Webdev/GetInvolved
Get involved with making Mozilla's web sites even better. This page lists contribution opportunities that you're welcome to work on.
Most of the code on our sites is HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Django (Python) and you can read about how we do web development in the Webdev Bootcamp.
If you have questions or are unsure how you can help, just ask on the webdev forum (to sign up to the forum as a mailing list, go to lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webdev) or IRC in #webdev or talk to @potch, @groovecoder or @r1cky on Twitter.
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Website Projects
www.mozilla.org
Having retired the Mozilla.com domain, Mozilla.org is now the main web property for Mozilla products and Engagement. Firefox, Thunderbird, Apps, B2G, Identity and Privacy, plus Press Center, Get Involved and others live under this domain.
addons.mozilla.org (AMO)
The Firefox Add-ons site is a gallery of available customizations for the Firefox Web Browser. This is our highest trafficked website (20K+ hits per second) and uses technology like Memcached, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ and Celery, and more.
Firefox Marketplace / marketplace.firefox.com
Firefox Marketplace has an API built on Django and several frontends using JavaScript. Some of these frontends run on websites and some are pre-loaded onto devices, providing a rich portal for users to be able to buy and sell open web apps on their desktop and mobile devices.
air.mozilla.org
Air Mozilla is the Internet multimedia presence of Mozilla, with live and pre-recorded shows, interviews, news snippets, tutorial videos, and features about the Mozilla community.
developer.mozilla.org (MDN)
The Mozilla Developer Network is our technical resource for developers - including documentation and demos for Mozilla and open web technologies.
See also: Promote MDN WordPress plugin
crash-stats.mozilla.org (Socorro)
Socorro is a server to accept and process Breakpad crash reports from Firefox, Thunderbird, etc.
mozillians.org (Mozillians)
This is a great first project to get involved! Mozillians is our community directory for core Mozilla volunteers and staff. It's a tool used by everyone involved with Mozilla, and it's the primary way that Mozillians can find each other. There are both front-end and back-end development opportunities, and we have mentors from the team to guide you through your first contributions.
reps.mozilla.org (ReMo)
The Mozilla Reps site is where Mozilla Reps report their activities and share the events they run. There are both front-end and back-end development opportunities, and we have mentors to help you with your first contributions.
input.mozilla.org
Firefox Input is the user feedback system.
careers.mozilla.org
Careers is the Mozilla jobs listings system.
location.services.mozilla.com
MLS is an open service which lets devices determine their location based on network infrastructure like WiFi access points and cell towers.
dxr.mozilla.org
DXR is Mozilla's code search and navigation tool, aimed at making sense of large projects like Firefox. It supports full-text and regex searches as well as structural queries like "Find all the callers of this function." Behind the scenes, it uses trigram indices, the re2 library, and structural data collected by a custom compiler plugin. A great project for folks interested in parsers or search.
PluginCheck
Most user know Plugin Check from pointing their browsers to mozilla.org/plugincheck but, there is a lot more to it than a single web page. There are some really interesting and challenging problems to help solve, from QA automation to improving the flow of reporting plugin updates and a whole bunch of JavaScript to be improved.
Find out how you can get involved with PluginCheck
pontoon.mozilla.org
Pontoon is an in-place localization tool. That means it enables localizers to translate web apps and websites right inside an app or website, with context and spatial limitations just in front of them. It is incredible.
WordPress
Mozilla runs a number of WordPress sites, and has developed a number of WordPress plugins.
Libraries
We've got lots of libraries we've written, many of which are looking for help.
django-browserid
Django library providing BrowserID/Persona based authentication.
django-paranoia
Django library for warning people about attempted security intrusions.
django-statsd
Django library for creating metrics using Graphite and Statsd.
Firefox OS
If you are interested in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, we could also use your help building our new Firefox OS. Find out more about how to help with that:
Learning Web Development
If you're interested in learning more about web development and how the web works, you may be interested in our Webmaker project:
Web Technology Demos
The Mozilla Demo Studio is a platform for showing the world what you can do with the Web. Not an expert? No problem. Some of the most interesting demos (like Santa's Media Queries) are actually pretty simple under the hood. As long as you have a sense of creativity and a passion for making things better, we would love to have you.
Contributor Achievements
You will earn these distinct Mozilla Contributor Achievements:
| Name | Mozilla Webdev Fork | Mozilla Webdev Pull request | Mozilla Webdev Merge | Mozilla Webdev Merge 10 | Mozilla Webdev Merge 25 | Mozilla Webdev Merge 50 | Mozilla Webdev Merge 100 |
| Description | Fork a Mozilla Webdev repository on GitHub | Submit a Pull request to a Webdev repository on GitHub | Finish a Pull request to successful merge | Finish 10 Pull requests to successful merge | Finish 25 Pull requests to successful merge | Finish 50 Pull requests to successful merge | Finish 100 Pull requests to successful merge |
| Possible Recognitions | Badge | Badge | Badge | Badge | Badge | Badge | Badge |