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Paul C. Ishaili
Paul C. Ishaili

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Getting Started in Developing Chrome Extensions

Favourite qoute for the week: 👉 Programming is more about the logic than typing the codes.

I read a post discussing why a web developer should develop chrome extensions. It was intriguing to me as developing a chrome extension is no more than the tech stacks which I am so conversant with; HTML CSS and JavaScript.

Introduction

Many who would be reading this article may already have used chrome extensions in one or two ways but may have no idea of it being a chrome extension. A popular chrome extension, for instance, is the adBlocker extension available on the chrome browser.

What is a Chrome extension?

A chrome extension is a small single-purpose software program that runs on the browser to customize the browsing experience.

Chrome extensions are built on web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

References

P.S.: Updates would be coming in on this article until it is full-fledged and also guidance reading.

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Andreas Riedmüller

I working on a Chrome Extension made with Create React App (without ejecting) and are currently migrating from Manifest V2 to V3. Just hit me up if you have any questions related to using Create React App for Chrome Extensions.

What helped me a lot recently was this script that enables live reloading:
mmazzarolo.com/blog/2019-10-19-bro...

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Paul C. Ishaili

Great 👌 article, I must say @receter ; it would be a great reference resource for this article, as update comes in. It would have been great if I could drop a love and comment on the blog article I read; it really deserved it!
🙏 Thanks once again for sharing such knowledge!