Hacker News Enhanced.

Latest Version

Version
1.6.0.3
Update
January 1, 2023
Size
75.14KiB
Developer
etcet.net
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
4.42697 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
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Hacker News Enhancement Suite Extension

- Completely new style
- Easy access to all pages
- Enhanced comment threads
- Collapsible comments
- Link to parent
- Display all comments on paginated threads
- Highlight the original poster
- Show and highlight new comments since you last view a thread
- Highlight links once clicked to more easily identify what you've recently visited
- Redirect back to the front page upon hitting an expired link
- New smooth and scalable up and down vote arrows
- Clickable links in text submissions and user profiles
- Display how many times you've upvoted each user
- Graphs on polls
- Ability to tag users
- Keyboard controls on index pages:
j - Next item
k - Previous item
o - Open story
l - Open story in a new tab
p - View comments
c - View comments in a new tab
b - Open both the comments and the story in new tabs

View/fork/fix code on github: https://github.com/etcet/HNES
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Hacker News Enhancement Suite", "short_name": "HNES", "version": "1.6.0.3", "description": "Hacker News Enhanced.", "manifest_version": 2, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] }, "permissions": [ "storage", "unlimitedStorage" ], "icons": { "16" : "images/icon-16.png", "48" : "images/icon-48.png", "128" : "images/icon-128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "run_at": "document_start", "css": [ "style.css" ], "matches": [ "http://news.ycombinator.com/*", "https://news.ycombinator.com/*", "http://news.ycombinator.net/*", "https://news.ycombinator.net/*", "http://hackerne.ws/*", "https://hackerne.ws/*", "http://news.ycombinator.org/*", "https://news.ycombinator.org/*"] }, { "run_at": "document_end", "all_frames": true, "css": [ "style.css" ], "js": [ "js/jquery-3.2.1.min.js", "js/linkify/jquery.linkify-1.0.js", "js/linkify/plugins/jquery.linkify-1.0-twitter.js", "js/hn.js"], "matches": [ "http://news.ycombinator.com/*", "https://news.ycombinator.com/*", "http://news.ycombinator.net/*", "https://news.ycombinator.net/*", "http://hackerne.ws/*", "https://hackerne.ws/*", "http://news.ycombinator.org/*", "https://news.ycombinator.org/*"] }, { "matches": ["http://hckrnews.com/*"], "run_at": "document_end", "js": ["js/jquery-3.2.1.min.js", "js/hn.js"] } ], "web_accessible_resources": [ "images/spin.gif", "images/unvote.gif", "images/tag.svg", "templates/comment.html" ]}
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How to download and manually install Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Hacker News Enhancement Suite extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension file

Select and download the Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite 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 Hacker News Enhancement Suite extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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welovfree (ID: 0000002e6ac09881) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 03/10/2022 It's a good extension but it doesn't work with Dark Reader unless I switch to the native HN layout. Can you please fix it?

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Michael Mahemoff (ID: 00000075792dc79f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/13/2021 Very nice and I'd recommend it. Hey dev, how about a "delete" action for comments? I made a typo and had to disable the extension in order to re-post a comment.

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Avamander / (ID: 0000008015dd8968) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/05/2021 Forces a new style, no visible configuration to disable that. Other user's comment section was not viewable. Generally not up to the name of "Enhancement Suite" when compared to RES.

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杨森 (ID: 000000886152ad55) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/15/2020 definitely the best hacker news extension with no doubt, works like a charm in 2020 even if it's updated nearly a year and half ago.

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Allen Lee (ID: 000000810f2c90dc) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/04/2019 5 stars, period.