Mozilla Add-on Collector
Posted: June 18th, 2009 | Tags: Firefox, Hacking, Highlights | 2 Comments »Add-on Collections is a new feature of Mozilla’s Add-ons site. From the Mozilla blog:
In November, we launched Fashion Your Firefox, which was a collection of add-ons that we felt were great for a novice user just getting started with customizing their browser. Now, we’d like to take it a step further and let anyone create their own collection of add-ons that can be shared with their friends, posted on blogs, and featured on the Firefox Add-ons website.
Working with Briks, I was the lead developer for the Add-on Collector extension, which allows Firefox users to share and discover add-ons from within the browser. I’m very pleased at the result and the positive feedback that we’ve been getting so far. That people are using it to discover new add-ons is great.
Some more coverage: Mozilla Blog – A week of collections, Lifehacker’s Firefox Add-on Packs, New York Times Gadgetwise Blog.
Looks like Round II is going ahead, so it will be interesting to see what goodies come to the Collector.
Seriously useful idea. I love it already. Anything that makes my job easier is a very good thing indeed. Nice work, fellas.