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</ol> |
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- <a href="#H2-2">Packaging at the command line</a> |
+ <a href="#upload"> Uploading a previously packaged extension to the Chrome Web Store</a> |
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<a>h3Name</a> |
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- <a href="#H2-3">Package format and scripts</a> |
+ <a href="#H2-3">Packaging at the command line</a> |
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<a>h3Name</a> |
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+ </li><li> |
+ <a href="#H2-4">Package format and scripts</a> |
+ <ol> |
+ <li style="display: none; "> |
+ <a>h3Name</a> |
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+ </ol> |
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<a href="#apiReference">API reference</a> |
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</p> |
<ul> |
<li><a href="#update">Update</a> the extension</li> |
-<li>Upload the extension using the |
-<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard">Chrome Developer Dashboard</a></li> |
+<li><a href="#upload">Upload</a> the extension to the Chrome Web Store</li> |
</ul> |
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@@ -468,9 +474,40 @@ |
<img src="images/update-success.gif" width="298" height="160"> |
-<a name="H2-2"></a><h2>Packaging at the command line</h2> |
+<h2 id="upload"> Uploading a previously packaged extension to the Chrome Web Store</h2> |
+ |
<p> |
+You can use the Chrome Developer Dashboard |
+to upload an extension that you've previously packaged yourself. |
+However, unless you take special steps, |
+the extension's ID in the Chrome Web Store |
+will be different from its ID in the package you created. |
+This different ID might be a problem if you've |
+distributed your extension package, |
+because it allows users to install multiple versions of your extension, |
+each with its own local data. |
+</p> |
+ |
+<p> |
+If you want to keep the extension ID the same, |
+follow these steps: |
+</p> |
+ |
+<ol> |
+ <li> Rename the private key that was generated |
+ when you created the <code>.crx</code> file to <code>key.pem</code>. </li> |
+ <li> Put <code>key.pem</code> in the top directory |
+ of your extension. </li> |
+ <li> Compress that directory into a ZIP file. </li> |
+ <li> Upload the ZIP file using the |
+ <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard">Chrome Developer Dashboard</a>. </li> |
+</ol> |
+ |
+ |
+<a name="H2-3"></a><h2>Packaging at the command line</h2> |
+ |
+<p> |
Another way to package extensions |
is by invoking <code>chrome.exe</code> at the command line. |
Use the <code>--pack-extension</code> flag |
@@ -488,7 +525,7 @@ |
add <code>--no-message-box</code> to the command. |
</p> |
-<a name="H2-3"></a><h2>Package format and scripts</h2> |
+<a name="H2-4"></a><h2>Package format and scripts</h2> |
<p> |
For more information on the format, as well as pointers to scripts you can use |
to create <code>.crx</code> files, see <a href="crx.html">CRX Package Format</a>. |