Add-on Policy and Process Updates
As part of our ongoing work to make add-ons safer for Firefox users, we are updating our Add-on Policy to help us respond faster to reports of malicious extensions. The following is a summary of the...
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Add-ons disabled or failing to install in Firefox
Incident summary Updates – Last updated 14:35 PST May 14, 2019. We expect this to be our final update. If you are running Firefox versions 61 – 65 and 1) did not receive the deployed fix and 2) do not...
View ArticleFriend of Add-ons: Martin Giger
Our newest Friend of Add-ons is Martin Giger! Martin is a leader and member of the Mozilla Switzerland community, an extension developer, and a frequent contributor to Mozilla’s community forums, where...
View ArticleExtensions in Firefox 68
In Firefox 68, we are introducing a new API and some enhancements to webRequest and private browsing. We’ve also fixed a few issues in order to improve compatibility and resolve issues developers were...
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Changes in Firefox 68
Firefox 68 is coming out today, and we wanted to highlight a few of the changes coming to add-ons. We’ve updated addons.mozilla.org (AMO) and the Add-ons Manager (about:addons) in Firefox to help...
View ArticleUpcoming deprecations in Firefox 70
Several planned code deprecations for Firefox 70, currently available on the Nightly pre-release channel, may impact extension and theme developers. Firefox 70 will be released on October 22, 2019....
View ArticleExtensions in Firefox 69
In our last post for Firefox 68, we’ve introduced a great number of new features. In contrast, Firefox 69 only has a few new additions. Still, we are proud to present this round of changes to...
View ArticleMozilla’s Manifest v3 FAQ
What is Manifest v3? Chrome versions the APIs they provide to extensions, and the current format is version 2. The Firefox WebExtensions API is nearly 100% compatible with version 2, allowing extension...
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Community Involvement in Recommended Extensions
In July we launched the Recommended Extensions program, which entailed a complete reboot of our editorial process on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). Previously we placed a priority on regularly featuring new...
View ArticleFriend of Add-ons: B.J. Herbison
Please meet our newest Friend of Add-ons, B.J. Herbison! B.J. is a longtime Mozillian and joined add-on content review team for addons.mozilla.org two years ago, where he helps quickly respond to spam...
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Extensions in Firefox 70
Welcome to another round of new additions and changes to extensions, this time in Firefox 70. We have a new API, some improvements on existing APIs, and some great additions to Firefox Developer Tools...
View ArticleSearch Engine add-ons to be removed from addons.mozilla.org
For the last eleven years, Firefox Search Engine add-ons have been powered by OpenSearch. With the recent implementation of the search overrides API, a WebExtensions API that offers users more controls...
View ArticleFirefox Preview/GeckoView Add-ons Support
Back in June, Mozilla announced Firefox Preview, an early version of the new browser for Android that is built on top of Firefox’s own mobile browser engine, GeckoView. We’ve gotten great feedback...
View ArticleAdd-on Policies Update: Newtab and Search
As part of our ongoing work to make add-ons safer for Firefox users, we are updating our Add-on Policies to add clarification and guidance for developers regarding data collection. The following is a...
View ArticleFirefox to discontinue sideloaded extensions
Sideloading is a method of installing an extension in Firefox by adding an extension file to a special location using an executable application installer. This installs the extension in all Firefox...
View ArticleSecurity improvements in AMO upload tools
We are making some changes to the submission flow for all add-ons (both AMO- and self-hosted) to improve our ability to detect malicious activity. These changes, which will go into effect later this...
View ArticleExtensions in Firefox 71
Firefox 71 is a light release in terms of extension changes. I’d like to tell you about a few interesting improvements nevertheless. Thanks to Nils Maier, there have been various improvements to the...
View Article2019 Add-ons Community Meetup in London
At the end of October, the Firefox add-ons team hosted a day-long meetup with a group of privacy extension developers as part of the Mozilla Festival in London, UK. With 2019 drawing to a close, this...
View ArticleSecure your addons.mozilla.org account with two-factor authentication
Accounts on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) are integrated with Firefox Accounts, which lets you manage multiple Mozilla services from one login. To prevent unauthorized people from accessing your account,...
View ArticleTest the new Content Security Policy for Content Scripts
As part of our efforts to make add-ons safer for users, and to support evolving manifest v3 features, we are making changes to apply the Content Security Policy (CSP) to content scripts used in...
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