{"id":647,"date":"2023-06-15T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/?p=647"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:15:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:15:30","slug":"introducing-the-microsoft-store-channel-on-discord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/introducing-the-microsoft-store-channel-on-discord\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Microsoft Store channel on Discord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-649\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper.jpg\" alt=\"A wallpaper showing the Microsoft Store channel on Discord, with some messages from Store team engineers greeting everyone\" width=\"1919\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper-1024x424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2023\/06\/microsoft-store-discord-wallpaper-1536x636.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This post was co-authored with Priyanka Gupta Kankane (<code>PGK#0779<\/code> on Discord), Senior Program Manager in the Microsoft Store services team.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We are excited to announce the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/microsoftstorediscord\"><code>#\u2060microsoft-store<\/code> channel on Discord<\/a>, a dedicated space where you can connect, engage, and share feedback on everything related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.microsoft.com\/microsoft-store\/\">Microsoft Store app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/store\/apps\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/dashboard\/home\">Partner Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/windows\/msix\/packaging-tool\/tool-overview\">MSIX packaging<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/windows\/msix\/app-installer\/app-installer-root\">AppInstaller<\/a>. It&#8217;s time to get your questions answered and join the conversation! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>This channel is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/XrFZD7H\">UWP Community Discord server<\/a>, a place that connects Windows App users, creators and engineers from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have Discord installed, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/store\/detail\/XPDC2RH70K22MN\">get it from the Microsoft Store<\/a>! Simply install it, create an account, and click on the invite link above to join the community and the <code>#microsoft-store<\/code> channel! You can also use Discord <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/app\">right from your browser<\/a>, or through the official app available on all smartphones! \ud83d\udcf1<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with PMs, engineers, leads, and social media managers from the Microsoft Store teams, we have created the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/microsoftstorediscord\"><code>#\u2060microsoft-store<\/code> channel<\/a> to provide you with a direct line of communication. We already have a strong presence of over 20 professionals, and we&#8217;re constantly growing!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you can expect in the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/microsoftstorediscord\">\u2060<code>#microsoft-store<\/code> channel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Discussion on the Microsoft Store app<\/strong>: share your thoughts, insights, and feedback on the Microsoft Store app. Get tips, tricks, and updates on maximizing your app&#8217;s performance and discoverability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website and Store Service feedback<\/strong>: discuss the Microsoft Store website and services, including search results, browsing experience, and more. Share your ideas to enhance the user experience and make the Store even better.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Partner Center support<\/strong>: get assistance with MSIX and Win32 submissions, certification requirements, analytics, and other Partner Center related topics. Connect with experts who can guide you through the process.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engage with Microsoft teams<\/strong>: interact with Microsoft PMs, engineers, and social media managers who are actively monitoring the channel. They are eager to listen to your feedback, address your concerns, and help you succeed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a developer, MVP, or simply interested in the Microsoft Store ecosystem, you are all welcome to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/microsoftstorediscord\"><code>#\u2060microsoft-store<\/code> channel<\/a>. Let&#8217;s collaborate, share knowledge, and have fun together!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you in the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/microsoftstorediscord\">\u2060<code>#microsoft-store<\/code> channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>See you on Discord!<\/strong> \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post was co-authored with Priyanka Gupta Kankane (PGK#0779 on Discord), Senior Program Manager in the Microsoft Store services team. We are excited to announce the launch of the #\u2060microsoft-store channel on Discord, a dedicated space where you can connect, engage, and share feedback on everything related to the Microsoft Store app, website, Partner Center, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81469,"featured_media":649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[62,58,61,57,59,63,60,64,37,8],"class_list":["post-647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ifdef-windows","tag-app","tag-community","tag-developer","tag-feedback","tag-microsoft-store","tag-msix","tag-partner-center","tag-pwa","tag-win32","tag-windows"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>This post was co-authored with Priyanka Gupta Kankane (PGK#0779 on Discord), Senior Program Manager in the Microsoft Store services team. We are excited to announce the launch of the #\u2060microsoft-store channel on Discord, a dedicated space where you can connect, engage, and share feedback on everything related to the Microsoft Store app, website, Partner Center, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/ifdef-windows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}