ExtensionReady: Pre-Submission Validator for Chrome Extensions

Just went through this for the first time recently, so fresh perspective: I had zero extension experience, used AI tools to write most of the code, then learned the rest by doing. Answering your questions in order: Review time: the standard queue is slow, and this was my biggest surprise. What worked for me: if your review has been pending for a while, you can email Chrome Web Store developer support (chromewebstore-dev-support@google.com) and ask them to look at your submission, mine got pushed through after that. Two rules: wait at least 48 hours before emailing, and send it from the same email address your developer account is registered with, or they won't act on it. Testing is free and local. Before touching the store, load your extension via chrome://extensions -> Developer mode -> "Load unpacked" and iterate as much as you want. The manifest is the heart of everything, most of my learning curve was there. There's a one-time developer registration fee (\~$5) before you can submit. Small, but nobody mentions it until you hit the payment screen. Brand name restrictions caught me off guard. You can't freely use certain brand/platform names in the extension name or store description - I only found out after submitting. Adding a ™ mark to the name got mine through, but plan your naming around this before you submit, not after and ensure manifest title and description will also follow the same rule. Permissions are what reviewers actually scrutinize. Declare exactly what you use in the manifest, nothing more, and make sure your description doesn't promise things your permissions don't support. Overcommitting in the listing is a rejection trigger. Unexpected bonus: the store listing itself ranks in Google. My extension's page now ranks for keywords my own site doesn't - it quietly became a distribution channel, not just a product feature also there is a tick button, if you follow these rules, within 2-3 months of atleast 2-3 users, if you have, might be you will get the blue tick as well, as i got. Happy to answer specifics if you hit any of this. Good luck with the submission!

Just went through this for the first time recently, so fresh perspective: I had zero extension experience, used AI tools to write most of the code, then learned the rest by doing. Answering your questions in order: Review time: the standard queue is slow, and this was my biggest surprise. What worked for me: if your review has been pending for a while, you can email Chrome Web Store developer support (chromewebstore-dev-support@google.com) and ask them to look at your submission, mine got pushed through after that. Two rules: wait at least 48 hours before emailing, and send it from the same email address your developer account is registered with, or they won't act on it. Testing is free and local. Before touching the store, load your extension via chrome://extensions -> Developer mode -> "Load unpacked" and iterate as much as you want. The manifest is the heart of everything, most of my learning curve was there. There's a one-time developer registration fee (\~$5) before you can submit. Small, but nobody mentions it until you hit the payment screen. Brand name restrictions caught me off guard. You can't freely use certain brand/platform names in the extension name or store description - I only found out after submitting. Adding a ™ mark to the name got mine through, but plan your naming around this before you submit, not after and ensure manifest title and description will also follow the same rule. Permissions are what reviewers actually scrutinize. Declare exactly what you use in the manifest, nothing more, and make sure your description doesn't promise things your permissions don't support. Overcommitting in the listing is a rejection trigger. Unexpected bonus: the store listing itself ranks in Google. My extension's page now ranks for keywords my own site doesn't - it quietly became a distribution channel, not just a product feature also there is a tick button, if you follow these rules, within 2-3 months of atleast 2-3 users, if you have, might be you will get the blue tick as well, as i got. Happy to answer specifics if you hit any of this. Good luck with the submission!