Cross browser extensions - lets make one
summary
Demonstration shows the webRequest API can cancel, modify or redirect HTTP requests and the example rewrites matching URLs to another site; a simple extension paints every hyperlink red using a content script and manifest version 2 with content_scripts and background scripts. A word‑counter uses browser.menu, context selection, splits text and issues a notification. Same extension code runs on Chrome, Firefox and Opera; Firefox 57’s move to Rust improves performance. One extension, measure it (16K downloads), reaches that number in three months; debug with “load temporary” and publish to AMO/Chrome store.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 1:29Blocking Action
- 2:50Link Painter
- 5:23Icons
- 7:29Word Counter
- 18:13The Future of Mobile Web Web Extensions
- 21:41Is There a Possible Way To Block Execution Context of Extension on the Web Page or Blog
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