With the recent release of Firefox 3.0.1, some users are finding that their add-ons that had been working prior suddenly stopped working due to incompatibility. This is an actually a problem that is being caused by the add-on developers. While they have specified their compatibility range as Firefox 2.0-3.0.*, the have incorrectly declared the add-ons’ maxVersion as “3.0” (works up to Firefox 3.0 only) instead of “3.0.*” (works with any Firefox 3.0 build). While most of the add-ons hosted via AMO are correctly configured, this may not be the case for add-ons hosted else where. Should you run into a…

Due to a database issues (queries taking far too long) the deployment for the AMO 3.4.3 update has been pushed back to June 12th. The AMO 3.4.3 update addressed bug and security fixes along with search improvements, streamlining the editors’ queue, and making it easier to browse and discover themes. News Source: Mozilla Webdev

The addons.mozilla.org (AMO) site was updated to version 3.4.1 earlier this week. Some of the more notable updates/fixes in this AMO release include: Added back the application compatibility ranges on the add-on details pages (example: Works with: Firefox 1.5 to 3.0 pre) Due to popular demand, we’ve separated Themes from Appearance-related extensions and Dictionaries & Language Packs from “Language Support” extensions. So, there are a few more categories that appear on the left-hand side menu. Increased the default add-on list size from 10 to 20 Adding back the application compatibility ranges is a much needed fixed. I had discussed the…