Work in Progress | Early Beta

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0
Update
December 3, 2020
Size
9.73KiB
Developer
Category
Users
10
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
*//www.amazon.com/*
*//www.amazon.it/*
*//www.amazon.de/*
*//www.amazon.co.uk/*
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TerraCare Extension

**WORK IN PROGRESS | Early Beta**

STATUS:
TerraCare is still in development and will only work on Amazon web pages for the time being.

TERRACARE ACHIEVEMENTS:
1st Place in IBM's 2020 CFC University Spot Challenge for Climate Change | Energy Sustainability.

OUR GOALS:
- Help users understand how damaging some products are for the planet.
- Simplify energy consumption information on online products.
- Suggest alternative and more energy efficient products.
- Create a network with smaller and local, eco-aware businesses.
- Provide insights about savings derived from more power efficient appliances and behaviours.
- Provide a scoring system

HOW DOES IT WORK?
The plugin itself would only activate when browsing on an online product page. When visiting these pages, you will be prompted with a clear and simplified overview of the main energy information and a lists of less impactful alternative products.

Thanks to IBM Watson our extension will be capable of defining the best product alternatives. Looking at similar products, with a smaller carbon footprint and impact, using information such as production location and energy consumptions rate.

HOW DO WE SIMPLIFY?
TerraCare would grab the energy information on products and display it in ways easier to read by providing:

- Energy bill prices compared to more energy efficient product's energy bill prices
- The product's energy consumption in formats easier to comprehend
- Scoring system to show how much the user is helping the planet (TerraScore)

TerraPoints can be converted to obtain discounts and coupons to be used to buy sustainable products from eco-aware companies.

SUMMARY:
One shopper's carbon footprint may not have much of an impact on the Planet, but millions can.

We believe that energy information is not being simplified as much as it should be contributing largely to global warming and environment pollution. We also believe in a lack of awareness about individual environment footprints and impact, which directly leads to the stasis of action on a personal basis.

TerraCare has the potential to be a large cog for a solution towards this problem, helping encouraging and enticing Users to be more energy efficient by educating and rewarding them.

CONTRIBUTORS:
Alex Duthie
Scott Graham
Vittorio Rivabella
Andrew Ellen
Damir Elsik
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "TerraCare", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "Work in Progress | Early Beta", "manifest_version": 2, "icons": { "16": "./icons/logo_positive16x16.png", "38": "./icons/logo_positive16x16.png", "48": "./icons/logo_positive48x48.png" }, "permissions": [ "*//www.amazon.com/*", "*//www.amazon.it/*", "*//www.amazon.de/*", "*//www.amazon.co.uk/*" ], "content_scripts": [ { "js": ["inject.js"], "css": ["./styles/styles.css"], "matches": ["*://*/*/*"], "include_globs":[ "*//www.amazon.com/*", "*//www.amazon.it/*", "*//www.amazon.de/*", "*//www.amazon.co.uk/*" ] } ] }
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How to download and manually install TerraCare extension for Chrome

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

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

If you ever need to manually install a TerraCare 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 TerraCare Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install TerraCare 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 TerraCare extension file

Select and download the TerraCare 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 TerraCare 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 TerraCare 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 TerraCare 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 TerraCare extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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Vittorio Rivabella (ID: 000000bd98cb02a3) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/13/2020 The plugin itself would only activate when browsing on an online product page. When visiting these pages, you will be prompted with a clear and simplified overview of the main energy informations and a lists of less impactful alternative products.