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This PR revises the table that appears in the "Signing your add-ons" section in response to developer feedback. The previous table did not account for the recent release of web-ext version 8 or the related AMO APIs the tool uses.
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Co-authored-by: rebloor <git@sherpa.co.nz>
After some testing it appears that that web-ext V8 still doesn't require new MV2 uploads to have an add-on ID, but updates to an existing extension do require the add-on to have an ID. This behavior largely matches what is described by the line you called out, but I've tweaked it to remove some redundancy. |
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| | Web upload via the [AMO Developer Hub](https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution| | ||
| | Submit using [web-ext sign](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) or using the [AMO signing API](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) | Brand new submissions can only be submitted as self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. <br /><br /> Subsequent updates can be listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted)| | ||
| | Web upload via the [AMO Developer Hub](https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). | | ||
| | Upload using [`web-ext sign`](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) | **Version 8 and higher**: Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). <br /><br />**Version 7 and lower**: Initial submissions only provide for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates can be for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | |
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| | Upload using [`web-ext sign`](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) | **Version 8 and higher**: Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). <br /><br />**Version 7 and lower**: Initial submissions only provide for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates can be for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | | |
| | Upload using [`web-ext sign`](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) | **Version 8 and higher**: Initial submission and updates for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). <br /><br />**Version 7 and lower**: Initial submissions for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | |
| | Web upload via the [AMO Developer Hub](https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). | | ||
| | Upload using [`web-ext sign`](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) | **Version 8 and higher**: Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). <br /><br />**Version 7 and lower**: Initial submissions only provide for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates can be for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | | ||
| | The AMO [Add-on Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#create) and [Version Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#version-create) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). | | ||
| | The AMO [Signing API (V4)](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) | Initial submissions only provide for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates can be to extensions publicly listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | |
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| | The AMO [Signing API (V4)](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) | Initial submissions only provide for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates can be to extensions publicly listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | | |
| | The AMO [Signing API (V4)](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) | Initial submissions for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates to extensions publicly listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | |
| @@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ For Manifest V2 extensions, you need to add an add-on ID when: | |||
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| - You want to install an unsigned add-on from its XPI file, rather than loading it temporarily using `about:debugging`. | |||
| - You want a specific ID, rather than one randomly generated when [your extension is first signed](/documentation/publish/#get-your-extension-signed). | |||
| - You use [AMO's API](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) for uploading your add-on, rather than uploading it manually on its page, you must include the add-on's ID in the request. | |||
| - You use [AMO's API](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) or the [web-ext](/documentation/develop/getting-started-with-web-ext/) CLI tool when submitting updates to AMO. | |||
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Should this reference version 4 and 5 of the AMO API?
| | Submit using [web-ext sign](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) or using the [AMO signing API](https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/v4_frozen/signing.html) | Brand new submissions can only be submitted as self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. <br /><br /> Subsequent updates can be listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted)| | ||
| | Web upload via the [AMO Developer Hub](https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). | | ||
| | Upload using [`web-ext sign`](https://extensionworkshop.com/documentation/develop/web-ext-command-reference/#web-ext-sign) | **Version 8 and higher**: Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). <br /><br />**Version 7 and lower**: Initial submissions only provide for self-distributed (unlisted) extensions. Updates can be for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | | ||
| | The AMO [Add-on Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#create) and [Version Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#version-create) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). | |
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| | The AMO [Add-on Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#create) and [Version Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#version-create) | Public listing on AMO or self-distribution (unlisted). | | |
| | The AMO [Add-on Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#create) and [Version Create API (V5)](https://mozilla.github.io/addons-server/topics/api/addons.html#version-create) | Initial submission and updates for extensions listed on AMO or self-distributed (unlisted). | |
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This PR revises the table that appears in the "Signing your add-ons" section in response to developer feedback. The previous table did not account for the recent release of web-ext version 8 or the related AMO APIs the tool uses.