Raise money for charity every time you search.

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Version
0.8
Update
August 19, 2022
Size
10.52KiB
Developer
tab.gladly.io
Category
Users
20,000+
Rating
3.75532 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Search for a Cause Extension

By harnessing your searches, you can plant trees, remove plastic from the ocean, send emergency aid, provide healthcare, and much more!

This extension sets your search engine to Search for a Cause so you can have a positive impact every time you search. Like other search engines, we make money from ads, but rather than take all the ad money as profit, we use that money to support amazing nonprofits.

People like you have raised over 1.5 million dollars for charity just by surfing the web. Join them by adding the extension now.

Learn more at https://search.gladly.io/help/

Your Privacy Matters

Search for a Cause is committed to protecting your privacy and using your data responsibly. We save information relevant to your profile on Search for a Cause (such as number of searches made), but we do not store your search queries. The search results and ads are provided by our search partner, which may collect anonymized data to show relevant ads and improve the search experience.

For more info, check out our privacy policy at:
https://search.gladly.io/privacy/

Search for a Cause is built with love by Gladly (makers of Tab for a Cause). We believe it should be easy and free to have a positive impact on the world and hope you’ll start making a difference today.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Search for a Cause", "description": "Raise money for charity every time you search.", "version": "0.8", "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "./img/logo16.png", "32": "./img/logo32.png", "48": "./img/logo48.png", "128": "./img/logo128.png" }, "default_title": "Search for a Cause" }, "icons": { "16": "./img/logo16.png", "32": "./img/logo32.png", "48": "./img/logo48.png", "128": "./img/logo128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "js/background.js" }, "chrome_settings_overrides": { "search_provider": { "name": "Search for a Cause", "keyword": "SFAC", "search_url": "https://tab.gladly.io/search?q={searchTerms}&src=chrome", "favicon_url": "https://tab.gladly.io/search/search-favicon.png", "encoding": "UTF-8", "is_default": true } }, "permissions": [], "manifest_version": 3}
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How to download and manually install Search for a Cause extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Search for a Cause extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Search for a Cause 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 Search for a Cause extension file

Select and download the Search for a Cause 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 Search for a Cause 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 Search for a Cause 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 Search for a Cause 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 Search for a Cause extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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CSB (ID: 0000009313c07bd3) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/18/2023 This extension is predatory, do not install it. First, it does not tell that it exclusively works with Yahoo search. If you want Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, or anything else, you're bum out of luck because once you install this addon your search bar is unchangeably set to Yahoo search through Search for a Cause. And yes, you heard me right - you cannot change it back! Not only have I made doubly sure the settings direct the search tab to google, but I have uninstalled and restarted both the browser and my computer... twice! I'm still stuck with garbage Yahoo search! But that's not the end of it, either!! Okay so maybe Yahoo isn't as good as Google, but it's still serviceable, right? Wrong. You are stuck with the default search settings. Want to search for a video? You will be unable to sort by length, date published, or anything like that. Want to search for an image? Not only do you not have reverse image search, you can't sort by size or anything else, either. I am currently HARDSTUCK with a neutered version of the worst search engine, and I have uninstalled this stupid addon and reset everything. This is plainly predatory, dishonest behavior from Gladly. I have been using Tab for a Cause for something like 4 years now, with like over 80,000 points donated before they changed the way it worked. After seeing the philosophy of the company behind this, I'm uninstalling. If you want to donate to charity, your time would literally be better-spent mechnical turking for an hour for sub-minimum-wage pay to just donate that to whatever charity you wanted. Do not give these people the time of day, they are crooks and scheisters who take most of the money generate through ads to pay themselves in the first place. Shame on them for preying on people who only want to help.

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Jay Jones (ID: 00000098d6b49ab4) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 08/25/2023 Love the concept, but two things significantly impact its usefulness to me: the lack of dark mode, and inability to expand images. I really don't want to visit a website and scroll through if searching for an image every time I want to view one in better detail. I'll revisit this down the road to see if it's been developed further, but right now it's too raw to adopt for daily usage.

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Eric Nohr (ID: 000000479ed50779) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/08/2023 Combine this with Shop for A Cause and Tab for A Cause

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halconillustrates (ID: 00000062d4b29d41) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 05/18/2023 I had tab for a cause installed for a long time now and the only thing that's keeping me from having this one enabled is a dark mode. I love the idea but until we get a dark mode, I'll be on the sidelines for now. I don't mind Bing search but I think a lot of people already mentioned that there are other features that Google normally offers which lack here. My only actual dealbreaker currently is dark mode, hoping it will be implemented soon!

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Gregory Cudmore (ID: 000000eae9962758) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/08/2023 On my device it says that search for a cause is inactive, but I can't find a way to activate it. When I click "Activate Extension" it just brings me to the webstore, and there is nothing there. Is it because I am using a chromebook?