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Create an add-on

List an extra, integration or service in the Honey Marketplace, and decide whether it is free or sold by subscription or ticket.

An add-on is a listing in the Honey Marketplace for something you offer to other Hive3 members: an extra, an integration or a bundled service. Each listing has a banner, a description and an access rule. People open the listing, get access if it needs a purchase, and enable it on their account.

Who can do this: any account on any plan, and the owner, admins and moderators of a community. Making an add-on members-only, or selling it by subscription or ticket, needs a Honey Bee or higher plan. A Worker Bee add-on is public. Each account can have up to 100 add-ons.

Create an add-onSilent walkthrough

#Start a new add-on

My HiveMy DashboardAdd OnsCreate Add-on

Open the dashboard of the account that is offering the add-on and select the Add Ons card. For a community, open its dashboard first. The Add-ons page opens with an Available Add-ons section and a Create Add-on button.

The form is titled Create Add-on. A panel on the right shows its two steps, a preview card and the Back and Next buttons. Unlike events and courses, add-ons are not saved as drafts, so finish the form in one sitting.

The Add-ons page.

#Basic Info

  1. Add an Add-on Banner

    Optional. Upload a wide image; 1200 × 400 pixels is recommended.

  2. Enter the Title

    Required. Up to 80 characters.

  3. Write the Short Description

    Required. Up to 160 characters. It appears on the marketplace card.

  4. Add an External URL, if you have one

    Optional. The field's hint is "Optional link to the add-on, docs, or install page." Hive3 stores the link with your add-on, but the add-on page does not display it, so put any link readers need in the description as well.

  5. Write the Detailed Description

    Required. Use the editor, up to 3,000 words, or select Upload Document and choose a PDF or Markdown file. Explain what the add-on does, who it is for and how to get started.

  6. Choose badges

    Up to 5 badges from the suggestions.

If your plan includes credentials, you also see a Credential image field. People who enable the add-on see the credential on its page.

Basic Info.

#Access

This step is titled Add-on Access. Choose how people discover and get access.

  1. Choose the visibility

    Public lets anyone view the add-on. Members only limits it to members or collaborators. Subscription / ticket requires a subscription or a one-time ticket purchase. Worker Bee accounts see only Public.

  2. For paid access, connect payments

    Connect Stripe for subscriptions and PayPal for one-time tickets in Monetize. See Get paid.

  3. Pick a plan or set a ticket price

    Choose a plan under Select subscription, or turn on Enable one-time ticket pricing in the One-Time Add-on Ticket section and enter a Price and a Currency (USD, EUR or GBP). Paid access needs a subscription or a ticket. Owners and admins set prices.

If you do not choose paid access, owners and admins see a note that payments can be enabled later by editing the add-on.

Add-on Access.

#Publish

On the last step the button reads Publish Add-on. Select it and Hive3 asks Ready to publish?. Choose Create Add-on to confirm. Hive3 shows Add-on created successfully! and takes you to the add-on page.

#What visitors see

Visitors find your add-on in the Honey Marketplace in the sidebar, which has a search box and filters. Opening it shows your banner, title, description and badges, and an Access card.

SituationButton the visitor sees
Free add-onEnable Add-on
Needs a subscription or ticket they do not havePurchase Add-on, then Enable Add-on once paid
Already enabledDisable Add-on

Once enabled, the card shows Enabled and Renews dates. You see You manage this add-on. on your own add-on, and your account name and avatar identify the owner.

The add-on page as the owner sees it.

#Edit, hide or archive

On your Add-ons page, the add-ons you created have a menu in the top corner of their card.

  • Edit reopens the form as Edit Add-on. The last button reads Update Add-on, and the confirmation reads Ready to update?. You can also select Edit Add-on on the add-on page.
  • Hide from profile removes the add-on from your public lists and from search without deleting it. Choose Unhide to bring it back.
  • Archive removes it. Add-ons you did not create do not show this menu.

#Tips

  • Lead the description with what the add-on does for the person enabling it, not how it is built.
  • Start with Public and add payment later, once you know what the add-on is worth.
  • Use badges for the category people will search for.
  • Keep the short description under the limit by describing one benefit.