Small promotional tile (440x280) is included
Why it matters
The 440x280 small promotional tile appears in the extension recommendation rows that Chrome shows users on the new-tab page and in related-extension suggestions. These placements are algorithm-driven and trigger when a user has related extensions installed — a high-intent audience. Without the small tile, your extension is excluded from these recommendation surfaces. For extensions in competitive categories like productivity or developer tools, recommendation placements often drive more installs than store search.
Severity rationale
Low because a missing small tile forfeits algorithmically-driven recommendation placements but does not block submission or affect existing users.
Remediation
Create a 440x280 pixel small promotional tile with consistent branding to your marquee tile. Save it to screenshots/small-promo.png.
screenshots/
small-promo.png (440x280)
At this smaller size, favor a simple layout: icon on the left, extension name and one-line benefit on the right. Avoid dense text — it will be illegible. Use the same color palette as your marquee tile and icon set. Upload in the store dashboard under Store Listing > Promotional Images alongside the marquee.
DetectionPro
The detection method for this pattern is part of AuditBuffet Pro.
The full method (what to look for, pass and fail conditions, and how results get reported) ships inside the Chrome Web Store Readiness Audit. The pattern definition, severity rationale, and remediation remain openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
External references
- external · chrome-cws-small-promo-tile — Chrome Web Store — Small Promotional Tile (440x280)
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History
- 2026-04-18·v1.0.0·Initial import from extension-store-readiness·automated