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Is there anyway to install an extention without visiting to google app store? For example I want visitors, can install my extention just one clicking a facebook ad or a banner?

Is it possible?

I read some article that mentioning about to verified site ownership to do this. But I want to make advertisement on facebook so I wouldn't be owner of the web page...

Does anyone have information on this subject?

Thanks.

Burcak Akpınar
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  • Right click on the Chrome shortcut
  • In the Target field, add --enable-easy-off-store-extension-install after what's already there, let a space before
  • Save and start Chrome
Momo
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  • You can't expect from an ordinary user that they have enabled this flag. For the ones who are more visually oriented, see [this post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12049366/re-enabling-extension-installs/12071194#12071194) for a guiding screenshot. – Rob W Aug 29 '12 at 07:17
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You're probably looking for inline installation, performed via chrome.webstore.install.

In your webpage:

  • include <link rel="chrome-webstore-item" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/itemID">, where the URL is the address of your extension

  • then. call chrome.webstore.install().

Unfortunately, you can't do either of those things on a basic Facebook page, but you could do it on a web page you can fully control.

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  • is there anyway that visitors can install an extension clicking a banner or facebook ad without verifing a web page ? OMG.. – Burcak Akpınar Aug 29 '12 at 00:15
  • @Burcak No, there is not. Inline installation is as close as you can get, and that requires site verification (see the last section of the page I linked in my answer). If you want to perform the install from a site you don't own, you'll have to send your visitors to the Web Store page. – apsillers Aug 29 '12 at 01:11