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## General Guidelines {#general}
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Here are some general guidelines for creating Marketplace content:
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These are the general guidelines for creating new Marketplace content:
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* Set up a separate app to build and maintain your Marketplace content.
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* Set up a separate app to build and maintain your Marketplace component.
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* Use the latest MTS or LTS of any major Studio Pro version when creating the item. If that is not possible, then use the earliest version of any major Studio Pro version.
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* Ensure that the latest version of your product supports at least one Mendix LTS or MTS version.
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* Ensure that the latest version of your product supports at least one Mendix LTS version or Mendix MTS version.
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* Your product must be complete and fully functional, as advertised upon submission.
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* In Mendix 10.21.0 and above, do not use direct associations in your module, as this can cause issues when it is imported.
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When you add content to the Marketplace, include any information that the end-user should know in the component [documentation](/appstore/submit-content/#doc).
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When you add content to the Marketplace, include in the component [documentation](/appstore/submit-content/#doc) any information that the end-user should know.
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## Introduction
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The Marketplace home page is your entry point to the various parts of the Mendix Marketplace. This document describes the different sections of the Marketplace home page.
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The [Mendix Marketplace](https://marketplace.mendix.com/) provides access to ready-to-use sample apps, as well as to various components such as connectors, modules, and widgets, that you can use to build your own apps more quickly. The Marketplace also allows you to share the content you have created.
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The search box at the top of the page allows you to search for content. You can filter your search results using the fitlers on the right side of the page:
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This document describes the different sections of the Marketplace home page, which is your entry point to the various parts of the Mendix Marketplace.
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***Support** – the support categories (for details, see the [Marketplace Content Support](/appstore/marketplace-content-support/))
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***Visibility** – for [Public](/appstore/submit-content/#public) or [Private](/appstore/submit-content/#private) content
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***Content Types** – the types of content (for details, see the [Types of Marketplace Components](/appstore/#components-type) section in *Marketplace*)
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***Visibility** – Choose whether you want to display [public](/appstore/submit-content/#public) or [private](/appstore/submit-content/#private) content.
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***Content Types** – Choose the type of content to display. For details, see the [Types of Marketplace Components](/appstore/#components-type) section in *Marketplace*.
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***Category** – Select specific domains in which components or services share characteristics, functions, or purposes.
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For details on finding and installing Marketplace content in Studio Pro, see the [Finding and Downloading Content in Studio Pro](/appstore/use-content/#downloading) section of *Using Marketplace Content*.
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## Add Content
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***Waiting for approval** – The component is being [reviewed by Mendix](/appstore/submit-content/governance-process/)
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