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Released features for Microsoft Edge Add-ons

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The following features or updates have been launched on Partner Center for Microsoft Edge extensions.

The sidebar feature of Microsoft Edge extensions enables an extension to display custom UI content in the browser sidebar. See Develop an extension for the Microsoft Edge sidebar.

Released June 2023

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 Update your extensions from Manifest V2 to V3 in Discussions in the MicrosoftEdge-Extensions repo.

Released July 2022

You can respond to user reviews about your Microsoft Edge Add-on

You can reply via Partner Center to reviews and feedback received about your extension on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons product page.

To share your feedback and comments about this feature, see You can now respond to user reviews on your Microsoft Edge Add-ons page in Discussions in the MicrosoftEdge-Extensions repo.

Released May 2022

Publish updates of extensions using the Microsoft Edge Add-ons API

You can integrate REST API endpoints directly into your continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, to publish extension package updates to the Microsoft Edge Add-ons website without using Partner Center. For more information, see Using the REST API for updating Microsoft Edge Add-ons.

Released March 2022

Update September 2024: v1.1 of this REST API provides increased security.

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Addition of breadcrumbs to Microsoft Partner Center

Developers can view the navigation bar / tree path while using Partner Center to track the exact Partner Center path users are visiting. Developers can maintain awareness of their location within Microsoft Partner Center.

Released March 2022

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.

Released January 2022

Extension Analytics Dashboard on Microsoft Partner Center

The Extensions Analytics Dashboard enables you to view your extension's usage, adoption, and in-market performance. You can also track active user installs, weekly users, total downloads, and usage distribution over a period from Partner Center.

Released September 2021

Add team members to your Partner Center account

You can add members from your organization and manage the settings on your Partner Center Account. See Add users to the Microsoft Edge program.

Released August 2021

Sign into Microsoft Partner Center using your GitHub account

You can use your personal GitHub account credentials to sign into Microsoft Partner Center to submit your Microsoft Edge Extension. See Register and sign in to Partner Center using a GitHub account.

Released August 2021

Manage your extension submissions on Partner Center

This feature allows you to view your extension submission from the Partner Center dashboard and overview pages. You can easily track your extension submission review status, view past updates, view the status of submissions, and manage extensions on Partner Center.

Released May 2021

Support for Manifest V3 extensions

Microsoft Edge Add-ons now support extensions with Manifest V3. For more information, see the blog Manifest V3 changes are now available in Microsoft Edge for more details.

Released April 2021

You can request the Collection where your extension should be featured on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons store. You can submit your request at the Submit a request to add an extension to the collections on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons home page.

Released April 2021

Extension store listing localization

You can choose a subset of languages instead of manually entering each language in the listing details on Microsoft Partner Center. You can also elect to use the same marketing assets across all marketplaces. See Partner Center improvements related to Microsoft Edge extensions store listing and certification.

Released February 2021

By clicking the extension certification report link, you can view and download the extension certification report from your Partner Center dashboard. The link to the extension certification report is displayed after the extension submission review is complete. The certification report contains the result of the extension review and relevant details.

Released January 2021

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