# Improving the Heroku Postgres Extension Experience

DevFeed: [Improving the Heroku Postgres Extension Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/improving-the-heroku-postgres-extension-experience-26452.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.heroku.com/blog/improving-the-heroku-postgres-extension-experience/>)

Author: Jon Daniel

Published: 2023-07-15T00:04:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/heroku.md>)

Topics: [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Heroku Postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku-postgres.md>), [Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/extension.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>)

Tags: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [extension](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extension.md>), [gis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gis.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [heroku-postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku-postgres.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

Heroku announces that Heroku Postgres extensions can again be installed in any schema for non-Essential-tier databases. The feature is opt-in for new and existing databases, while existing extension locations and database structure remain unchanged.

## Source excerpt

PostgreSQL extensions are powerful tools that allow developers to extend the functionality of PostgreSQL beyond its basic types and functions. These extensions can connect your database to an external PostgreSQL instance (postgres_fdw), add native GIS functionality (postgis), standardize address information (address_standardizer), and more. Extensions are arguably one of PostgreSQL's greatest features and are partially responsible [...] The post Improving the Heroku Postgres Extension Experience appeared first on Heroku.