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title: "Why is the Update button disabled on my browser extension?"
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updated: 2026-08-12T05:08:26Z
published: 2026-08-12T05:08:26Z
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# Why is the Update button disabled on my browser extension?

When you [publish content and widgets to the Production stage](/studio/docs/pushing-whatfix-content-to-production) by clicking Publish, the browser extension you have enabled is automatically updated. This means that you no longer need to manually update the extension when content is updated.

![chrome_edge_update](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/chrome_edge_update.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-15T08%3A06%3A56Z&se=2026-10-15T09%3A06%3A56Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7xec487Cn4MYZUI5EOE%2BxUHBiCm3h4cnm7cOOrbdpLA%3D)

Info:

- The update button is disabled on the browser extension when the extension is inactive.
- If you enable the Chrome Store or Edge Store extensions and Publish content and widget, the extension automatically submits to the respective Stores for review.
- If your extensions are rejected by Chrome or the Edge Store, the **Update** button is enabled so that you can manually submit the extensions for review again.

## Related

- [Publishing Content to Production Best Practices](/pushing-content-to-production-best-practices.md)