Comments on: How to Write a Chrome Extension in Three Easy Steps http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert MacEwanhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-945759 Robert MacEwan Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:28:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-945759 This tutorial is outdated. This tutorial is outdated.

]]> By: Apoorvhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-860980 Apoorv Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:26:46 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-860980 Hi, I have an extension written for Mozilla Firefox i have those javascript files in .js format i need to use them and create an extension for google chrome can you help me out? Hi,
I have an extension written for Mozilla Firefox i have those javascript files in .js format i need to use them and create an extension for google chrome can you help me out?

]]> By: Hunthttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-848209 Hunt Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:49:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-848209 @Matt: This is the only place on the web that seems to document that resources can be accessed from your extension folder by a chrome-extension://identifier/file.ext@Michael: You saved my life. Thanks for finding that bug! I could not figure out why my extension's js wasn't injecting at the right time.My only question that remains unsolved is Why does chrome.google.com redirect to www.google.com and not the chrome homepage? @Matt:
This is the only place on the web that seems to document that resources can be accessed from your extension folder by a chrome-extension://identifier/file.ext

@Michael:
You saved my life. Thanks for finding that bug! I could not figure out why my extension’s js wasn’t injecting at the right time.

My only question that remains unsolved is Why does chrome.google.com redirect to http://www.google.com and not the chrome homepage?

]]> By: John Readmanhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-791900 John Readman Tue, 17 May 2011 21:02:52 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-791900 As an SEO who is in business development - Chrome is now much better for pitches than Firefox. Not only it is faster, the extensions give me everything we need to demonstrate how to optimise a site - I'm a big fan. As an SEO who is in business development – Chrome is now much better for pitches than Firefox. Not only it is faster, the extensions give me everything we need to demonstrate how to optimise a site – I’m a big fan.

]]> By: Tony Lawrencehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-720435 Tony Lawrence Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:59:34 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-720435 The problem I have with this and with Google's so-called tutorials is that they start out with something useless and pointless and then immediately dive in deep.I wrote a very simple extension that ANYBODY should be able to understand and follow. You can find that at http://hubpages.com/hub/A-simple-but-useful-first-Chrome-extensionBut moving on from there is not so easy. For example, I'd think a reasonable next step in a good tutorial would be to simply open another webpage in new window or tab while passing the current url to that page: newpage.xxx/cgi-bin/whatever?currentpage.htmlSomeone interested in learning could build from that example, doing things like passing pages to html validators and so on. Does it exist? Not that I can find, so that's probably my next step.After that, a good tutorial would show how to modify the DOM. Of course that's mostly js, but a simple sample should do something very simple. That's the fault I find with most tutorials: instead of something easy, they jump off to some complex task that 70% of readers might not understand at all. Keep it simple - change 's to ', for example.Building on these examples, you'd next show how to do the same things in different ways: through the context menu, then through browser actions.Then, using the same examples, you'd show how to trigger them based on specific pages.If you got people through that, MAYBE they'd then be ready for the Google tutorials without feeling that you'd taught them to swim by first splashing some water in a sink and then dumping them into the middle of the ocean! The problem I have with this and with Google’s so-called tutorials is that they start out with something useless and pointless and then immediately dive in deep.

I wrote a very simple extension that ANYBODY should be able to understand and follow. You can find that at http://hubpages.com/hub/A-simple-but-useful-first-Chrome-extension

But moving on from there is not so easy. For example, I’d think a reasonable next step in a good tutorial would be to simply open another webpage in new window or tab while passing the current url to that page: newpage.xxx/cgi-bin/whatever?currentpage.html

Someone interested in learning could build from that example, doing things like passing pages to html validators and so on. Does it exist? Not that I can find, so that’s probably my next step.

After that, a good tutorial would show how to modify the DOM. Of course that’s mostly js, but a simple sample should do something very simple. That’s the fault I find with most tutorials: instead of something easy, they jump off to some complex task that 70% of readers might not understand at all. Keep it simple – change ‘s to ‘, for example.

Building on these examples, you’d next show how to do the same things in different ways: through the context menu, then through browser actions.

Then, using the same examples, you’d show how to trigger them based on specific pages.

If you got people through that, MAYBE they’d then be ready for the Google tutorials without feeling that you’d taught them to swim by first splashing some water in a sink and then dumping them into the middle of the ocean!

]]> By: rafay hunnyhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-700897 rafay hunny Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:54:58 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-700897 well goggle chrome might have a nice looks.. but its the firefox that is favorite for php developers.. no issue on testing on firefox.. but some time arrangements for chrome.. but yeah chrome has a nice feuture... and this article rocx.... i give you that.. @angelinaa: bohahahaha well goggle chrome might have a nice looks.. but its the firefox that is favorite for php developers.. no issue on testing on firefox.. but some time arrangements for chrome.. but yeah chrome has a nice feuture… and this article rocx…. i give you that.. @angelinaa: bohahahaha

]]> By: Haraldhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-691876 Harald Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:05:59 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-691876 I have tested Google Chrome for a couple of months now and are happy with it but I still miss some extensions and have to use firefox. Hopefully this will change in near future. For personal use :chrome, for business use : firefox . I have tested Google Chrome for a couple of months now and are happy with it but I still miss some extensions and have to use firefox. Hopefully this will change in near future. For personal use :chrome, for business use : firefox .

]]> By: damuhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-665787 damu Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:06:40 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-665787 Finally I decided to try writing some chrome extension and successfully created hello world. Next I am going to try displaying page rank icon. Finger Cross :)It would be nice to look into existing extensions and learn from there. Finally I decided to try writing some chrome extension and successfully created hello world. Next I am going to try displaying page rank icon. Finger Cross :)

It would be nice to look into existing extensions and learn from there.

]]> By: Picahttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-633265 Pica Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:41:32 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-633265 Hi Matt, Thanks for the article. I am new in extension development. I already tried out your tutorial and I got a chrome extension. Now what I want to know is - Is there any article (step by step Tutorial) that would guide me how to convert the chrome extension to firefox extension? Thanks Hi Matt,
Thanks for the article. I am new in extension development. I already tried out your tutorial and I got a chrome extension. Now what I want to know is – Is there any article (step by step Tutorial) that would guide me how to convert the chrome extension to firefox extension? Thanks

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/write-chrome-extension/#comment-611461 Mike Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:01:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=2257#comment-611461 Howdy all, just a thought here.... Not sure how to explain this idea but here goes: A lot of FB games and now Bigpoint games have a "build up your city, etc." type games with countdown timers, how bout showing the countdowns on the tab if i clik away from that tab? Dunno the first thing about writing the code for this so enjoy my idea if you think it's viable :)Mike Howdy all, just a thought here….
Not sure how to explain this idea but here goes:
A lot of FB games and now Bigpoint games have a “build up your city, etc.” type games with countdown timers, how bout showing the countdowns on the tab if i clik away from that tab? Dunno the first thing about writing the code for this so enjoy my idea if you think it’s viable :)

Mike

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