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If you’ve recently visited the Firefox add-ons website, I’m sure you liked its new design and organization. Now it’s a lot more user-friendly and finding and installing add-ons has never been easier. But that’s not all – the new Collections and the Add-On Collector extension are the real corkers!

So, what are Collections? Simple, really – they are packs with various add-ons, themes, and language packs. For example, there is a collection called Reference Desk, which is really handy for students. This collection consists of 13 add-ons, including Hyperwords (one of my favourites), Merriam-Webster dictionary, and Read It Later – a handy little add-on that lets you bookmark pages you want to read later without adding them to your actual bookmarks.

But what I really like about it all is that you can create your own Collections.  To create one, all you need to do is log in with your Mozilla account, put together your own Collection, and make it either public or private.

Another great improvement is a tool called Add-on Collector.

It lets you control your add-ons like never before. With Add-on Collector you can:

• Access your favourite collections from Firefox

Collections that you mark as favourites in the Collection Directory appear in a special part of the Add-ons Manager. You’ll be able to stay up-to-date and view the contents of each collection.

• Share add-ons with the Publishing Menu

Each add-on you install is easily shared with a friend via e-mail or published to one of your collections through a publishing menu.

• Receive notifications

Collector will alert you when one of your favourite collections has a new item, and mark it for you to review later.

• Automatically publish your installed add-ons to a collection

Auto-publisher functionality keeps your collection continuously updated with your latest add-ons, keeping your friends who subscribe up-to-date.

I’m really pleased about these changes. Well done Mozilla!