{% trans link_gallery=url('browse.extensions')|urlparams(sort='featured') %} Featured add-ons are top-quality add-ons highlighted in our gallery, Firefox's Add-ons Manager, Rock Your Firefox, and across other Mozilla websites. These add-ons showcase the power of Firefox customization and are useful to a wide audience of consumers. {% endtrans %}

{% trans %} Featured add-ons are chosen each month by the Featured Add-ons Advisory Board, a small group of add-on developers and fans from the Mozilla community who have volunteered to review and vote on nominations. {% endtrans %}

{{ _('Criteria for Featured Add-ons') }}

{% trans %} Before nominating your add-on to be featured, please ensure it meets all of the required criteria below: {% endtrans %}

  1. {{ _('The add-on must have a complete and informative listing on AMO. This means:') }}
  2. {% trans %}The add-on must have excellent user reviews and any problems or support requests must be promptly addressed by the developer.{% endtrans %}
  3. {% trans %}The add-on must be compatible with the latest release of Firefox and must be compatible with beta versions 4 weeks before their final release.{% endtrans %}
  4. {% trans %}Most importantly, the add-on must have wide consumer appeal to Firefox's users and be outstanding in nearly every way: user experience, performance, security, and usefulness or entertainment value.{% endtrans %}

{{ _('Nominating an Add-on') }}

{% trans mail_featured=emaillink('amo-featured@mozilla.org', _('amo-featured at mozilla dot org')) %} If you wish to nominate an add-on to be featured and it meets the criteria above, send an email to {{ mail_featured }} with: {% endtrans %}

{% trans %} Nominations are reviewed by the Featured Add-ons Advisory Board once a month and you will receive an email regarding the decision and any suggestions for improvement. Common reasons for rejection include lacking wide appeal to consumers, a suboptimal user experience, quality or security issues, and too similar to another featured add-on. Rejected add-ons must wait 3 months before nominating again. {% endtrans %}

{{ _('Rotating Featured Add-ons') }}

{% trans %} Mozilla and the Featured Add-ons Advisory Board regularly evaluate and rotate out featured add-ons. Some of the most common reasons for add-ons being removed from the featured list are: {% endtrans %}

{{ _('Joining the Featured Add-ons Advisory Board') }}

{% trans %} Every six months a new Featured Add-ons Advisory Board is chosen based on applications from the add-ons community. Members must: {% endtrans %}

{% trans link_blog='http://blog.mozilla.com/addons', link_twitter='http://www.twitter.com/mozamo' %} Watch the Add-ons Blog or Twitter to learn when the next application period opens. {% endtrans %}

{{ _('Last updated: July 7, 2011') }}