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1 Add-ons Add-ons, Extension, Extensions, Landing, Mozilla
Add-ons allow developers to extend and modify the functionality of Firefox.
675 Creating an appealing add-on listing Add-ons, Beginner, Guide, WebExtension, publishing
There are two essential steps to getting people to use your add-on: they need to discover your add-on and open the listing page, then the listing page needs to encourage them to click the Add to Firefox button. The content you add to a listing is therefore vital: from making effective use of keywords in your descriptions, to get visibility in external search engine results, through having an icon that attracts a user’s attention from a category list, to screenshots that show how useful your add-on is.
676 Index Add-ons, Glossary, Guide, Index
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677 Signing and distributing your add-on Add-ons, Extensions, WebExtensions, distribution, publication, reviews, signing
Add-ons need to be signed before they can be installed into release and beta versions of Firefox. This signing process takes place through addons.mozilla.org (AMO), whether you choose to distribute your add-on through AMO or to do it yourself.
678 Make money from browser extensions Guide, Monetization, WebExtensions, distribution
While users can download browser extensions for Firefox free of cost from addons.mozilla.org (AMO), this doesn’t mean you can’t make money from browser extensions, and to a more limited extent themes.
679 Promoting your extension or theme Add-ons, Extensions, Promotion, Themes, WebExtensions, distribution
So you’ve written a great extension, but only a few people have found and installed it from addons.mozilla.org—despite your efforts to create an appealing listing. So, how do you encourage more people to install your extension? This page looks at how.
680 Resources for publishers Add-ons, Extensions, distribution, publication
Now your add-on is published on AMO, check out the following resources:
681 Retiring your extension Extensions, WebExtension, end-of-life, publication
There may be occasions where you want to retire one of your extensions. This article suggests the steps you might want to follow, as well as offering some pointers to a suitable timeline.
682 Submitting an add-on Add-ons, Beginner, Tutorial, WebExtensions
This article walks through the process of publishing an add-on. If you just want to get started, head to the Submit a New Add-on page on AMO.
683 Source code submission Add-ons, Extensions, Review Policy, distribution
To complete the review process at addons.mozilla.org (AMO), reviewers must be able to read the code in your extension. Some build processes render extension code difficult to read. These processes include minifying your code, as well as the use of module bundlers or similar tools, such as webpack. In this case, when you upload your extension to AMO, you will need to provide your source code and instructions for building that source code, where build processes render your extension’s code hard to read.
684 Themes Add-ons, Look & Feel, Themes
Themes allow you to change the look and feel of the user interface and personalize it to your tastes. Learn how to create and share themes!
685 Obsolete Add-ons, Archive, Look & Feel, Obsolete, Themes
This page contains theme documents and resources that we don't expect will ever be updated, but which we're keeping for the time being as potential source material for updated docs.
686 Theme concepts Theme, add-on
Themes developed using the WebExtensions API in Firefox enable you to change the look of the browser by adding images to the header area of the Firefox browser; this is the area behind the menu bar, toolbars, address bar, search bar, and tab strip.
687 Using the AMO theme generator AMO, Add-ons, Firefox, Guide, Tutorial, add-on
The theme generator on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) guides you through the process of creating a theme for Firefox. Once you have defined the colors and image for your theme, the generator will submit your new theme to AMO. You may submit themes for publishing on AMO or for self-distribution.
688 Third Party Library Usage Add-ons, Extensions, Review Policy
To complete the review process at addons.mozilla.org (AMO), reviewers must be able to verify the code in your extension. You may include third-party libraries in your extension. In that case, when you upload your extension to AMO, you will need to provide links to the library source code.
689 Updates
Firefox supports automated updates to add-ons using JSON update manifests. Add-ons hosted on AMO automatically receive updates to new versions posted there. Other add-ons must specify the location of their update manifests.