{"id":7740,"date":"2016-03-30T09:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T16:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2016-03-30T09:50:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T16:50:24","slug":"add-ons-update-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/03\/30\/add-ons-update-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Add-ons Update \u2013 Week of 2016\/03\/30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>The Review Queues<\/h3>\n<p>In the past 3 weeks,\u00a0<strong>1046<\/strong> add-ons were reviewed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>981<\/strong> (94%) were reviewed in <strong>fewer than 5 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>37<\/strong> (4%) were reviewed <strong>between 5 and 10 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>28<\/strong> (3%) were reviewed <strong>after more than 10 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are <strong>73 listed add-ons<\/strong> awaiting review.<\/p>\n<p>You can read about the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/03\/04\/breakthroughs-in-the-add-on-review-queues\/\">recent improvements in the review queues here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an add-on developer and are looking for contribution opportunities, <strong>please consider joining us<\/strong>. Add-on reviewers get invited to Mozilla events and earn cool gear with their work. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Add-ons\/Reviewers\">our wiki page<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h3>Compatibility Communications<\/h3>\n<p>Most of you should have received an email from us about the future compatibility of your add-ons. You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/compatibility-lookup.services.mozilla.com\">compatibility tool<\/a> to enter your add-on ID and get some info on what we think is the best path forward for your add-on.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure long-term compatibility, we suggest you start looking into <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/WebExtensions\">WebExtensions<\/a>, or use the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/SDK\">Add-ons SDK<\/a> and try to stick to the high-level APIs. There are many XUL add-ons that require APIs that aren&#8217;t available in either of these options, which is why we&#8217;re also asking you to fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/mozilla.com\/forms\/d\/1PtRXcs9UHVMjge77b2QHpvUE4Xpz7erbTAOTYdt5q5k\/edit?ts=56b93b86#\">this survey<\/a>, so we know which APIs we should look into adding to WebExtensions.<\/p>\n<h3>Firefox 46 Compatibility<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/02\/23\/compatibility-for-firefox-46\/\">compatibility blog post<\/a> is up. The bulk validation was run yesterday.<\/p>\n<h3>Firefox 47 Compatibility<\/h3>\n<p>The compatibility blog post for 47 is coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we recommend that you test your add-ons on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/channel\/#beta\">Beta<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/firefox\/channel\/#aurora\">Firefox Developer Edition<\/a> to make sure that they continue to work correctly. End users can install the <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/add-on-compatibility-reporter\/\">Add-on Compatibility Reporter<\/a> to identify and report any add-ons that aren&#8217;t working anymore.<\/p>\n<h3>Extension Signing<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Addons\/Extension_Signing\">wiki page on Extension Signing<\/a> has information about the timeline, as well as responses to some frequently asked questions. The current plan is to remove the signing override preference in Firefox 46.<\/p>\n<h3>Electrolysis<\/h3>\n<p>Electrolysis, also known as e10s, is the next major compatibility change coming to Firefox. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Firefox\/Multiprocess_Firefox\">Firefox will run on multiple processes<\/a><\/strong> now, running content code in a different process than browser code.<\/p>\n<p>This is the time to test your add-ons and make sure they continue working in Firefox. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2015\/11\/23\/test-your-add-ons-for-multi-process-firefox-compatibility\/\">We&#8217;re holding regular office hours<\/a><\/strong> to help you work on your add-ons, so please drop in on Tuesdays and chat with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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