My Chrome Extension keeps getting rejected. Why?
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Raj A
Apr 13, 2017, 5:53:28 PM4/13/17
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Hi
We have an app (ID: kfmjalehicecdnobhpdfcgciliignmlj), which is fully functional and have been testing it for 2 months and building for 4. Here is a YouTube video describing the app. Can't understand why it's being rejected? Tried emailing chromewebstor...@google.com but there is no response. This app is genuine and designed to offer users ease of research.
Any help will be much appreciated!
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Our App Description
GL Chrome Extension is the easiest way to save Google Search Results to Excel.
The average time it takes for researchers to record Google.com data from the first 3-5 pages and improve the query is between 20 - 35 minutes. In some cases, this can take up to 1 hour. GL.Research Chrome Extension completely eliminates this arduous task and provides information within seconds.
✓ Collect Contact Details: Alongside the website links, we also provide you with the email addresses and social media links of individuals and companies associated with the URLs you have collected.
✓ Collect More: The tool provides you with a complete excel sheet which provides a fully comprehensive list of information including domain metadata title, search engine descriptions/titles, and the domain name within the excel sheet.
✓ Save Time: All the results from the search engine are added directly to the .CSV file.
The message from Chrome Extension Web Store Team
Dear Developer,
Your Google Chrome item, "GL Chrome Extension," with ID: kfmjalehicecdnobhpdfcgciliignmlj did not comply with our policies and was removed from the Google Chrome Web Store.
Your item did not comply with the following section of our policy:
"Do not post repetitive content.
Do not use irrelevant, misleading, or excessive keywords in app descriptions, titles, or metadata.
Do not attempt to change the placement of any Product in the store or manipulate any Product ratings or reviews by unauthorized means, such as fraudulent installs, paid or fake reviews or ratings, or offering incentives to rate Products.
Do not post an app where the primary functionality is to link to a website not owned by the developer.
Do not post an app where the primary functionality is to install or launch another app, theme, or extension. For example, if your app’s primary function is to launch a desktop app that the user has already installed, that is not allowed. Another example is a packaged app that just launches a website.
Your app must comply with Google's Webmaster Quality Guidelines."
If you'd like to re-submit your item, please make the appropriate changes to the item so that it complies with our policies, then re-publish it in your developer dashboard. Please reply to this email for issues regarding this item removal.
*Please keep in mind that your re-submitted item will not be immediately published live in the store. All re-submitted items undergo a strict compliance review and will be re-published if the item passes review.
*Important Note
Repeated or egregious violations in the store may result in your developer account being banned from the store. This may also result in the suspension of related Google services associated with your Google account. All re-submitted items will continue to be subject to Chrome Web Store policies and terms of service.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Google Chrome Web Store team
Your Google Chrome item, "GL Chrome Extension," with ID: kfmjalehicecdnobhpdfcgciliignmlj did not comply with our policies and was removed from the Google Chrome Web Store.
Your item did not comply with the following section of our policy:
"Do not post repetitive content.
Do not use irrelevant, misleading, or excessive keywords in app descriptions, titles, or metadata.
Do not attempt to change the placement of any Product in the store or manipulate any Product ratings or reviews by unauthorized means, such as fraudulent installs, paid or fake reviews or ratings, or offering incentives to rate Products.
Do not post an app where the primary functionality is to link to a website not owned by the developer.
Do not post an app where the primary functionality is to install or launch another app, theme, or extension. For example, if your app’s primary function is to launch a desktop app that the user has already installed, that is not allowed. Another example is a packaged app that just launches a website.
Your app must comply with Google's Webmaster Quality Guidelines."
If you'd like to re-submit your item, please make the appropriate changes to the item so that it complies with our policies, then re-publish it in your developer dashboard. Please reply to this email for issues regarding this item removal.
*Please keep in mind that your re-submitted item will not be immediately published live in the store. All re-submitted items undergo a strict compliance review and will be re-published if the item passes review.
*Important Note
Repeated or egregious violations in the store may result in your developer account being banned from the store. This may also result in the suspension of related Google services associated with your Google account. All re-submitted items will continue to be subject to Chrome Web Store policies and terms of service.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Google Chrome Web Store team
Brian T. Nakamoto
Apr 14, 2017, 1:49:44 PM4/14/17
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Hi Raj,
How are you retrieving the data to export to CSV? Google doesn't permit their search results to be crawled, for example. Also, don't use "Chrome" (a Google trademark) in your extension name.
-Brian
(doesn't work for G)
Raj A
Apr 14, 2017, 6:11:03 PM4/14/17
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Hi Brian,
You are a genius and a life saviour! The moment I changed our extension from "GL Chrome Extension" to "GL.Research Extension" the status changed to Pending Review. Much more hopeful now, that we don't have rejected printed next to our extension.
Cheers,
Raj
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