Questions tagged [manifest.json]

The `manifest.json` file is a JSON -formatted file that give you the ability to control your application and is the only file that every WebExtension must contain.

Every extension has a JSON-formatted manifest file, named manifest.json, that provides important information like :

  • Version
  • Name
  • Description
  • Default locale
  • Icons
  • Developer
  • Type ...
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PWA as sharing options for binary files

I managed to add share_target section to my PWA manifest.json and everything works fine if I try to share a link: now I'd like to know if it's possible to share files, too.  I tried to setup the sharing section this way: "share_target": { …
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PWA "Add to homescreen" is not working in home page and working fine in inner pages

I'm implementing PWA on an MVC project, it is working fine in my inner pages but not in the home page! I can guess the problem is in the "start_url" in the manifest, but I don't know what is wrong with it. Note that: my homepage is / then followed…
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How to prevent Add to home screen pwa from prompting again on www version of the site?

I am able to get Add to home screen popup on my website example.com but when I open my website with www.example.com, I again get the popup and on clicking on add, it adds the wpa again in the home screen. How can I prevent this from happening as its…
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PWA still showing A2HS popup after install

I have a Progressive Web Application which working fine (can be installed and working offline) on Server 1. We made a new server for testing (Server 2), however the PWA cannot be installed properly here. The A2HS popup shows up, installing seems…
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Popup.html file for chrome extension doesn't seem to be rendering once the search bar icon is clicked. Anyone know why this might be?

there! Thanks for your help in advance. I'm writing my first chrome plugin. Everything works perfectly except popup.html. My popup file includes no javascript--it's just a few links and some text. When I click on my icon in the search bar a little…
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Is there a way to avoid tablet and bigger devices on manifest.json?

I need my manifest.json file to be load ONLY on mobile devices, not tablets nor bigger devices. Is this possible using some hack on the file? Can't provide background, sorry. I haven't tried this yet. I expect my site to act like a web-app only on…
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Invalid Container 'DOMAIN_INSTALLABLE' in manifest

I am getting the following error message when trying to publish an app to G Suite Marketplace from Chrome developer dashboard. I am following this documentation. Below is my manifest.json file. { "name": "Test Publishing", "version": "1.0", …
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chrome extension, how to show a modal from contextMenus option

I am working on a chrome extension that will count selected words. manifest.json file { "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Word Counter", "description": "To count article words", "version": "1.0.0", "icons": { "128":…
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Meaning of match pattern in web extension manifest.json file

What does this match pattern declaration in manifest.json file imply ? I read from the following URL and can't find any results. https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/declare_permissions https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/match_patterns
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Where should i upload Manifest JSON and Service worker on my Wordpress.org website ? I have generated these two files from PWAbuilder.com

I want to develop a PWA - Progressive Web App for my WordPress website, https://egnews.in/marathi-news/ I have got manifest JSON and service worker downloaded using PWAbuilder.com, Now Where should I add these two files on my WordPress website?
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Allow sharing a file in iOS on standalone mode in a WebApp

I have a WebApp and it works alright in both Android and iOS environments. The problem is, in one of the screens, the WebApp generates (and displays) a PDF file, which should be shareable through Email, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. Android does allow…
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How do I fix manifest.json errors I am receiving using Lighthouse in Web Developer tools in Chrome?

This is driving crazy. Have a simple Wordpress blog. Ran an audit using the Lighthouse tool in web developer tools of Chrome. For the area of Progressive Web App my score is an abysmal 53 with the following three errors. I can't figure out how to…
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MS Teams : Initiate actions with messaging extensions still exists?

According to Microsoft Documentation it is possible to initiate actions with messaging extensions see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/concepts/messaging-extensions/create-extensions To do so, the command must specify the…
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Invalid manifest message by launching

By launching my extension I get this message: Invalid manifest My manifest file is loaded. Here is it: { "name": "GoogleMapToContact", "short_name": "GoogleMTC", "description": "Save Google Geopoints to Google Contact", …
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My Service Worker does not load the page offline and no Manifest is fetched

I am creating a progressive website www.seta-capital.com, on the inspector I do not receive any error, I see the registration of the service worker but the website doesn't load offline, Lighthouse tool says that no service worker is present and no…