"Inline" installation of apps

[Mihai Parparita]

If your app is hosted in the Chrome Web Store, you may be interested
in the "inline install" option that is targeted for Chrome 15
(currently in the beta channel):

http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/inline-installation

This allows you to prompt users to install store-listed hosted and
packaged app without leaving your site.

Feedback (and bug reports, if any) are appreciated.

Thanks,
Mihai

[Paul Kinlan]

Hi Guys,

I know Mihai posted about it the other day, but the inline-install API (http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/inline-installation) is a really important part of the things you can do to drive more installs of your app.  It is a simple API to use and you can combine it with the chrome.app.isInstalled API to directly target only users who have not installed your app and are able to inline install - below is an example:

var app_url = "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pndpgaogppgnfdnagodccjlhfjgdefij";

installLink.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
  if(chrome && chrome.webstore && chrome.webstore.install && chrome.app.isInstalled === false) {
     e.preventDefault();
     chrome.webstore.install(app_url,
        function() { installLink.innerText = "Sweet. Thanks!"; }, // hide the window
        function() { window.location = app_url; } // Send the user to the page.
     );
     return false;

  }
}, false);

The above code could be dropped in to your existing homepage and attached to the links you have to your app in the Chrome Web Store (also add the <link rel> element required in).

Get your feedback in for the API so we can make it even better!

Alternatively, if you don't want to code it you can always use http://badgemator.appspot.com/ which will give you all the script you need and includes a styleable popup, detection of the installation of the app, and a cancel button as to not annoy your users.  If you have any patches or suggestions the code is here:  https://github.com/PaulKinlan/badgemator

P

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[Jordonwii]

Thanks Paul. This looks really useful, and I'll be messing with it
later today. I'll report any issues or suggestions I have afterward.

Are there any plans to allow paid apps to do this? With Google
Checkout integration I presume?

On Sep 25, 1:21 pm, Paul Kinlan <paulkin...@google.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>

> I know Mihai posted about it the other day, but the inline-install API (http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/inline...
> ) is a really important part of the things you can do to drive more installs

> of your app.  It is a simple API to use and you can combine it with the
> chrome.app.isInstalled API to directly target only users who have not
> installed your app and are able to inline install - below is an example:
>

> var app_url = "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pndpgaogppgnfdnagodccjlhfjg...";

>
> installLink.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
>   if(chrome && chrome.webstore && chrome.webstore.install &&
> chrome.app.isInstalled === false) {
>      e.preventDefault();
>      chrome.webstore.install(app_url,
>         function() { installLink.innerText = "Sweet. Thanks!"; }, // hide
> the window
>         function() { window.location = app_url; } // Send the user to the
> page.
>      );
>      return false;
>   }
>
> }, false);
>
> The above code could be dropped in to your existing homepage and attached to
> the links you have to your app in the Chrome Web Store (also add the <link
> rel> element required in).
>
> Get your feedback in for the API so we can make it even better!
>

> Alternatively, if you don't want to code it you can always usehttp://badgemator.appspot.com/which will give you all the script you need

> and includes a styleable popup, detection of the installation of the app,
> and a cancel button as to not annoy your users.  If you have any patches or
> suggestions the code is here:  https://github.com/PaulKinlan/badgemator
>
> P
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mihai Parparita <mih...@chromium.org>
> Date: Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:11 AM
> Subject: [cws-apps] "Inline" installation of apps
> To: Chromium Apps <chromium-a...@chromium.org>
>
> If your app is hosted in the Chrome Web Store, you may be interested
> in the "inline install" option that is targeted for Chrome 15
> (currently in the beta channel):
>

> http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/inline...

>
> This allows you to prompt users to install store-listed hosted and
> packaged app without leaving your site.
>
> Feedback (and bug reports, if any) are appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Mihai
>
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[John Migman]

I have a problem with using it.
I had an app - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ofmbbmbcienhnnpbjihhbnakgkjiiino
I put a link tag in head of this site.
chrome.webstore.install() called by onClick=() event.
Error: Cannot call method 'install' of undefined
P.S. Chrome Beta or Chrome Canary both.

On 23 сен, 11:11, Mihai Parparita <mih...@chromium.org> wrote:
> If your app is hosted in the Chrome Web Store, you may be interested
> in the "inline install" option that is targeted for Chrome 15
> (currently in the beta channel):
>

> http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/extensions/inline...