Extension development tutorials:Other tutorials

Learn the basics of developing an extension on the Mozilla platform with this section full of beginner's guides.


Firefox Add-ons Developer Guide
In this detailed guide to extension development, you'll learn the basics of packaging extensions, building an interface with XUL, implementing advanced processes with XPCOM, and how to put it all together.

How to Develop a Firefox Extension
In this walk-through, Robert Nyman explains how to develop a Firefox extension from scratch.

How to Build a Firefox Extension
Lifehacker gives tips and helpful hints on developing your first Firefox extension.

Firefox Extension Development Tutorial
A multi-page tutorial covering a variety of extension development topics.

Creating a Status Bar Extension
Learn how to create a simple status bar extension and add more advanced functionality in subsequent tutorials, linked below.

Creating a Dynamic Status Bar Extension
This article modifies the status bar extension created in the above tutorial by fetching content from a website at a regular interval.

Adding Preferences to an ExtensionThis article shows how to add preferences to the dynamic status bar created in the above tutorial.
This article shows how to add preferences to the dynamic status bar created in the above tutorial. 



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