Very long extension moderation process

[nirantali]

nirantali last edited by

Submitted Sep 5, 2017 12:18:12 PM UTC and still Awaiting moderation, no messages, no queue, simply eternal silence.

But if i see that some are already waiting 13 weeks, it's probably better to abandon opera for now and to check next year or so if something did change.

[dvil]

dvil last edited by

1 month waiting for the first version of my extension, 7 new updates already published in Chrome and Firefox.

Bravo Opera, you are gifting devolpers to the others browsers, I'm done with Opera.

[nirantali]

nirantali last edited by

My Extension now was finally published Sep 29, 2017 8:43:08 AM UTC so it took 24 days.

I also got this message from moderator:
'Sorry it took so long, unlike Chrome we have a manual review process to make sure that all extensions are safe for our users.'

[jerrykrinock]

jerrykrinock last edited by

Well, my two extensions were also published today, after 35 days.

The first one was published 45 minutes after the extension of @nirantali, at Sep 29 2017 9:28:19 AM UTC, and the second one was published 3 minutes later, at Sep 29, 2017 9:26:13 AM UTC.

Thank you to the Opera Extensions Team.

[gmiazga]

gmiazga Opera last edited by

Hello,

Here are few things we would like to share with you.

All our moderation is currently done manually. We have two queues: the first is for updated extensions, kept with minimum delay, and the second is for new extensions. The second takes time, as you have already noticed.

To help us speed up the extensions moderation process, here is what you can do:

• Prepare small updates for extensions. The less code submitted, the faster the updating process will go.
• Give us a detailed changelog, if possible
• When attaching screenshots of the extension, use ones made in the Opera browser
• Make sure you provide the correct Summary and Description in all languages
• Descriptions should be in a declared language rather than English (i.e. Russian extensions should have description in Russian)
• In manifest.json, use minimized set of permissions
• Use content script only for needed domains (i.e. use "://youtube.com/" instead of <all_urls> for a Youtube-only extension)
• Remove all unnecessary files
• If you use third party libraries, use versions from official sites (best to add specific links) or add versions from cdnjs.com
• If you obfuscate or minify your extension, add on a wall URL to your source code and give us the exact instruction on how to build it - best if you provide the building script

We are currently trying to work on a better first time experience and on ways to get initial versions of extensions into our store. Stay tuned.

[promujblogapl]

promujblogapl last edited by

More than a month, and my extensions are still awaiting verification. It's a joke?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Same here, almost 6 weeks for a new extension.

[engrip]

engrip last edited by

Hello, While the extension is under moderation I have submitted 3 more versions. Note that mine (www.engrip.com) is an updated extension case, not a new one. However I noticed that I got emails from Opera saying my submission is rejected without any reason. For reason I was asked to check the submission wall. When I checked there, it is still saying "Awaiting Moderation" and I could not see any rejection. Am I missing anything?

Anil.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Worse is that they snoop ur posted ext and add block code to next release

I made a simple Google Search redirect ext and obviously they didn't like it - and after updating to latest Opera the ext didn't work anymore

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I’ve been waiting about a month as well. At this rate, my next version will be ready for release before this one gets approved

[jerrykrinock]

jerrykrinock last edited by

Good news - My two extensions got published 32 hours after submitting updates. It may have helped that I submitted a Comment containing a short (~50 words) change summary with each one.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

You think you got it bad...I've been waiting 9 months for my extension :S

ID: hlehbmfgofjjmcoofgleppbdlelnklna

[jerrykrinock]

jerrykrinock @Guest last edited by

No, @iann0036, as I said at the beginning of my post, I think 32 hours is good. I think I got it good.

[ivanpromo]

ivanpromo last edited by

I have same problem. I already published in Chrome and FireFox. Everything is ok. But in Opera add-on I'm waiting moderation from November 2. Is it possible to speed up the process?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I am also facing this issue, I had submitted my add-on on Oct 30 and it's still awaiting moderation(Today is Nov 21). Can anyone please tell me when can I expect the approval of my add-on?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I'm waiting since 3 months now, submitted it at 11.09.17
How long does this take? At Mozilla my Addon was approved and published within 24 hours.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The process s truly unbearable!

Perhaps Opera could adopt FF/MZ webext base?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Hi, about 3 three weeks waiting for the check my add-on ID: mecgepimehgjdcpfgolgbklmaafhkeoc
https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/keywords/

[haterapps]

haterapps last edited by

Oh, that's nothing. My last approval was on June 2017.

Fast forward till February 2018, still no answer for any of the last 5 submissions.

I don't know how Opera selects the reviewers, but it's doing a very bad job at managing this situation. My only explanation is that even reviewers are not motivated at all to continue doing this.

[A Former User]

A Former User @haterapps last edited by

If I didn't know better, one would think this was M$ the topic was about.