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Reputation: 1191

How to Allow a User to Install FireFox Extension from My Website

I just had a FireFox extension approved in the Mozilla Add-On directory, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to allow a user to install the extension from my website.

In other words, I'm trying to prevent directing the user to my extensions listing on the Mozilla Add-On directory and would rather just have them be able to install the extension from my website.

Google Chrome Add-ons allow for this functionality (they call it "inline installation" and it can be read about here: https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/inline_installation)

Is this kind of functionality possible with FireFox Add-Ons that are listed & approved in the Mozilla Add-On Directory?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 3394

Answers (2)

paa
paa

Reputation: 5054

Installing Extensions and Themes From Web Pages

Upvotes: 4

Tomasz Dzięcielewski
Tomasz Dzięcielewski

Reputation: 3907

You can put link to this extension on your site with information, that user should/have to install it.

<a href="http://www.somepage.com/addons/yourAddon.xpi">You need plugin</a>

If you don't have something like that in your web.config:

<staticContent>
    <remove fileExtension=".xpi" />
    <mimeMap fileExtension=".xpi" mimeType="application/x-xpinstall" />
</staticContent>

firefox will download addon instead of install.

Upvotes: 1

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