Microsoft Edge Add-ons: NEW features to improve extension discoverability
Tags: webdev, microsoft, edgeextensions, feature
Published: 2022-02-14 16:34:03

Hello Insider Community, 

We are constantly working on improving the Microsoft Edge Add-ons user experience.  

We are thrilled to announce new improvements to the [Microsoft Edge Add-ons website](https://aka.ms/MSEAddons) that makes it easier for users to discover new extensions. 

_**Collections & Categories now show the user region’s trending extensions as “Top Edge Add-ons”**_
 
**User Feedback #1:** Categories in Edge Add-ons are useful to find extensions for specific jobs to be done. But these categories are not locale-specific, and the order of curated extensions are generic. 

**New Feature #1:** Users will now be able to see a geo-specific order of listing within each Edge Add-ons category. The ordering within each extension category will now be powered by our AI recommendation engine to display popular and relevant extensions for each locale / country / geo. 

For example, here is the how the “[Developer Tools](https://aka.ms/MSEAdevtools)” Edge Add-ons category shows up in different locales: 

![Developer Tools](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/g8l83g2wrju17ra87jhp.PNG)
						
**User Feedback #2**: Collections on the Edge Add-ons site are helpful to find a curated list of extensions for a specific task, but the order of the extensions displayed in collections is not geo-specific.  

**New Feature #2**: We improved our algorithm to show more relevant extensions to our users for a specific region on an Edge Add-ons collection. Now, users will be able to see the top extensions within a collection, based on their popularity in the respective locale / country / geo. 

For example, here is the how the “[Have fun with Microsoft Edge](https://aka.ms/MSEAEnt)” and “[Go window shopping](https://aka.ms/MSEAShop)” Edge Add-ons collections show up in different locales: 

![Collections: Have fun with Microsoft Edge & Go window shopping](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/abzymdssjpkgjrzijeh4.PNG)

Auto-complete search suggestions on Edge Add-ons website 

**User Feedback #3**: The suggestions appearing under the search box while entering the keywords on Edge Add-ons site does not populate the region’s trending search keywords as suggestions. 

**New Feature #3**: The suggestions under the search box of the Edge Add-ons website while entering the keywords to find an add-on is now automated. It considers the trending search keywords and provides users with instant and complete suggestion results based on the user region. 

Below is the auto complete suggestion for a user in India after entering “I” in the search box of store. 

For example, here is how the auto-complete suggestion populates trending searches after entering “i” in different locales: 

![Search-box auto-complete suggestions](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/bsxouqbc5lvocbtt636y.PNG)
			
These feature updates will make it simpler for our users to find popular add-ons for their region and get started with enhancing their Edge browser experience further. 

Do let us know what you think of these improvements by leaving a comment below. We would love to hear about your experience, suggestions, and feedback. 

Cheers!