{"id":7833,"date":"2016-06-17T02:28:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T09:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=7833"},"modified":"2016-06-24T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T21:24:24","slug":"multi-process-firefox-and-amo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-process Firefox and AMO"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Firefox 48<\/a>, which reaches the release channel on August 1, 2016, multi-process<\/a> support (code name \u201cElectrolysis\u201d, or \u201ce10s\u201d) will begin rolling out to Firefox users without any add-ons installed.<\/p>\n

In preparation for the wider roll-out to users with add-ons installed, we have implemented compatibility checks on all add-ons uploaded to addons.mozilla.org<\/a> (AMO).<\/p>\n

There are currently three possible states:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The add-on is a WebExtension and hence compatible.<\/li>\n
  2. The add-on has marked itself in the install.rdf as multi-process compatible.<\/li>\n
  3. The add-on has not marked itself compatible, so the state is currently unknown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If a new add-on or a new version of an old add-on is not multi-process compatible, a warning will be shown in the validation step. Here is an example:<\/p>\n

    \"image01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    In future releases, this warning might become more severe as the feature nears full deployment.<\/p>\n

    For add-ons that fall into the third category, we might implement a more detailed check in a future release, to provide developers with more insight into the \u201cunknown\u201d state.<\/p>\n

    After an add-on is uploaded, the state is shown in the Developer Hub. Here is an example:<\/p>\n

    \"image00\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Once you verify that your add-on is compatible, be sure to mark it as such and upload a new version to AMO.<\/i><\/b> There is documentation on MDN on how to test and mark your add-on<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    If your add-on is not compatible, please head to our resource center<\/a> where you will find information on how to update it and where to get help. We\u2019re here to support you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In Firefox 48, which reaches the release channel on August 1, 2016, multi-process support (code name \u201cElectrolysis\u201d, or \u201ce10s\u201d) will begin rolling out to Firefox users without any add-ons installed. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":271,"featured_media":7684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[388,44],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nMulti-process Firefox and AMO - 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\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andy McKay\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/\",\"name\":\"Multi-process Firefox and AMO - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2016\/02\/AMO-2016soon-FeaturedImage.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-17T09:28:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-24T21:24:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/#\/schema\/person\/7e1881db0e8a23a4a06695f8a0efd6b8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2016\/02\/AMO-2016soon-FeaturedImage.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/files\/2016\/02\/AMO-2016soon-FeaturedImage.jpg\",\"width\":320,\"height\":320,\"caption\":\"Firefox Logo on blue background\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/06\/17\/multi-process-firefox-and-amo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Multi-process Firefox and AMO\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/\",\"name\":\"Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/#\/schema\/person\/7e1881db0e8a23a4a06695f8a0efd6b8\",\"name\":\"Andy McKay\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad304e7a7d4f6fba05a81b10810fe6fd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad304e7a7d4f6fba05a81b10810fe6fd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Andy McKay\"},\"description\":\"Andy is an Engineering Manager at Mozilla. 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