Add-on Compatibility Reporter users will be able to install new add-ons from the site

Sep 2, 2011 14:17 GMT  ·  By

The Mozilla Add-ons (AMO) website is undergoing a major revamp. A new design is being deployed to various parts of the site and now pretty much the entire site has been converted. There are also some changes for Aurora and Beta users, who will now be able to install add-ons that may be incompatible more easily.

The update as well as the improvements aim to make the site easier to use, for both regular users and the more advanced ones running the beta or Aurora versions of Firefox.

"Earlier today, AMO’s new extension category landing and browse pages were pushed live, bringing more of the site into our new style. As with our other new pages, we aimed for a clean, simple design without extra clutter," Mozilla wrote.

The Mozilla Add-ons homepage had already been updated to the new design as well as the details pages for each add-on. With the latest updates, the entire site sports the new look.

"One area we focused on improving with these pages is add-on compatibility with your browser: making it easier for pre-release users to install incompatible add-ons, and making it more apparent to mainstream users when an add-on isn’t going to work with their system," Mozilla also said.

Mozilla also wants to make it clearer to users what add-ons they can install and what they can't. Listings for incompatible add-ons will be faded out and users will only be able to find out more and possibly force install the add-on from the details page.

Finally, users of the Aurora or beta releases will be able to install their favorite add-ons, which have been marked as incompatible or haven't been updated yet, but which may otherwise work, easier than before.

Those that have Add-on Compatibility Reporter installed, which enables them to then install any add-on, will be able to install add-ons from the site, something that wasn't possible before.