AMO:Authors

Update: Home Page » Developers Section of the Website

The Mozilla Update Website allows addon authors to upload their own items.

Welcome Page

Also known as the Developers Control Panel (or Developers CP), when you enter /developers/ you are prompted to login or create an account.

Main Page

Once you've logged in, you're presented with a brief overview of the addons you've submitted and links to submit more.

User Profile

Each user is able to edit their own profile. Here you specify your name, email, and personal website. By default, your email address is not listed on the end-user website. Administrators are also presented with the ability to manage the permissions level of the user.

A user can be designated as an Administrator, Editor (aka Moderator) or User (aka Developer).

If a user is marked as Trusted, then their submissions skip the approval queue.

User Manager

An administrator has a list of all users and their permissions. From this screen mass updates are available. There is also a link for creating a new user.

Listings

Available to administrators only, a list of every item can be shown. On the sidebar are links to the Extensions List and Themes List. This shows the name, description, and date last updated. The name is a link to edit each item.

Approval Queue

Each submission must be approved by an Editor or Administrator before it is listed on the site. Addons must be tested according to the rules specified in the Policy and Procedures. Whether approved or denied, an email is sent to the authors. A comment is required if denied. If approved, the addon is moved to a directory so that it can be replicated across the mozilla.org mirrors.

Creating an Account

To create an account, you must supply a username and password. A confirmation email is sent to your account. A row is inserted into the userprofile table.

Uploading an Item

You begin the process by browsing your hard drive and selecting the addon. This file is then uploaded to a temp directory. It will remain there until it is either approved or denied.

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Managing an Existing Addon

Managing an addon is split between several pages. It begins with the item-overview. This shows a summary of all versions. From here you can go to a page to edit the common information (name, description, authors), a page to edit a version (minVer, maxVer, OS supported, release notes), a page to review feedback, and a page to add preview images.

Roles

Editor

• Responsible for testing items in the approval queue
• Responsible for monitoring the comments
• Responsible for adding addon reviews

Administrator

• Responsible for testing items in the approval queue
• Responsible for monitoring the comments
• Responsible for managing the list of applications
• Responsible for managing the list of categories
• Responsible for adding addon reviews

Uploading an Addon

• Go to https://addons.update.mozilla.org/developers-tmp/
• Use http-auth login
• Use UMO login
• Edit URL to change path from /developers/ to /developers-tmp/

https://addons.update.mozilla.org/developers-tmp/main.php

• Click "Add New Extension..." or "Add New Theme..."
• Upload the XPI/Jar file

At this point, the process varies slightly depending on whether you are an administrator or developer.

As an Administrator

• If the author field defaults to you and you know it is an existing item on the DB, STOP. It means that something has changed and UMO doesn't know how to handle it properly. This could be a
• If it is a new item, put in the email address of the author.
• Select the category if necessary. Change the OS if the entry is OS specific.

As a developer

• Include the email addresses of any other authors, separated by a comma.
• Select the category if necessary. Change the OS if the entry is OS specific.

Approving an Addon

• Go to the approval queue
• Find the entry you have tested
• Check all boxes, select Approve, and fill in ALL text fields.
• Click Submit.