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We’ve seen reports from the field and blogosphere that Firefox 3.0.1 has somehow broken compatibility for many add-ons. This is indeed not the case. When add-on authors publish their add-on they declare the compatibility range for an add-on. It typically looks like “2.0 to 3.0.*” - meaning that at minimum, this add-on requires Firefox 2.0 [...]

This is a first in a series of blog posts that will try to articulate some background about add-ons in order to explore potential product directions for the Mozilla add-ons site (AMO).
First some facts and figures to help set the context and scale for Firefox add-ons.

There are more than 180 million active monthly Firefox users [...]

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for the Extend Firefox 3 Contest is coming up quickly on July 4th. This contest includes some great prizes up for grabs and has categories for new, updated and music-oriented add-ons. Read more about it.

Now that Firefox 3.0 Release Candidates are starting to become available, we have made modifications to AMO to accept the production version numbers for Firefox 3. In particular, we have added “3.0″ and “3.0.*” as valid Firefox compatible versions. The full application compatibility list is available here.
What this means for you as an add-on author [...]

One of the main goals for AMO is to help introduce add-ons to the user base of Firefox (and other other apps supported on AMO). The recommended list has been one of the ways to do that.
Prior to AMO v3.2, a single list of add-ons was maintained that showcased a sample of what can be [...]

As an added encouragement to getting Firefox 3 compatibility for add-ons, Mozilla is giving away limited edition T-Shirts. Details about how to apply appear on Alex Polvi’s blog.