended. If you’ve determined you do … Continue reading
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 users via automatic updates. The automatic signing process will run … 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 Most nominations for full review are taking less than 10 … Continue reading
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 will bring big changes for add-on development, changes that we … Continue reading
Anyone with an AMO account can leave a user review and rating for an add-on. User reviews are an invaluable part of AMO, helping users decide which add-ons are the best at what they do. However, as any open forum … Continue reading
