Yup, anonymous user f817ff... how very encouraging! Anyway, when I try and install it I get: This add-on could not be installed because it appears to be corrupt.
Now, I am having ever increasing problems using addons.mozilla.org as it becomes ever more over-engineered and demands ever increased privileges to function properly, so, I grab a copy of the xpi and try installing it locally... same thing. In the console I see this:
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addons.webextension.<unknown> WARN Loading extension 'null': Reading manifest: Error processing permissions.2: Unknown permission "unlimitedStorage"
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addons.webextension.<unknown> ERROR Loading extension 'null': Reading manifest: Error processing applications.gecko.id: Value must either: match the pattern /^\{[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}\}$/i, or match the pattern /^[a-z0-9-._]*@[a-z0-9-._]+$/i
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"applications": {"gecko": {"id": "VideoAdblock@mozilla.org"}},
What kind of Brave New World is this?
So far as I can determine an add-on id is still required and, at the very least, it gets assigned by AMO during the review and signing process: Extensions and the add-on ID - see the Publishing section.
I'm confused as to what is going on. The add-on claims over 3,000 users (I probably don't count as I've in effect created my own version). How did all those people install the add-on from AMO? It claims to Work with Firefox 48.0 and later. My Firefox 52 ESR is a bit of a Frankenfox but it shouldn't be that far off.
Oh, and yes, it appears to be functioning in that YT videos still run for me. Whether it's blocking ads is harder to tell.
Ben.