Frequently Asked Questions ❍ Rock Your Firefox

1. What is Rock Your Firefox?

A Web site where you can learn all about how to customize your Web experience with Firefox. Rock Your Firefox is a place for Firefox users to discover cool new add-ons, or just learn what add-ons are all about. Learn more in our introduction post.

2. What is a Firefox add-on / extension?

Firefox Add-ons are applications that let you customize and add features to your Firefox Web browser. An add-on can be a new time-saving sidebar, a shortcut to search, or a themed look. There are thousands of add-ons to choose from and nearly 2 billion Firefox Add-ons have been downloaded.

3. Why would I use add-ons?

Add-ons enable you to customize the way you do things online and they can make the Web easier and more enjoyable for you. Whether it’s listening to your favorite songs, shopping on Amazon.com, or checking the weather in the mountains, there’s probably an add-on for you. There are add-ons for some of the most popular categories on the Web including social, communication, travel and photos, music and video that make those activities easier and more fun.

4. How many add-ons are there and how many people use them?

There are 6,000 reviewed add-ons available in the Firefox Add-ons gallery. There have been nearly 2 billion Firefox add-ons downloaded by over 100 million people.

5. What is Firefox / a web browser?

Firefox is a Web browser that helps you navigate the Web. Firefox is used by more than 350 million users in every country around the globe and is available in more than 70 languages.

6. Will these add-ons work in any browser?

Firefox Add-ons only work in the Firefox browser. You can get Firefox from getfirefox.com.

7. How do add-ons get selected to be featured in Rock Your Firefox?

To be featured in Rock Your Firefox, add-ons must meet the following criteria:

High Degree of Trustworthiness: to safeguard the privacy and security of Firefox users, only add-ons that have been reviewed and approved by the AMO editorial team will be featured on Rock Your Firefox. Third-party add-ons that are not hosted in AMO will not be featured.
Quality: Featured add-ons should provide a consistent and reliable user experience. We will be looking for add-ons that are easy-to-use upon install.
Uniqueness: given the vast range of interests presented by Firefox users, Rock Your Firefox will strive to feature a wide range of add-ons that reflect the diversity and uniqueness of our audience.
Highly Engaging: featured add-ons should provide a high level of utility and enjoyment for Firefox users. Whether it displays local weather or streams music from a popular Internet radio station, the add-on should help users get the most out of their time spent browsing the Web

8. How do I learn more about Firefox and add-ons?

To see the full catalog of Firefox Add-ons and to learn more about them, visit addons.mozilla.org. To learn more about Firefox visit firefox.com.

9. Are add-ons easy to install/add?

Yes! Add-ons are very easy to install. They’re generally much smaller than a normal application and download very quickly. If you don’t like one, they are just as easy to remove or disable. Also, if an update is available for one of your add-ons, Firefox will inform you and let you upgrade with one click. For most add-on installations and upgrades, Firefox will require you to restart your browser before you can start using the add-on. To learn more about add-on installation visit this support article.

10. How do I manage an add-on?

In Firefox, go to “Add-ons” in the Tools menu to manage Themes and Extensions. If your Extension has special options, you can see them in the Extensions section of the Add-ons window. From here, you can also disable and uninstall add-ons. Dictionaries are installed as Extensions. Search Plugins can be managed in the Search Bar. To learn more about managing your add-ons, visit this support article.

11. Can add-ons make Firefox slower?

In most cases, add-ons do not cause a perceivable slowdown in Firefox. However, since they are applications some may affect the performance of Firefox depending on your system configuration. If you suspect that an add-on is affecting the way Firefox runs on your machine, try disabling it.

12. Why would I remove/disable an add-on?

Disabling an add-on prevents it from loading when you start Firefox, but it doesn’t remove the add-on or any of its settings. Enabling the add-on again will bring it back to where it was when you disabled it. For add-ons that you want to turn off without removing, disabling is the way to go.

13. How are add-ons reviewed?

Public add-ons are reviewed by our dedicated and talented editorial team. They review the code of all public add-ons and also test the add-ons to make sure that they are accurately described. Rock Your Firefox will only feature reviewed add-ons, not experimental or beta ones.

14. If I have an issue with an add-on, should I contact Mozilla?

Add-ons, with a few exceptions, are created by the community and not Mozilla. The best thing to do is to contact the developer directly with your question. To find contact info for a developer, click their name in the by line on the Add-on listing page.

15. How do I contact the Rock Your Firefox team?

If you have a suggestion or question for Rock Your Firefox, you can email rockyourfirefox@mozilla.com. Please remember that questions about specific add-ons should be directed to the add-on’s developer. For add-on concerns unrelated to Rock Your Firefox, please visit the Add-ons Contact page.