Google Chrome blocking plugin downloads

[Nat Ashdown]

Hello,

We've recently started offering plugin downloads on our website. However some users are reporting that Google Chrome is blocking the downloads.

It appears that .aex, .plugin, or any zip file containing either is blocked by default in Google Chrome.

Gmail also blocks any of the above.

Our site is HTTPS, with a valid SSL certificate, and is validated with Google.

Does anyone know the best way to deal with this?

Thanks,

Nat.

[shachar carmi]

try downloading some random installer from your site. if that works, offer your plugins with an installer instead of a zip.

[Nat Ashdown]

Thanks Shachar, 

I managed create a windows installer for a plugin, which does indeed download without a problem, although Windows Defender still flags it as untrustworthy when you run it as it's unsigned. At least that warning can be bypassed until I get a signing certificate.

I know very little about the Apple side of things though, just enough to get my plugins to run. Can I ask how you create a installer package in XCode?