Extension pending review taking long time - ID bhjkmfmelgejolmcfgfpjmdfippldjla

[Anas Ktech]

Dear Google Chrome Extension Team,

My name is Anas Najaa, I'm a full time lecturer at Ktech, an educational institute (college) based in Kuwait.

This is my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anasnajaa/ 

Extension name

Ktech SIS Helper

Extension ID

bhjkmfmelgejolmcfgfpjmdfippldjla

Extension Hostname Requirement

You have to be logged in to https://mysis.ktech.edu.kw to use the extension.

Brief about the extension functionality

I made an extension for the college to automate some of the tasks that we perform at Ktech on daily basis using our SIS system (old system with no updates and is missing many features). Currently, the extension provides attendance automation functionality. Instead of calling out the names of the students one by one, you can use the attendance extension to provide a QR Code for the students. When the student scan the QR Code, his name and id are recorded to an attendance session. Afterwards, the attendance session is used to run a script against the SIS to "check" any student that is not available on the "present students" list (the attendance session).

Then, the lecturer is responsible of modifying the checked students as he please and pressing the save button. The final action is in the end performed by the lecturer. The extension will not click, modify or execute any script that submits anything on behalf of the instructor. This way, the extension will always respect the privacy of the instructor and acts as intended (extension, automator, helper).

Our problem

I pushed an update by mistake without changing the api URL (localhost) and I want to push another update, however the extension is taking forever to review. I suspect it might be because of the server URL issue. In addition, the extension will not work unless you use the SIS website, which requires login. 

How can I help

I'm willing to provide my SIS credentials for the testing team so they can see the extension functionality. Or I can record a demo of the extension in action.

How can you can help

Can you please let us know if we can change anything in the extension to speed up the update process? because we expect to keep adding features to this extension on almost weekly basis.

Official Contact

My official email is: a.n...@ktech.edu.kw

Regards,

Anas Najaa

[Oliver Dunk]

Hi Anas,

I definitely appreciate the concern. That said, from what I can see, it looks like your extension has been in review for less than a day so far. That doesn't seem out of the ordinary and if the extension is not functional that shouldn't be a concern. The reviewers will know how to handle that.

If you're worried about this version going live, you can use the "Defer publish" option: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/publish/#deferred-publishing

If you are still waiting in a few days I would suggest reaching out using the One Stop Support form: https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/contact/one_stop_support

Hope that helps,

Oliver Dunk | DevRel, Chrome Extensions | https://developer.chrome.com/ | London, GB

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[Anas Najaa]

Hello Oliver,

Thank you for the clarification and sharing the defer publish option, I didn't know about it.
I'm new to the Chrome Web Store so I was not sure what is the time range for the reviewal process.

Thanks again for the helpful info.

[Oliver Dunk]

Hi Anas,

No problem at all!

Welcome to the community :)

Oliver Dunk | DevRel, Chrome Extensions | https://developer.chrome.com/ | London, GB