Self-signed addon is currently stuck at "Awaiting Review"

Add-ons addons.mozilla.org
#19

@jeannormend I am not against signing extensions actually, there are a lot of benefits with that. An automated review by Moz and some hash check for file integrity is at least some layer of defense for people who might be tricked into installing something they don’t want to. Of course it’s not a bullet-proof solution either, but it’s at least something.

And all of us developers can always use about:debugging, Firefox developer edition and whatnot. Problem is, as a small organization, it creates an unnecessary discomfort if you have to tell 5-10 coworkers to install a different browser (Firefox dev ed) because “reasons” and you can’t even distribute the addon an all previously saved settings in an easy way via normal means. It’s just not feasible.

All of that would have never been a problem if things were just as normal as they were a week ago where Moz provided a smooth and quick process for responsible developers and small organizations who just want to get things done.

Either way, all of the replies by other people experiencing similar issues in this thread lead me to believe that this is just a temporary setback (possible server issue on Mozilla’s end) rather than an ongoing practice. Hoping for an official response either here or elsewhere, will reserve my personal opinion after I see one, or if there is an absence of such.

#20

Hi
I have submitted my personal addon yesterday but it is still in " Awaiting Review ". I had submitted an older update in March 6 and it was aprroved just in a few minutes. But the latest update is not approved yet. :frowning:

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#21

Man, I thought my addon had some warnings and hence in the “Awaiting Reveiw” phase. I just deleted and readded a new version.> still nothings changed… Do Firefox Team watch this thread? is there an alternate way to reach them?

Can *Anyone* release extensions right now? To me, it looks like addons.mozilla.org is critically broken
Self distributed add-on “Awaiting review” for 30+ days
#22

Problem seems to be fixed now, as mentioned here:


My updated addon is also available on AMO now.

#23

Oops, I just realized I replied to the wrong thread. So, here it is again:

Thank you for the reports, this was a glitch that has been resolved. All add-ons should have been auto-approved by now.

In the future, please report technical non-sensitive issues at github.com/mozilla/addons/

#24

Hi
I have same problem too

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Self distributed add-on - Awaiting review for over a week
#25

Hi there :slight_smile:

We are uploading updates to our addon regularly , and every time it’s approved automatically.

In the last few days, it is awaiting review and not being approved.

Can you please assist us with getting our addon approved again?

thanks!

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#27

Hi
I have this problem now again.
Could you check it?

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#28

I have the same problem. My addon has been in review status more than hours. It only took few minutes to got approved before. Please check. Thanks.

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#29

Our addon has been “awaiting review” for over a month now. Can ANYONE please get this sorted? We’re attempting to get it signed using the AMO API at https://addons.mozilla.org/api/v4/

Addon id is “pangeo-beta@geoedge.com”

#30

I have an extension that is stuck for several weeks awaiting review too. Until recently, this process took minutes to hours.

It’s confusing and frustrating. The validator tool tells me my addon passes inspection and says “Your submission will be automatically signed.” But it seems like I am waiting on a manual review, otherwise, why the delay?

#31

@bhkaiser Don’t hold your breath on this. We’ve got addons that have been waiting since June to be signed! Something is very wrong at AMO and they are not telling anyone what’s going on except “they’ve had some issues” (Can *Anyone* release extensions right now? To me, it looks like addons.mozilla.org is critically broken)

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#32

According to my Edit Product Page on AMO, there are currently 110 extensions queued for review.

#33

Sad to see that I’m still receiving email notifications about this issue which I opened more than year and a half ago but people are still experiencing difficulties, for what it seems to be something trivial to fix, given the amount of time that has passed since then.

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#34

I have the same issue. Awaiting Review for 8 days now… is there a way to contact mozilla support about it?

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#35

Try Matrix, the #addon-reviewers room. This place is just shouting into an empty void.

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#36

Same problem with {487609b5-5ca6-4c62-8523-11f3e1db851c}, awaiting for review for 35 days already

#37

i tried your suggestion of posting in “matrix” the #addon-reviewers room, and got no response there either, so thats like shouting into a void too

#38

Yeah I don’t know what to tell you unfortunately. I certainly can’t recommend any particular approach to getting their attention in the matrix room. I almost got myself kicked out of the room when I went, that would have been a disaster.

At a certain point what we need is a response from somebody who has more privileges and visibility into the situation than us and time and again that is what we don’t get. Failing that, we need another way to distribute extensions, which probably means a fork if somebody is going to sign them. What a mess. I get that they’re trying to deal with a bunch of pointless/harmful extensions but I don’t know about this communication issue.

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#39

Another idea, i guess they could do what Opera and Edge do, and that is allow Chrome extensions to be installed alongside native opera or edge extensions. After all firefox’s extensions api is basically a copy of chromes extensions api, so most extensions should be pretty compatible in theory. and Google have their own methods for verifying extensions are safe to use, so there should be a certain level of safety there.