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Firefox Add-ons UTM-tagged AMO links by channel

Append UTM tags to every AMO listing link so the add-on dashboard can separate installs by source, channel, placement, and campaign instead of lumping launch traffic together.

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Why this can grow a startup

A lot of extension teams celebrate installs without learning where the useful traffic came from. Mozilla's AMO stats dashboard supports standard UTM parameters on listing links and breaks downloads out by those tags. That turns the listing into a cleaner measurement surface. The team can compare a homepage button, a blog post, a release thread, and a social post without guessing from timing alone. Better attribution makes future promotion calmer because the next push can follow the channel that produced real installs, not the loudest impressions.

Company example

Firefox Extension Workshop says AMO tracks standard UTM parameters such as source, medium, content, and campaign as additional sources in the add-on download statistics dashboard.

Source and metric

Source: Firefox Extension Workshop: Monitoring extension usage statistics

AMO supports utm_source, utm_medium, utm_content, and utm_campaign on listing links, with a 40-character limit per value.

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When to use it

Use this when Marketplaces, Analytics, Distribution is relevant to browser extensions, firefox add-ons, attribution and you can run a bounded test with a free budget.

When not to use it

Do not use it as a substitute for customer evidence, a clear owner, or a measurable stop condition. Local platform rules and market behavior still need checking.

Founder checklist

  1. Read Firefox Extension Workshop: Monitoring extension usage statistics and identify what is directly supported.
  2. Choose one channel context: Marketplaces, Analytics, Distribution.
  3. Define the test around AMO supports utm_source, utm_medium, utm_content, and utm_campaign on listing links, with a 40-character limit per value..
  4. Set an owner, evidence window, and stop condition before launch.

Explore the context

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