https://extensionstart.com/blog/ Practical posts on building and monetizing MV3 browser extensions, from the ExtensionStart team. en-us https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-payment-providers/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-payment-providers/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Choosing a payment provider for a chrome extension: merchant-of-record vs payments-only (and what that means for sales tax and VAT), verified current fees, the webhook/entitlement architecture every provider needs, and avoiding lock-in. https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-pricing-models/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-pricing-models/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Verified price points from successful chrome extensions (HARPA, Keywords Everywhere, Wordtune), subscription vs lifetime math, the credits model for AI-cost products, the fake-unlimited trap, and honest anchoring. https://extensionstart.com/blog/how-to-monetize-chrome-extension/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/how-to-monetize-chrome-extension/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Every real way to make money with a chrome extension (one-time purchases, subscriptions, credits, freemium gates, donations, and B2B licensing) with honest pros and cons, what Chrome Web Store policy allows, and how to pick for your product. https://extensionstart.com/blog/sell-chrome-extension-users-trust/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/sell-chrome-extension-users-trust/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to convert free chrome extension users to paid without review-storm blowback: value-first paywall timing, dismissible walls, Chrome Web Store bait-and-switch policy, grandfathering, refund signals, and announcing a paid launch. https://extensionstart.com/blog/anonymous-auth-account-linking-extension/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/anonymous-auth-account-linking-extension/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The anonymous-first Firebase Auth pattern for chrome extensions: guest uids at install, uid-preserving account linking with linkWithCredential, conflict handling, and when not to use it. https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-boilerplate-migration/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-boilerplate-migration/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The popular React chrome extension boilerplates were archived in early 2026. What that means, what MV3 keeps breaking, and a realistic path to a maintained WXT-based setup. https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-stripe-payments/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/chrome-extension-stripe-payments/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to monetize a chrome extension with Stripe: checkout-session redirects, webhook-written entitlements, server-enforced trials, and the storage-mirror pattern for instant UI. https://extensionstart.com/blog/firebase-auth-chrome-extension-mv3/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/firebase-auth-chrome-extension-mv3/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to run Firebase Auth in an MV3 chrome extension: the firebase/auth/web-extension entry point, authStateReady, the single-writer storage pattern, and token hygiene. https://extensionstart.com/blog/google-sign-in-chrome-extension/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/google-sign-in-chrome-extension/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The three Google login flows that work in a Manifest V3 Chrome extension: getAuthToken, launchWebAuthFlow, and offscreen documents. https://extensionstart.com/blog/paywall-timing-evidence/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/paywall-timing-evidence/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT What conversion research actually says about paywall and sign-in timing in a Chrome extension: forced-registration abandonment, day-0 conversion data, Chrome Web Store policy constraints, and the value-first default they add up to. https://extensionstart.com/blog/what-is-extensionstart/ https://extensionstart.com/blog/what-is-extensionstart/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A plain-English overview of ExtensionStart: a production-grade WXT + React 19 starter kit for building paid MV3 browser extensions with working auth, Stripe billing, and policy-safe paywalls.