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:*Allow new forms of addons, such as jetpacks and personas, to be maintained and configured easily alongside traditional addons | :*Allow new forms of addons, such as jetpacks and personas, to be maintained and configured easily alongside traditional addons | ||
:*(at best) Provide users with a consistent place to go for a particular addon's preferences, or (at worst) provide users with a consistent place to go to launch a particular addon's preferences | :*(at best) Provide users with a consistent place to go for a particular addon's preferences, or (at worst) provide users with a consistent place to go to launch a particular addon's preferences | ||
:*User questions addressed: | |||
:**"What addons do I have installed?" | |||
:**"Do I have Foxmarks installed?" | |||
:**"How do I disable Flash?" | |||
;2. Updating | ;2. Updating | ||
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:*Indicate to the user that updates are available without blocking the startup of Firefox | :*Indicate to the user that updates are available without blocking the startup of Firefox | ||
:*Allow the user to choose silent updates if they prefer, and for those updates to happen without interfering with browsing | :*Allow the user to choose silent updates if they prefer, and for those updates to happen without interfering with browsing | ||
:*User questions addressed: | |||
:**"What addons have an update available?" | |||
:**"Is there an update available for Flash?" | |||
:**"How do I keep my addons up-to-date automatically without getting notices?" | |||
;3. Installing | ;3. Installing | ||
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:*Streamlining the install process to as few steps as possible | :*Streamlining the install process to as few steps as possible | ||
:*Providing the user with a clear indication of the process and what actions are needed, especially in the face of possibly differing install experiences per addon (restart required vs not) | :*Providing the user with a clear indication of the process and what actions are needed, especially in the face of possibly differing install experiences per addon (restart required vs not) | ||
:*User questions addressed: | |||
:**"How do I install this addon?" | |||
:**"What is the next step to install this addon?" | |||
:**"Did my addons install successfully?" | |||
;4. Discovering | ;4. Discovering | ||
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:*Providing a compelling first run experience to new addons users, including showing what addons can do in a way that makes sense to non-technical users | :*Providing a compelling first run experience to new addons users, including showing what addons can do in a way that makes sense to non-technical users | ||
:*Allowing users to search for addons from within the Addons manager, only requiring a visit to AMO when greater community involvement or information is sought | :*Allowing users to search for addons from within the Addons manager, only requiring a visit to AMO when greater community involvement or information is sought | ||
:*User questions addressed: | |||
:**"What are addons?" | |||
:**"Why would I want to install an addon?" | |||
:**"What addons can help me with my 5000 tabs?" | |||
;5. Troubleshooting | ;5. Troubleshooting | ||
:*(possibly) Provide a way to rank addons by size, RAM, etc to see if disabling one would give a significant performance boost | :*(possibly) Provide a way to rank addons by size, RAM, etc to see if disabling one would give a significant performance boost | ||
:*(possibly) Use some heuristics to determine if a particular addon is causing problems | |||
:*Give clear communication and instructions if there is a security problem with an addon | |||
:*User questions addressed: | |||
:**"Is an addon causing Firefox to crash?" | |||
:**"Are there any security vulnerabilities in my installed addons?" | |||
While a cohesive redesign will likely touch all of these areas, the first iteration of the addons manager redesign will consider tiers of importance in where to direct efforts and design. | While a cohesive redesign will likely touch all of these areas, the first iteration of the addons manager redesign will consider tiers of importance in where to direct efforts and design. | ||
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'''Tier One: ''' <br> '''Basic Functionality'''<br>Minimum features needed for usable addons manager, would substantially change in any redesign, incorporation of newer forms of addons (jetpacks, personas) cannot happen without | '''Tier One: ''' <br> '''Basic Functionality'''<br>Minimum features needed for usable addons manager, would substantially change in any redesign, incorporation of newer forms of addons (jetpacks, personas) cannot happen without. The functionality here is not provided anywhere outside of the addons manager | ||
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'''Tier Three''':<br> '''Enhancements<br>'''Features that are currently barely present in addons manager but | '''Tier Three''':<br> '''Enhancements<br>'''Features that are currently barely present in addons manager but could provide substantial value to users. The functionality provided by these is available outside of the addons manager, but could be provided within it | ||
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