developer

Type Object
Mandatory No
Manifest version 2 or higher
Example
json
"developer": {
  "name": "Walt Whitman",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman"
}

The name of the extension's developer and their homepage URL, intended for display in the browser's user interface.

The object, and both of its properties, are optional. The "name" and "url" properties, if present, will override the author and homepage_url keys, respectively. This object only allows for a single developer name and URL to be specified.

This is a localizable property.

Example

json
"developer": {
  "name": "Walt Whitman",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman"
}

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
developer
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 45 (Release date: 2017-05-10)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 52 (Release date: 2017-03-07)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support

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