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Slack Marketplace listing freshness before delisting

Keep the Marketplace page, pricing, support response path, and policy links current so the directory stays a reliable operating surface instead of a stale brochure.

rare tacticlow budget

Why this can grow a startup

Enterprise buyers and workspace admins do not separate the listing from the product as neatly as founders do. Slack treats that page like part of the app experience: functionality changes, pricing changes, and visual changes need to be reflected there, and support cannot go dark. The practical gain is trust. The harsher gain is survival. If the listing is stale or support goes quiet, the page stops helping distribution and starts putting the app at risk of being de-listed.

Company example

Slack's post-approval requirements say listings must stay up to date, customer support must stay timely, and Slack may de-list an app if it does not respond promptly or if associated support and policy links break.

Source and metric

Source: Slack Developer Docs: Slack Marketplace app guidelines and requirements · Browse Slack Developer Docs: Slack Marketplace app guidelines and requirements tactics

Slack says stale listings and unanswered support requests can lead to de-listing from the Marketplace.

Source discovered: May 29, 2026

MarketplacesSupportOperationsmarketplace opssupport hygienebrand trustretention
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When to use it

Use this when Marketplaces, Support, Operations is relevant to marketplace ops, support hygiene, brand trust and you can run a bounded test with a low budget.

When not to use it

Do not use it as a substitute for customer evidence, a clear owner, or a measurable stop condition. Local platform rules and market behavior still need checking.

Founder checklist

  1. Read Slack Developer Docs: Slack Marketplace app guidelines and requirements and identify what is directly supported.
  2. Choose one channel context: Marketplaces, Support, Operations.
  3. Define the test around Slack says stale listings and unanswered support requests can lead to de-listing from the Marketplace..
  4. Set an owner, evidence window, and stop condition before launch.

Explore the context

Referral and Retention GrowthMarketplacesSupportOperations

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