{"id":7914,"date":"2016-08-19T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T17:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2016-08-19T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T21:24:03","slug":"a-simpler-add-on-review-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/08\/19\/a-simpler-add-on-review-process\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simpler Add-on Review Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2011\/01\/13\/new-developer-tools-review-process-are-live\/\">In 2011<\/a>, we introduced the concept of \u201cpreliminary review\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/\">AMO<\/a>. 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 have reduced visibility. However, having two review levels added unnecessary complexity for the developers submitting add-ons, and the reviewers evaluating them. As such, we have implemented a simpler approach.<\/p>\n<p>Starting on August 22nd, there will be one review level for all add-ons listed on AMO. Developers who want to reduce the visibility of their add-ons will be able to set an \u201cexperimental\u201d add-on flag in the AMO developer tools. This flag won\u2019t have any effect on how an add-on is reviewed or updated.<\/p>\n<p>All listed add-on submissions will either get approved or rejected based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/Add-ons\/AMO\/Policy\/Reviews\">updated review policy<\/a>. For unlisted add-ons, we\u2019re also unifying the policies into a single set of criteria. They will still be automatically signed and post-reviewed at our discretion.<\/p>\n<p>We believe this will make it easier to submit, manage, and review add-ons on AMO. Review waiting times have been <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2016\/03\/04\/breakthroughs-in-the-add-on-review-queues\/\">consistently good this year<\/a>, and we don\u2019t expect this change to have a significant impact on this. It should also make it easier to work <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mozilla\/addons-server\">on AMO code<\/a>, setting up a simpler codebase for future improvements. \u00a0We hope this makes the lives of our developers and reviewers easier, and we thank you for your continued support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2011, we introduced the concept of \u201cpreliminary review\u201d on AMO. 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