I just created a new add-on for Anki users that I believe can be very beneficial, however, it has been about a week since I created my account and still can not upload an add-on.
Is there anyway I can skip this step or get put on a fast track? Will it take months or weeks in your guys experience to get off this “your account is too new” error?
We had to add the waiting period to deal with some bad-actors flooding the add-on database with malicious-coded garbage – so for obvious reasons, we don’t publicize the timeline related to it. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to wait it out.
Another thing to consider – if you’ve only been using Anki a few days, do you really know enough about it to create an add-on? If you’ve been using it for longer, do you have an existing AnkiWeb account you could use?
Adding a manifest.json file makes it possible to distribute .ankiaddon files directly outside of AnkiWeb, it’s common when developers want to release a pre-release version on GitHub. e.g.
manifest.json
{
"name": "my add-on name",
"package": "myAddonName"
}
Manual: Sharing outside AnkiWeb
How to Download: Download the .ankiaddon file and open it with a double-click, or install it from the “Install from file” menu in the Anki add-ons management screen. (Please note that you cannot install the file by dragging and dropping it into Anki.)