Partner center will stop accepting new MV2 extensions from 11th July
Hello, Edge Add-ons developers! In May 2022, Microsoft announced the timelines for embracing Manifest Version 3 (MV3) for Microsoft Edge extensions and phasing out support for Manifest Version 2 (MV2). As we move forward in this direction, the following change will come into effect starting 11 th July 2022 – All new extensions must use MV3 to be published to the Microsoft Edge Add-ons store. You can continue updating your existing MV2 extensions that are already published on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website. This timeline is subject to change; for the latest updates, visit: Overview and timelines for migrating to MV3 Microsoft Edge Add-ons roadmap If you have any technical questions on your MV3 migration or the Microsoft Edge Add-ons ecosystem in general, you can reach out to us via our discussion forum on GitHub. If you are facing any issues on Partner Center, or the Microsoft Edge Add-ons site; or you have any suggestions for us to improve the Microsoft Edge Add-ons ecosystem; you can submit those via our GitHub developer community.
Known Issue – Adblock causing errors on YouTube
Hello Insiders, Our Media team has received a number of reports regarding a potential bug, so we wanted to loop you in on our findings. We’ve heard that a number of users who have the AdBlock (Plus) or Adblock for Youtube extensions installed are running into errors on YouTube videos. If you’re experiencing this bug, you will likely encounter a black screen on the video player when attempting to load a video on YouTube. (See the screenshot below.) We’ve found that this behavior is happening on all operating systems and all Microsoft Edge channels. Here’s a screenshot of the error: Image description: a black video player screen that says, “An error occurred. Please try again later.” Thankfully, the team has also identified an easy workaround while they investigate this further. If you’re experiencing issues with YouTube and have either Adblock extension enabled, they recommend disabling the it then reloading the web page. Give it a try and let us know if it works in the comments below! We’d love to know if you’re seeing this error message but not using an Adblock extension, or if the above workaround doesn’t resolve the error. If so, please submit feedback through Microsoft Edge by holding down Shift+Alt+I within the browser, or navigating to the “…” menu, selecting “Help and feedback,” then choosing “Send feedback.” Please include a detailed description of what you’re encountering, and select the checkbox to include diagnostic data. Thanks for all of the feedback and we’ll let you know when this is resolved. - The Microsoft Edge TeamExtensions Badging on the Edge Add-Ons Store
Extensions have been contributing to making browsing on edge a delightful experience for users. The Edge addons store catalogue has grown to close to 11,000 add-ons and as we continue to grow, we want to evolve and be ready for scale. This means there is more hustle and competition for extensions discoverability in the marketplace. Thus, making sure we provide the best experience to both our users and developers becomes critical for us. Towards that end, we intend to ensure users can trust the extensions they are downloading on edge and we as a marketplace, surface high quality extensions to help them achieve this. We are planning to introduce extensions badging on EAS which will encourage developers to build extensions, keeping our best practices in mind. Leading to edge extension users getting the ease to differentiate and discover these quality extensions on EAS. The Edge Addons Store is starting its experiment with extensions badges soon. And we want to iteratively build this alongside our dev community. Edge is starting with a small-scale experiment and will begin to engage with the developer community to talk through the criterion and help them get acquainted with the badging process on EAS. Please look out for more details on the extensions badging experiment from Edge! What are our principles? User Centric Objective evaluation criterion Watch out this space for more information on Badging extensions on EAS. You may also refer to our documentation for further details. PS – Badging in this case refers to visual labels, which will be shown on the extensions’ product description pages and other pages on the EAS, once they are granted to a particular extension.A 2022 LookBook - Microsoft Edge Add-Ons
Happy New Year, everyone! We hope 2023 is off to a great start for all of you! Let’s take a quick peek into our 2022 journey. From adding a developer portal to creating review dashboards, it has been an eventful year at the Microsoft Edge Add-ons community. Our key focus this year throughout the second half was to migrate our extensions to manifest version V3 from V2 and help developers publish their extensions through the same Microsoft Edge Add-ons website. Thanks to the numerous developers who adapted to this change and helped us achieve this growth and continue to help us cater to our users better! Here is a recap through the product developments this year January: Microsoft Edge extensions developer portal The new edition of the developer portal contains relevant resources and documentation for Microsoft Edge extensions. For more information, see Microsoft Edge Add-ons Developer. March: Addition of breadcrumbs to Microsoft Partner Center Developers can view the navigation bar / tree path while using Partner Centre to track the exact Partner Center path users are visiting. Developers can maintain awareness of their location within Microsoft Partner Center. Publish and update extensions using the Microsoft Edge Add-ons API You can integrate APIs directly into your Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. You can also publish extension package updates to the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website without using Partner Center. For more information, see Using the Microsoft Edge Add-ons API May: Review Dashboard Microsoft Partner Center now includes a Reviews dashboard. This update enables you to view and engage with the user reviews. June: New vetting process updated and more details added to provide the list of docs needed for someone signing up as a business. Verify the company account information associated with your Microsoft Partner Center account - Microsoft Edge Development | Microsoft Learn July: Retirement of submitting new Microsoft Edge Add-ons with Manifest V2 Microsoft Partner Center only accepts new Manifest V3 Microsoft Edge extension submissions, with visibility set as 'Hidden' or 'Public'. To share your feedback and comments, see GitHub discussion topic - Update your extensions from Manifest V2 to V3. The main focus for the later half of the year was to get developers to migrate their extensions from Manifest V2 to V3 and getting new developers to create their extensions. October: CSAT Survey: Started sending out regular CSAT survey to developers to know their pulse on what is working and what is not with Microsoft Edge Add-Ons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a list of top extensions for the year 2022, that have been repeatedly trending with our users, month on month: Tampermonkey Cisco Webex Extension Grammarly: Grammar Checker and Writing App Yahoo! JAPANに簡単アクセス Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker Global Speed MetaMask IDM Integration Module Halo User feedback and enthusiasm on social media always drives us to work more harder to enhance your experience. Here is some of the love we received from you over the last year: THANK YOU once again, for the fantastic year! We are grateful to each of you for the continuous feedback & contribution to the Edge extension ecosystem. You can keep in touch with us at #EdgeExtensions here. If you have any questions or feedback on Microsoft Edge Add-ons, please share them here. We look forward to yet another exciting journey in 2023. Cheers!Microsoft Edge Add-ons | Tell us more about your experience with browser extensions
Hello, browser extension developers! Your continual, uninhibited inputs on the positives and challenges encountered with your browser extension journey has always helped us understand where Microsoft Edge Add-ons could improve. In that effort, we aim to better comprehend how you engage with extension stores and the various factors influencing your journey with extensions development. We want you to be vocal again, to support you with more features. Could you please spare some time to participate in a 5-minute survey? TAKE THE SURVEY The survey is designed specifically to gain further information on your extension development journey and discern your experience with the available features. This would help us support you better in your journey around extensions. Your insights are immensely helpful to us, in launching new updates to Microsoft Edge Add-ons. We appreciate your effort & look forward to growing together.Microsoft Edge Add-ons | NEW Feature to manage user reviews on your extension
Microsoft Partner Center now includes a Reviews dashboard. This feature brings a crucial change to help manage your Microsoft Edge extension product page. This update enables you to view and engage with the user reviews. You can thank your extension’s users for positive feedback or respond appropriately to any comments. Your response to a review appears under the respective review on the product detail page of your Microsoft Edge add-on. Go to Partner Center to try out the Reviews feature! Share your feedback and questions about this new feature with the Microsoft Edge Add-ons Team in the comments below or on the GitHub community's Discussion topic.
