{"id":8027,"date":"2017-01-26T09:40:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2017-01-26T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T00:25:12","slug":"mixing-listed-and-unlisted-on-amo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2017\/01\/26\/mixing-listed-and-unlisted-on-amo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixing Listed and Unlisted Add-ons on addons.mozilla.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firefox add-on developers are free to distribute their add-ons as they see fit, as long as they aren\u2019t forced on users. This comes down to two distribution methods: list it on addons.mozilla.org<\/a> (AMO), or distribute it themselves via a Web page or application installer.<\/p>\n

The implementation of add-on signing on AMO added some unwanted restrictions to these options, essentially making developers choose one distribution channel or the other for all versions of an add-on. Switching between one channel and the other is possible, but complicated.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re removing these restrictions and enabling mixed listed and unlisted versions for add-ons on AMO. When submitting a new version of an add-on, developers will be able to choose if they want to host it on AMO or on their own. This makes it possible to quickly sign an add-on file for user-testing, create a self-distributed pre-release channel, and more. The only limitation is that version numbers need to be unique across both channels.<\/p>\n

Part of this feature has been active on AMO for a while. You may have noticed the new add-on and version submission flows, which were the first set of changes we pushed out.<\/p>\n

\"NewToday we\u2019ll enable the distribution channel choice for new version uploads, as well as changes to the Developer Hub to make it easier to manage mixed versions.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

This is the result of many months of engineering work. The add-on lifecycle, signing, reviews, and various add-on\/version\/file status combinations are at the core of AMO and are surprisingly complex. I\u2019d like to thank Andrew Williamson<\/a> and Mathieu Pillard<\/a> for taking on the bulk of this monumental task, and Bram Pitoyo<\/a> for doing the UX work.<\/p>\n

Please report any AMO issues on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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