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.

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.

(details to be specified once there's a working site somewhere)