Prepare for adding to Chrome Web Store

[pheyvaer]

Check what is (still) needed to get the extension in the Chrome Web Store. The first step is having a list of what we need to do.

[svdwyer]

• a Google developer account at the Chrome Web Store
• small script to package the extension as a zip
• description, icon, screenshot(s) for the extension. uploading a short video is also possible but certainly not necessary
• privacy policy publicly available
• purpose of the extension
• list of all permissions the extension needs and a valid reason for requesting those permissions

[svdwyer]

• possibly a build step to minify the code, to reduce the download time when installing the extension.

[pheyvaer]

@svdwyer Can you add the links of the sources you used?

[svdwyer]

Do you mean official documentation steps to publish to the Chrome webstore?
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2714278?hl=en
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/publish

[pheyvaer]

All the sources that you used to compile the above list. Official or not.

[svdwyer]

All information about publishing to the Chrome Web Store can be found here:
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore

[pheyvaer]

@svdwyer What is the difference between "description" and "purpose of the extension"?

[svdwyer]

According to Google, Chrome extensions should have a focused purpose, ideally 1 single clear purpose.
Basically a one-liner that describes its use.
The description typically includes all its features.