chrome/common/extensions/docs/templates/articles/app_codelab_10_publishing.html - Issue 12221067: Move Chrome Apps Codelab docs to developer.chrome.com

Side by Side Diff: chrome/common/extensions/docs/templates/articles/app_codelab_10_publishing.html

Issue 12221067: Move Chrome Apps Codelab docs to developer.chrome.com (Closed) Base URL: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src

Patch Set: Fixed a few more issues from a pass over all docs Created 7 years, 10 months ago

Use n/p to move between diff chunks; N/P to move between comments. Draft comments are only viewable by you.

Jump to:

View unified diff | Download patch | Annotate | Revision Log

« chrome/common/extensions/docs/templates/articles/app_codelab2_basic.html ('K') | « chrome/common/extensions/docs/templates/articles/app_codelab9_multipleviews.html ('k') | chrome/common/extensions/docs/templates/public/apps/app_codelab.html » ('j') | no next file with comments »
Toggle Intra-line Diffs ('i') | Expand Comments ('e') | Collapse Comments ('c') | Hide Comments ('s')

OLD	NEW
(Empty)
	1 <h1 id="lab_10_publishing">Lab 10 - Publishing</h1>

	2

	3 <p>An app without users is just a piece of code. To get users, you need to distr ibute your application.

	4 All Chrome applications are distributed through the <a href="https://chrome.goog le.com/webstore">Chrome Web Store</a>.

	5 For those not familiar with the store, it provides several benefits to users and developers.</p>

	6

	7 <p>For users:</p>

	8

	9 <ul>

	10 <li> Added security: all apps and extensions are checked for Malware signals.</l i>

	11 <li> All apps are maintained with the latest version the developer has published .</li>

	12 <li> Ratings and reviews provide a great way to see the quality of applications. </li>

	13 </ul>

	14

	15 <p>For developers:</p>

	16

	17 <ul>

	18 <li> You can upload your app once and know that it will be distributed to all us ers.</li>

	19 <li> Payments and subscriptions are built in.</li>

	20 <li> Your app is more discoverable to users.</li>

	21 <li> Tools help you manage bugs and reviews from users.</li>

	22 </ul>

	23

	24 <p>The Chrome Web Store has a special <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstor e/developer/dashboard">dashboard for Developers</a> that lets you upload new app lications and update existing ones.</p>

	25

	26 <p>The process of uploading apps is simple:</p>

	27

	28 <ol>

	29 <li> Compress your applications root directory (the folder containing the 'm anifest.json' file).</li>

	30 <li> Visit the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard"> dashboard</a> and click "Upload new application".</li>

	31 <li> Find the file in your system.

	32 <img src="/static/images/codelab/upload.jpg" alt="Developer Dashboard Upload">

	33 <img src="/static/images/codelab/findfile.jpg" alt="Developer Dashboard Find"></ li>

	34 <li> Upload.</li>

	35 </ol>

	36

	37 <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> To walkthrough the publishing process, you can use any of the sample apps in this code lab.

	38 Just make sure it contains the <code>manifest.json</code>.</p>

	39

	40 <p>You should see a screen that looks like this:</p>

	41

	42 <p><img src="/static/images/codelab/md.jpg" alt="Developer Dashboard Edit"></p>

	43

	44 <p>Done.... Well not quite, nearly.</p>

	45

	46 <p>Now you need to upload the assets and extra meta information about your appli cation before you can publish it to the world. These include:</p>

	47

	48 <ul>

	49 <li> The icon to display in the store</li>

	50 <li> The detailed description of your application; this will entice users to dow nload your app</li>

	51 <li> A screen-shot or video of your app (show the user what your app looks like) </li>

	52 <li> The primary category where your app is listed</li>

	53 <li> A small tile icon that will be displayed on the Chrome Web Store wall</li>

	54 </ul>

	55

	56 <p>There are many other fields, but the above items are mandatory.</p>

	57

	58 <p>If you are happy with everything, you can now publish your application to the public. If you are not quite ready, you can save the draft for later, or you ca n publish it to a group of testers.</p>

	59

	60 <p><img src="/static/images/codelab/publish.jpg" alt="Developer Dashboard Publis h"></p>

	61

	62 <p>Hint: if anyone wants to create a tool that lets users quickly create all the required assets, developers would sincerely appreciate.</p>

OLD	NEW