browser-extension

I spent a weekend cleaning up a personal project, and learned more about JavaScript in the process.

I was creating a document in Office365 the other day, and when I tried to paste with their custom right-click menu I got a popup telling me to download a browser addon. Well, that’s weird.

I migrated my addons to MV3, and learned that version numbers increase, DRY is overrated, and 3 and 15 are probably important but I have no idea why. What I didn’t learn is how MV3 made my addon better.

Ever needed to link directly to one section of a webpage? You can, as long as there’s a header (or another element nearby like a div) with an ID assigned to it. Let’s see how.

We all have our favorite web browser with our favorite extensions loaded, but have you ever considered writing your own? In the past few months I’ve created a couple extensions to suit my own needs. Here’s what I’ve learned!