Firefox add-ons store has a new layout

[harlan4096]

Mozilla has updated the layout of extension listings on its add-ons repository. It's a redesign, alright.

For those new to Firefox, I'm talking about addons.mozilla.org, also known as AMO.

Regular readers maybe aware that I used to review Firefox add-ons regularly until a few years ago. Though I don't do that anymore, I still visit the AMO to discover new extensions, and keep myself up-to-date. I was doing the same thing today, but something didn't look quite right. For a second, I actually wondered if I was on the correct website. Whenever I visit the AMO, I immediately look to the left, to check when the add-on was updated, developer's page, support link, etc. It's sort of like muscle memory.

The sidebar wasn't there anymore. I was fairly certain that I didn't see this design a few days ago, when I installed the Tab Stash add-on. Silly me, why not just look at the Internet Archive?



I was right. Here is an archived version of the uBlock Origin listing on the AMO from July 25, which was three days ago. (Live link here)
This is the new layout, it shows all the information the older design used to, there's no problem with that.



But there are some issues. Like I mentioned earlier, you could just glance at the sidebar to learn more about an add-on, now you have to scroll like 4 times to get the same details. The wasted space on the sides could have been put to better use. BTW, this is on default zoom.

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