Promoted Add-ons Pilot Wrap-up
A few months ago, we launched a pilot for a new program to help developers promote their extensions on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). The main goal of this program was to increase … Read more
Articles in “webextensions”
Extensions in Firefox 85
Before we get into the updates coming to Firefox 85, I want to highlight two changes that we uplifted to Firefox 84, now on release: Expose HTTPS-Only preference in privacy.network. … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 84
Here are our highlights of what’s coming up in the Firefox 84 release: You can now zoom extension panels, popups, and sidebars using Ctrl+scroll wheel (Cmd+scroll wheel on macOS). Under … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 83
In addition to our brief update on extensions in Firefox 83, this post contains information about changes to the Firefox release calendar and a feature preview for Firefox 84. Thanks … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 82
Before we get to the Firefox 82 updates, I want to let you know that Philipp has passed the baton for these blog posts over to me. I plan to … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 81
In Firefox 81, we have improved error messages for extension developers and updated user-facing notifications to provide more information on how extensions are modifying their settings. For developers, the menus.create … Read more
Introducing the Promoted Add-ons Pilot
Today, we are launching a pilot program to give developers a way to promote their add-ons on addons.mozilla.org (AMO). This pilot program, which will run between the end of September … Read more
Extensions in Firefox 80
Firefox 80 includes some minor improvements for developers using the downloads.download API: When using the saveAs option, the save dialog now shows a more specific file type filter appropriate for … Read more
Introducing a scalable add-ons blocklist
When we become aware of add-ons that go against user expectations or risk user privacy and security, we take steps to block them from running in Firefox using a mechanism … Read more