Share an App Install Link

Some apps aren’t intended for sale in the Wix App Market. For example, enterprise businesses may build specialized apps for their subsidiaries, agencies may build and install apps for customers’ sites, and others may choose to sell their apps privately without getting listed in the Wix App Market.

These apps are designed and built to work on Wix sites, but aren’t intended for sale in the Wix App Market.

In these cases, the app is considered unlisted, and there’s no need to go through the submission process for the Wix App Market. Instead, you can create a link in your app dashboard to share with users.

To create an install link, complete the following steps:

1. Go to one of the Share Install Link entry points:
   1. In the Custom Apps page, in the more actions menu for the app.
   2. In your app’s dashboard, in the Distribution tab in the menu.
   3. The Distribute App button in every page of the app dashboard.
2. Select Share Install Link.
3. If your app doesn’t have a major version yet, you’ll be prompted to release one.
4. An install link will be provided for you.

When a user opens your install link, they’ll be directed to a generic app page with an install button.

Use with the external install flow

To trigger installation from outside Wix, like from a button on a published site, and add a post-install redirect, use the external install flow. Unlisted apps must pass the share install link's unique ID as the shareUrlId query parameter in the installation URL. Learn how to extract the ID and add it to the URL in Set Up the External Install Flow.

See also

• About the External Install Flow
• Set Up the External Install Flow