{"id":6903,"date":"2014-02-11T16:11:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T00:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?page_id=6903"},"modified":"2014-05-13T08:44:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T15:44:39","slug":"australis-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Add-ons for Australis Contest &#8211; Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\">Overview<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-winner-selection\">Winner Selection<\/a> | <a title=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/amp-your-firefox-prizes\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-prizes\">Prizes<\/a> | <a title=\"Add-on Compatibility for Firefox 27\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-judges\">Judges<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-rules\">Rules<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7011 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy-620x238.jpg\" alt=\"AMO_Australis_contest_650x250 copy\" width=\"620\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy-620x238.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy-252x96.jpg 252w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2014\/05\/13\/add-ons-for-australis-contest-winners\/\"><em><strong>May 13, 2014 &#8211; The winners are announced!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Firefox is about to get more <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/ux\/2013\/11\/australis-is-landing-in-firefox-nightly\/\">beautiful, streamlined, and customizable<\/a> than ever before, and we\u2019re challenging you to create add-ons that look and feel great in it.<\/p>\n<p>Between <strong>March 11 \u2013 April 15, 2014<\/strong>, create add-ons that take full advantage of the new design, which opens up new customization opportunities and streamlines the add-on experience in your browser. A panel of judges will pick one winner and two runners-up from each prize category.<\/p>\n<p>All winners will receive Firefox OS phones, and the first-prize winners in each category will also receive a collection of Mozilla gear.<\/p>\n<h2>Contest Categories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best overall add-on<\/strong> &#8211; an add-on that best makes use of the new Australis features, like the new <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2013\/12\/12\/australis-for-add-on-developers-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">toolbar widgets<\/a> and tab appearance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best complete theme<\/strong> &#8211; a <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/complete-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\">complete theme<\/a> that most creatively alters the look and feel of Australis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best bookmark add-on<\/strong> &#8211; an innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/extensions\/bookmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\">bookmarking add-on<\/a> that works well with the Australis theme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Enter<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/developers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Create or update<\/a> an add-on<\/li>\n<li>Submit it to AMO (<a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/developers\/addon\/submit\/1\" target=\"_blank\">addons.mozilla.org<\/a>) for approval<\/li>\n<li><del>Fill out the entry form and include a link to your add-on<\/del>. Submissions are closed now.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Download Australis on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/aurora\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aurora Channel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/addons\" target=\"_blank\">Add-on Developer Documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/developers\" target=\"_blank\">Add-on Developer Hub on AMO<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Australis docs for add-on developers:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/docs\/Mozilla\/JavaScript_code_modules\/CustomizableUI.jsm\" target=\"_blank\">CustomizableUI.jsm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/Firefox\/Australis_add-on_compat\" target=\"_blank\">Australis and add-on compatibility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you use the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/SDK\/High-Level_APIs\/ui\" target=\"_blank\">Add-on SDK: New UI APIs&#8211;Buttons, Toolbar, Frame, Sidebar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Light Reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/ux\/2013\/11\/australis-is-landing-in-firefox-nightly\/\" target=\"_blank\">What is Australis?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/ux\/2013\/12\/whywhatiswhere\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Firefox Australis interface<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2013\/12\/12\/australis-for-add-on-developers-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australis for Add-on Developers blog post &#8211; Part 1: Toolbars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2014\/03\/06\/australis-for-add-on-developers-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australis for Add-on Developers \u2013 Part 2: CustomizableUI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2014\/03\/13\/new-add-on-sdk-australis-ui-features-in-firefox-29\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Add-on SDK Australis UI features in Firefox 29<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2014\/03\/create-add-ons-for-australis-to-win-a-firefox-os-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mozilla Hacks blog post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fine Print<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 3 entries per person per account, but each person may only win one prize in one category, even if the winning add-on has more than one developer.<\/li>\n<li>Open to all countries<\/li>\n<li>Add-on must be compatible at least with Firefox 29 (the first version that supports Australis) and Firefox 30.<\/li>\n<li>Entries may not be a forked version of an existing add-on.<\/li>\n<li>Mozilla paid staff and contractors may not participate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-rules\/\">Read the complete contest rules \u00bb<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview | Winner Selection | Prizes | Judges | Rules May 13, 2014 &#8211; The winners are announced! &#8212; Firefox is about to get more beautiful, streamlined, and customizable than &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":377,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Add-ons for Australis Contest - Overview - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/\",\"name\":\"Add-ons for Australis Contest - Overview - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy-620x238.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-02-12T00:11:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-05-13T15:44:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2014\/02\/AMO_Australis_contest_650x250-copy.jpg\",\"width\":650,\"height\":250},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/australis-overview\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Add-ons for Australis Contest &#8211; 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