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Promote your Chrome extension and get real installs
The Chrome Web Store doesn't send you users — external traffic does. Here's where to get it, permanently and for free.
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where a 0-install extension ranks on CWS search
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'new drops' feeds the Chrome Web Store exposes
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install lift from external referral traffic vs store search alone
The short answer
To promote a Chrome extension, you need external traffic — the Chrome Web Store has no 'new arrivals' feed buyers browse, so installs come from outside. The highest-ROI channels are permanent directory listings (OnlyFoundrs is free and instant), Show HN and Product Hunt for the launch spike, and niche subreddits for your extension's exact audience.
The Chrome Web Store doesn't send you users
Chrome Web Store search ranks extensions by existing installs and ratings — a day-one extension has neither, so it ranks on page 12 for its own category. There's no 'new and noteworthy' list most users ever see, no browse feed for niche tools, and your store page can't rank in Google against a domain with zero authority. Every install has to come from outside the store — and most developers only learn this after their extension sits at 7 installs for a month.
Get installs from outside the store
Every external channel that sends people to your store page also feeds the install count that CWS search ranks on — the flywheel starts outside the store. A permanent listing is the cheapest first piece: it's indexed, it ranks in Google for your extension's name, and it sends warm clicks straight to the install button.
Permanent listing — free
Your extension gets a forever page: indexed, ranked, linking to both your site and the install page. Live in minutes.
We may already list you
We monitor the Chrome Web Store for new AI extensions and pre-build pages automatically — search your extension first, then claim it.
Dofollow backlink
Your developer site gets the link equity, so your own domain starts ranking for the extension's keywords — traffic the store page never sends.
Buyers, not browsers
The audience here is founders hunting tools — the same early adopters who leave the first reviews that move CWS ranking.
Who it's for
Just published, 0 installs
A permanent page that indexes your extension name and starts collecting clicks before the store even knows you exist.
Stuck at 50–500 installs
Referral traffic + dofollow equity that compounds — the channels CWS search actually rewards.
AI extension launching on multiple platforms
One listing next to the SaaS and web tools your buyers already browse — not buried in a store they never open.
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Stop shouting into the void.
The buyers are already here. Launch free today — your product goes live instantly and gets routed to the communities looking for it.
FAQ
How do I promote a Chrome extension for free?
List it in directories (OnlyFoundrs is free and instant), post a Show HN or niche Reddit thread, and claim any listings that already exist for it. These channels send the external installs the Chrome Web Store itself can't.
Does promoting outside the Chrome Web Store help in-store ranking?
Yes — CWS search ranks heavily on install count and rating velocity. External promotion drives exactly those metrics, so outside traffic compounds into in-store visibility.
Can OnlyFoundrs promote my extension if I didn't submit it?
We automatically list new AI extensions we spot on the Chrome Web Store. If yours is already up, claim the listing free — you'll get edit access, analytics, and the verified badge.
What about paid promotion for extensions?
Ads to a store listing convert poorly and stop the day you stop paying. Permanent listings and community posts keep sending installs forever — spend there first.