TidyWL just picked up two trust signals on the Chrome Web Store: it is now Featured by Google on the Chrome Web Store, and it carries the verified publisher checkmark next to its listing.
What the Featured badge means
The Featured badge is an editorial signal that Google awards to a small share of extensions on the Chrome Web Store. There is no application form for it. Google’s editorial team picks extensions that meet their bar for quality, design, and user value, and the badge then shows up next to the listing in store search results and category pages.
It is not a guarantee or a permanent designation. The Featured status reflects the current state of the listing rather than a one-time award, and Google can revoke it at any point if the extension stops meeting their criteria. Think of it as a snapshot of where TidyWL stands today, not a sealed achievement.
What the verified publisher checkmark means
The verified publisher checkmark confirms that the publisher behind an extension owns the domain associated with the listing. In TidyWL’s case, the listing is linked to tidywl.com, and that domain ownership is verified through Cloudflare DNS records that Google’s verification system reads at registration time.
Verified publisher does not mean Google endorses the extension. It just means the publisher behind it is who they claim to be, which makes impersonation and listing hijacks substantially harder.
What this does not change
TidyWL is still not affiliated with YouTube or Google. The extension still runs entirely in your browser, still calls only YouTube’s own internal endpoints with your existing session, and still keeps every piece of your Watch Later data on your own machine. The Featured badge and the verified publisher mark are about how the listing is represented on the Chrome Web Store, not about how the extension itself works.
If you want to try it, install TidyWL on the Chrome Web Store.