I understood you right, thank you
but how will the donation system look now?
earlier Mozilla uses her own algorithms to select a language and display messages in the user’s native language, but now the author himself must take care that users understand the author?
it seems to me that you decided to simplify everything too much.
I think that the donation page should be left as it is, but the button is bound to the Contributions URL field from the main Edit page
it would be logical and convenient
but how will the donation system look now?
The Contribute button opens the URL in a new tab. That’s pretty much it. The summary and description on your listing are still editable and localizable, so you can use them to send any message to your users.
No doubt some functionality is lost, but it’s being done for the sake of making AMO easier to work with and use.
I meant this page:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/contribute/installed/
It has many Mozilla-localizations (45 languages)
This page will also be deleted?
You can save it page and set the Contribution-URL link to the “Contribute” button?
That page will be also gone, yes.
I looked in to Payoneer and couldn’t find a way to set up a URL to receive payments from people. If someone has any information about it, please post it here or send it my way.
I’ll add MicroPayment to the allowed list.
As for supporting multiple payment services, that’s a good idea, but it won’t make it on the first iteration. The old front end, the plans for the new one, and the Add-ons Manager are all designed to have only one option. If there are enough requests for multiple payment providers, we’ll consider a more flexible UX for this as a followup.
Jorge, what is the approximate date of deleting these pages?
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We’re sending another mass email soon, letting developers know the new contributions field is available. After that, we’ll give you a few weeks to start using it before we switch over to the new system. So, I’m thinking 5-6 weeks from now.
Please, make a notification with an exact date for 1 week before the remove page
Thank you!
Hello,
You’re receiving this message because you’re an add-on developer registered on AMO (addons.mozilla.org) and you have Contributions enabled on one of your add-on listings. This is a followup from the previous message we sent you about this topic.
I never got the previous email, can I read it somewhere online?
Can I use both Patreon and PayPal links in that field (comma separated)?
sorry but it is still not clear for me : may you give me an example of paypal URL with my paypal account user@gmail.com ?
Here’s a slightly edited version of the first email.
Today, contributions rely on an integration between AMO and Paypal, which requires frequent maintenance and has broken multiple times in the last few years. We want to remove this integration, and give you the ability to enter a contributions URL of your choosing. The Contributions button on your listing page would then open a new tab with that URL, rather than open a Paypal popup.
For security reasons, the contributions URL will be restricted to a predetermined set of payment processors. Paypal and Patreon are the obvious initial choices, but we want to hear from you about other payment services you would like to use. Please add your suggestions to this forum thread.
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Can I use both Patreon and PayPal links in that field (comma separated)?
No, we will only support one URL for now.
If you have a Paypal account that can receive money, you can go to http://paypal.me/ and create a URL linked to your account.
is this URL correct : https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=user@gmail.com&lc=US&item_name=CardBook&amount=10¤cy_code=EUR ?
if yes how it is possible to localize it ?
It’s not on paypal.me, and when I click on it I get a message saying “This recipient is currently unable to receive money”, so no. There’s a guide here on how to use the service.
sorry it is because I use the example above (user@gmail.com)… with my true user it works : https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=philippe1.vigneau@gmail.com&lc=US&item_name=CardBook&amount=10¤cy_code=EUR ?
is it OK with it and is is it localizable ?
If you know any good alternative service, please propose it here and we’ll consider it for inclusion.
Jorge, what is the acceptable format for paypal.me ?
only “USER_NAME” : https://www.paypal.me/USER_NAME ?
or “USER_NAME” and contribution amount, example $10 : https://www.paypal.me/USER_NAME/10 or https://www.paypal.me/USER_NAME/10usd ?