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How to stop publishing a new version of extension that is marked as 'Pending Review' in chrome store

I've published a new version of the extension. It has been marked as 'Pending Review' because the manifest has some permission changes. Now I don't want the new version of the extension to be published. Is there any way to stop it? I just want to let the users continue using the already published version of the extension

(I don't know where else to ask)

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Dilip Avatar asked Sep 11 '18 21:09

Dilip


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2 Answers

Unfortunately this is still an issue as of today (8/14/2020) and there is no way to cancel a submission for review.

A recent change when submitting an extension for review there is an option to automatically publish the extension after passing the review. This is checked by default in the window prompt. As a practice I would recommend not allowing publication after a review to provide you with the final decision when the extension is published to the Chrome Web Store.

submission modal

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jasonandmonte Avatar answered Oct 06 '22 15:10

jasonandmonte


There now is a defer option. Just used it for the first time so hope it works as expected!

Defer publish

Edit: After the deferred item is approved you can select cancel publish from the menu. After canceling you are able to upload an updated package. Would love to just be able to cancel while it is waiting for approval, but this is at least a way!

cancel publish

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Arnoud Kooi Avatar answered Oct 06 '22 16:10

Arnoud Kooi