Once a public or private extension is executed and tested, it can be published. While private extensions are published for internal usage within your organization, public extensions can be published in Zoho Marketplace for external users to install.
To publish an extension,
- Navigate to Extensions in the left panel.
- Mouse over the extension to be published and click
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- Click Publish in the ensuing page.
- Select the Extension Visibility as Private or Public and click Publish.
- Private extensions will be published immediately.
- For Public extensions, the Marketplace Details form must be filled.
Under the Primary tab, few of the fields will be pre-filled. Fill the other fields:
- Category: Select a category under which the app must be published.
- Privacy policy of your app/extension: Enter the URL of your extension’s privacy policy document.
- Does your app store any personal data?: Declare if your extension stores personal data of the user. If yes, list out the data that will be stored.
- Terms of service document: Enter the URL of your extension’s terms of service document.
- Read the Marketplace vendor agreement and Marketplace GDPR policies and check the boxes to agree to them.
- Click Next.
Under the Prerequisite tab, fill the following fields:
- Supported edition: Select an edition from the dropdown.
- Installation type: A predefined installation URL will be populated in this field.
- Click Next.
Under the Imagery tab, fill the following fields:
- Extension icon: Upload an icon for the extension.
- Thumbnail: Upload a thumbnail for the extension.
- Screenshots: Upload 1-4 images explaining the features of the extension.
- Click Next.
Under the Summary tab, fill the following fields:
- Tagline: Enter a tagline for your extension.
- Description: Describe briefly about the extension.
- Key features: List the key features of the extension.
- User education: Enter the URL of the available help documents.
- Help video: Enter the URL of the available help video.
- Click Next.
Under the Pricing tab, fill the following fields:
- Globally Available: Select Yes to make your extension visible under different domains.
- Pricing: Select Free to allow users to install and use your extension without any monetary charge. Else, select Paid and enter the pricing details.
- Click Submit.
After submitting the extension, it will go through a review process. You can check the status of your app in the My Apps section in
partner console.
Know more about the review process cycle and how our Admins communicate with you from this
help document.
You can also write to our Zoho Marketplace team at '
approval@zohomarketplace.com' in case you have any further questions on the review process.
Extension Versions
Sigma allows you to create different versions of extensions to enable updates for your users. To create a new extension version,
- Navigate to an extension and click the Edit Extension button.
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Perform the update in the editor and click Save.
- You can also create a new extension version by uploading the source code as a .zip file by clicking the edit icon.
- You will get a confirmation to save the new update as a draft. Click Yes, create.
- Now, Publish the extension again to create a new version.
Users can update the extension from their respective services to use the new version.
A maximum of 50 versions can be created for every single extension. To create more new versions, deprecate previous versions by clicking
and confirm your action. Please note that this option is available only for workspace owners and extension owners. Once deprecated, the version cannot be retrieved.
Extension limits and deprecation are enabled only for Zoho Desk, Zoho Projects, Zoho Mail, Zoho Bug Tracker, and Orchestly extensions.