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Browser extensions are additions to a browser that add to or improve some part of the browser's functionality.

Browser extensions are additions to a browser that add to or improve some part of the browser's functionality.

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Use facebook authentication for browser extension

I'm wondering what will be the best way to implement Facebook connect for a browser extension . the two options I have in mind are: Implement Oauth protocol directly in the extension context (http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/tut_oauth.html)…
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Can firefox's multi-account containers extension be replicated in chrome or chromium based browsers?

I love the firefox extension multi-account containers. I want to switch to brave browser but I can't find a good alternative. Is it a functionality that can only work in firefox due to API limitations or is it possible to implement it in chromium…
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How to Access a Global Variable through TypeScript in a Browser Extension Context (and partially type it if possible)

1. The Problem I'm trying to access a global variable from a website — random OGS Example — through TypeScript in order to get data from the current board game. I'm pretty new to TS so I'm not really sure how I would type this variable either. The…
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Prevent my Elm app from crashing when a 3rd party changes the DOM

I have an Elm app. A while ago I realized that my app was crashing locally when I used FontAwesome icons. I came to understand that it happened because I chose SVG icons and therefore FontAwesome was modifying the DOM. That conflicted with Elm's…
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--load-extension parameter for chrome doesn't work

Does anyone know how to load unpacked google chrome plugin from command line? I tried the following, but it doesn't work: "C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --load-extension="" The above…
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Why is my packaged chrome extension not updating?

UPDATE: Solved one part, but not other I have the CRX updating now (it was not rebuilding). However, Chrome will not accept the XML or CRX at an https URL. I believe #2 is because it's a self-signed certificate. Does anyone know if there's a way…
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Extension creation fails with no information

I have a browser extension that works in Firefox, IE and Chrome and I'm currently porting it to safari. I followed the instructions on the apple developer site and also renamed the extension folder to myext.safariextension . I got a certificate and…
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Add-on to copy a page element with styles

I'm looking for an add-on for any browser that could copy any particular web page element with all it's styles to clipboard to be paste-in and show someone. The aim is to have an opportunity to quickly share a small part of my big project or to…
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Safari extension send message to a specific tab

Is there a way to send a message from the global page to a specific tab? What I'm currently doing is, on tab creation the injected script creates a unique id and sends a message with this number to the global page and the global page saves this…
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Why does `scripting.executeScript` in Safari return a `null` element array instead of `InjectionResult` element array?

I've recently noticed a strange behaviour in Safari when injecting a content script with scripting.executeScript. The expectation here is that an array of InjectionResult objects will be returned (one for each frame the script was executed in). In…
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In a browser extension document.location.href behaves differently when system is under test with Cypress

I have a javascript application and somewhere in the application I have to get the current address of the page by: const currentUrl = window.location.href; currentUrl should have some value like https//example.com/somepage/. It works fine in manual…
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Use Tailwind in Content Script of Browser Extension

I'm trying to write a browser extension which injects some buttons and custom components into a website, therefore I wanted to use Tailwind (and DaisyUI) to style them. I found this discussion and configured my project according to the solution and…
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What is a frame in Chrome browser extensions?

In the extension API, there is a parameter for the manifest.json called all_frames Optional. Defaults to false, meaning that only the top frame is matched. If specified true, it will inject into all frames, even if the frame is not the topmost…
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Inject Vue Component into web page using Quasar bex

I'm building a browser extension using Quasar BEX and I want to show a Vue component in the loaded web page. I already tried to use content script hook to add raw html and css in the web page, but I want to add a component from my src/components…
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Can't select element using Cypress.io that has been appended to DOM via browser extension

I'm trying to write tests for my chrome/firefox extension using Cypress.io In my extension content-script, I append a button to the body element of the DOM and try to use cypress to click that button, however when running the test, the button is…
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