author
| Type | String |
|---|---|
| Mandatory | No |
| Example | "author": "Walt Whitman" |
The extension's author, intended for display in the browser's user interface. If the developer key is supplied and it contains the "name" property, it will override the author key. There's no way to specify multiple authors.
This is a localizable property.
Example
"author": "Walt Whitman"
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
author |
Yes |
14
This key is mandatory in Microsoft Edge.
|
52 |
? |
Yes |
14
Not displayed in Safari Extensions preferences.
|
? |
? |
52 |
? |
? |
? |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/author