# Submitting Your Plugin to the Creator Bazaar
Learn how to set up a publisher profile, prepare your plugin, and submit it to the Creator Bazaar for review.

Here's how to get your plugin off your machine and into other people's hands with [the Creator Bazaar](https://bazaar.lottiefiles.com/), the LottieFiles plugin marketplace.

## Before you begin

Make sure you have:

- A tested plugin ZIP bundle that loads cleanly in **Plugins** -> **+** -> **upload a Plugin ZIP file**. If you're not there yet, start with [Building Your Plugin](/en/creator-plugins/04_deploying/building-your-plugin).
- A LottieFiles account. Sign up for free at [LottieFiles](https://lottiefiles.com).

## Step 1: Set up your publisher profile

The Bazaar attributes every plugin to a _publisher_, not to an individual account.

- Head to the Bazaar to [create a publisher profile](https://bazaar.lottiefiles.com/publisher/new).
- Fill in the publisher form.
- Click **Create Publisher**.

<Callout type="info" title="A publisher is a team">
  The person who creates a publisher becomes its **owner**. To bring in collaborators, go to **Members** -> **Invite Member** and assign a role.
</Callout>

## Step 2: Create your plugin listing

With a publisher in place, you can create your first plugin listing.

To [create a plugin listing](https://bazaar.lottiefiles.com/publisher/plugins/new):

- Open **Plugins** in the dashboard and click **New Plugin**.
- Fill in the form.
- Click **Save changes**.

Your plugin now exists as a draft.

## Step 3: Upload a release and submit it for review

The next step is to attach your build as a **release** and hand it over for review.

- On the plugin's management page, open the **Releases** tab and click **New Release**.
- In the **Bundle** panel, drop in the plugin ZIP you produced in [Building Your Plugin](/en/creator-plugins/04_deploying/building-your-plugin) and wait for **Upload complete**.
- Fill in the rest of the form.
- Click **Create draft release**.

Your release is now a draft. When you are ready, find it in the **Releases** timeline, click **Submit for review**, and confirm. The release leaves your hands and enters the review pipeline.

## How review works

When you submit a release, it's queued for review. You can see which stage a release is in from the dashboard.

Once a release is approved, it's **published automatically**. Your plugin will appear in Creator's plugin catalogue for anyone to install.

If a release is rejected, open it in the dashboard to read the **Rejection Reason**, make your changes, and submit a new release.

## Updating your plugin

Shipping an update? Create a new release with a higher version number and submit it — the same review process applies, and your users get the update as soon as it's approved. Your listing is already live, so there's nothing extra to do.

## Unpublishing a plugin

To pull a plugin from the marketplace, go to its **Settings** tab, scroll to **Danger Zone** -> **Plugin Status**, and click **Unpublish plugin**. This removes it from the plugin catalogue, and users will no longer able to open or install it.

The same panel has a **Publish plugin** button if you want to republish it at a later time.