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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