If you see an error indicating that the downloaded file hash … did not match provided hash …, look up for the previous GET of your extension. If your extension does not update as expected, open the console: Tools > Web Developer > Browser Console, filter for the name of your extension or update URL, and see if there are any errors logged. Relaunch Firefox after making any changes. (If you set it to less than 120, update checks will only occur every 2 minutes.) While you're in there, verify that is set to its default value of true. If you want to test whether or not the updater is working for your extension, you should browse to about:config and change the value of from 86400 to 120, which is apparently the minimum supported value. They must be object literals, and can have these properties:īy default, Firefox checks for updates every 86400 seconds (24 hours). Otherwise, if this property is defined, it must contain a gecko property, or the update entry is ignored.Īpplications objects specify compatibility information for a specific browser. If this property is omitted, support for Gecko is assumed. The only browser supported is gecko, which includes Firefox and all other browsers built on the same runtime. Each property must contain a applications object.

If present, this must be a string beginning with either sha256: or sha512:, followed by the hexadecimal-encoded hash of the matching type.Ī link to an HTML file containing information about the update.Īn object containing browser-specific compatibility information. This must be provided if update_link is not a secure URL. This must be an HTTPS URL, or an update_hash must be provided to verify it.Ī cryptographic hash of the file pointed to by update_link. If any compatibility information is specified, it will override the compatibility information of any installed version with this version number.Ī link to the XPI file containing this version of the add-on. If an update URL is specified, it must use this version. The version number this update entry describes.

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Use plain language in any privacy policy or license agreement.

Select the right platforms and versions.The add-on description can be longer, but not too long.Focus on key features in your screenshots.Make sure your summary is just long enough.

Firefox check for updates