When following is too much, but unfollowing is too harsh.

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1.1.1
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June 26, 2016
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83.72KiB
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Rating
4.85714 ★
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2
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PenaltyBlox Extension

Whether it is a designer ultra-tweeting about some conference she is at or a venture capitalist intensely describing his pursuit of the always-elusive \"inbox zero\", sometimes you just want to mute someone you follow on Twitter. This extensions allows you to do just that. You can easily put accounts that you follow and hashtags that you wish would go away in the penalty box, where they will be silenced and feel shame. When you have deemed their sins absolved, you can let them out, free to fill your Twitter stream again.

Open sourced @ https://github.com/jeffreyiacono/penalty-blox ... send me a PR!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name" : "PenaltyBlox", "short_name" : "PenaltyBlox", "manifest_version" : 2, "description" : "When following is too much, but unfollowing is too harsh.", "version" : "1.1.1", "homepage_url" : "http://penaltyblox.com", "minimum_chrome_version" : "13.0", "content_security_policy": "script-src 'unsafe-eval'; object-src 'self'", "icons" : { "32" : "images/icon32.png", "48" : "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }, "permissions" : [ "background", "storage" ], "options_page" : "options.html", "background" : { "page" : "background.html" }, "content_scripts" : [ { "matches" : [ "http://twitter.com/*", "https://twitter.com/*" ], "js" : [ "js/lib/jquery.js", "js/lib/underscore.js", "js/core_extensions.js", "js/watcher.js", "js/referee.js", "js/content_script.js" ] } ], "browser_action" : { "default_title" : "Penalty Blox", "default_icon" : "images/icon.png", "default_popup" : "popup.html" }}
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How to download and manually install PenaltyBlox extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install PenaltyBlox extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install PenaltyBlox extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install PenaltyBlox extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download PenaltyBlox extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a PenaltyBlox extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the PenaltyBlox Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the PenaltyBlox extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the PenaltyBlox extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for PenaltyBlox extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the PenaltyBlox extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download PenaltyBlox extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install PenaltyBlox extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the PenaltyBlox extension file

Select and download the PenaltyBlox extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the PenaltyBlox extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your PenaltyBlox extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the PenaltyBlox extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install PenaltyBlox extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Grant (ID: 000000878541c408) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/01/2013 Amazing. Thank you Jeff Iacono for creating this extension. There are so many of them out there and yet they're all garbage and don't work. This one is absolutely perfect and simple. Very much appreciated.

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Anna Golez (ID: 000000cc1434a4a8) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/27/2012 I really, really want to like this app like everyone else, but it's just not working? I've uninstalled and re-installed, relaunched and updated Chrome, restarted my computer, etc., but nothing! Help? :(

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(ID: ) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 09/26/2012 This app is everything I could hope for! Except for the fact that it seems to work intermittently. I've found that it works for about a day, and then doesn't for 3 or 4 before it works again for another day. But when it works, it's perfect!

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Kai Cooper (ID: 000000d05db154d9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/01/2012 Great extension, worked flawlessly, until the other day (July 30th, 2012). It no longer removes tweets. I'm pretty sure it's Twitter's fault. They've added some new features that seem to have broken this extension's ability to hide tweets. Will wait for an update (which is a bit overdue, anyway. ;) It could use the ability to block keywords, also, instead of just hash tags and usernames. Otherwise, it's a great extension! :)

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Iboro Umana (ID: 000000f5c4ac62d7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/25/2012 IT WORKS!!!!