Help needed - 2 extensions with nearly identical functionality - rejected

Add-ons Add-on Support
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Hi,

I have uploaded 2 extensions via the Add-on Developer Hub. Initially they got approved, but at the manual review it was found that it violates the policy.

  • Content, specifically Clone or Fork: There is already one or more add-on(s) listed on AMO with nearly identical functionality. In accordance with AMO policies, we will not host multiple similar or duplicate add-ons. We will reconsider this add-on if further development provides a more unique set of features…

The thing is that the functionality of the 2 extension ARE different and should be, even though they hold similar JavaScript code needed for the extension to work.

How do I get the extensions approved - they are not identical!

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Your best bet is to explain to the review team why your extension is not identical if you haven’t already.

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Thanks for the prompt answer :wink:
How do I do that. I am fairly new here and cannot seem to find the way as the reply mail from verification cannot be replied to. Is the only option to re-upload the extensions increasing the version number and write the “note” into the README file sent for verification?

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Hmm, you should be able to reply via email, I will check on that. In the interim, you should be able to leave a comment by logging into the Developer Hub: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/.

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Thanks Edward,
Unfortunately, I cannot find a place to leave a comment and I am logged in :wink:

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Don’t know where to put this and don’t know how to rate the support, but a big THANK YOU to @Edward_Sullivan + @Simeon_Vincent for responding so promptly.
Now we are just awaiting a reply back and an approval :wink: