Not sure if this is still active, but an update might help someone like me who is just now playing around with Chrome extensions. The new commands api allows you to receive the same functionality without using a content script. Use your manifest.json file to register the keyboard commands. For example: … “commands”: { “save” … Read more
Just add this on your background.js : chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(function(tabId, changeInfo, tab) { insertDictionaryScript(); }); chrome.tabs.onCreated.addListener(function(tab) { insertDictionaryScript(); });
I guess you are looking for the internal ServiceWorker (backend page) of your extension and their connections. There are two URLs you should be aware of: chrome://inspect/#service-workers chrome://serviceworker-internals/?devtools You might also want to “debug the debugger” e.g. for breakpoints inside your extension page. 1. Registered ServiceWorker list (normal + internal) chrome://inspect/#service-workers 2. ServiceWorker activity (active … Read more
They overhauled their dashboard and this was hella confusing for me. You need to click the header, and then account, and then you can find the email address here:
Chrome extensions are stored in your filesystem, under the Extensions folder, inside Chrome’s user data directory. Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\<Extension ID> Windows 10/8/7/Vista: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\<Extension ID> macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Extensions/<Extension ID> Linux: ~/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extensions/<Extension ID> Chrome OS: /home/chronos/Extensions/<Extension ID> You can copy the extension folder and drop it on a USB or in … Read more
If by “installed from my .crx file” you mean installed from Chrome Web Store you can simply check extension manifest.json for value of update_url attribute. CWS adds it when you upload your extension. If you have a self-hosted .crx file, get your extension information using chrome.management.getSelf() and check installType of returned ExtensionInfo object. If it … Read more
According to Joe Marini (lead Developer relations for Chrome apps/extensions/CWS): The number [of weekly users] you see in the Chrome Web Store is the amount of users whose Chrome browser has checked for an update of your app within the last week. It is not the number of people who have installed your item.
The permissions in your manifest.json is missing one item, which is “scripting”. It should look like this: … “permissions”: [“storage”, “declarativeContent”, “activeTab”, “scripting”], … This is actually seen on the Getting Started page here.
Your manifest file must contain a content script pointing to a CSS file, that will load when a url matches your selected url fields… “content_scripts”: [ { “css”: [ “scrollbars.css” ], “matches”: [ “http://www.google.com/*” ] } ], This is the same method you would use to inject javascript code, except you would point to a … Read more
Register a content script in the manifest file at “run_at”: “document_idle” (which is the default) and put your code in the content script file. Then the script will be run when the page is ready. If you want to detect from the background page whether a page is completely loaded, use the chrome.webNavigation.onCompleted event and … Read more