{"id":428,"date":"2009-04-01T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T07:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=428"},"modified":"2009-04-02T00:04:08","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T07:04:08","slug":"changing-things-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/04\/01\/changing-things-around\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing things around"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Add-on. Add-in. Plug-in. Extension. These are all words that describe third-party pieces of software added to a browser to enhance functionality. Different platforms call it different things. In the world of Mozilla, &#8220;add-on&#8221; is an umbrella term encompassing extensions, themes, dictionaries, language packs, plug-ins, and search providers. But is it the correct term?<\/p>\n<p>Suppose we have a bicycle shed, and we want to add a new shelf to store some spare parts. It&#8217;s a fairly straight-forward task: we&#8217;ll just be adding something new onto the bike shed, so it makes sense for this new shelf project to be considered an add-on. Say, however, that the shed&#8217;s door opens into the shed, and we&#8217;d like for it to open out for more room. This sort of functionality change is a common task for extensions, but it&#8217;s not really adding anything onto the bikeshed. It&#8217;s just changing things around.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2009\/03\/amo-fox-medium.png\" alt=\"addons.mozilla.org mascot\" style=\"float: right;\" \/><br \/>\nExtensions are extremely powerful and can do everything from turning the browser into a brand new kid-safe environment to synchronizing your bookmarks and other data across all of your devices. Not all of those activities fall under the label of &#8220;adding on&#8221; to the browser. That&#8217;s why, after much thought and research, we&#8217;ve decided to rename add-ons to change-arounds.<\/p>\n<p>This first phase of this change is visible starting today, as we&#8217;ve renamed the Firefox Add-ons site to <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\">Firefox Change-arounds<\/a>. The second major change will occur when the Add-ons Manager becomes the Change-around Manager in the upcoming release of Firefox 3.5.<\/p>\n<p>These are exciting times for web browser extensibility, and this re-branding of add-ons as change-arounds is reflective of a renewed commitment to improving the Firefox ecosystem for add-on users and developers alike. We&#8217;ll be posting more information on our planned improvements in the coming months, so stay tuned to this blog.<\/p>\n<p>Update: Please see our <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/04\/02\/adding-on-to-yesterdays-post\/\">latest post<\/a> regarding this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add-on. Add-in. Plug-in. Extension. These are all words that describe third-party pieces of software added to a browser to enhance functionality. Different platforms call it different things. 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