Blocks unwanted news stories from appearing in your Google News feed.

Latest Version

Version
3.11
Update
January 31, 2019
Size
154KiB
Developer
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
4.69298 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
*://*/*
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Good News Extension

It blocks unwanted news stories from appearing in your Google news feed. Add keywords and key phrases as patterns to block. Then, any headlines or leads that contain those patterns will be hidden from view. To restore them, either remove the pattern or click the \"show\" link at the top of the news feed.

Import my list as a starter - https://pastebin.com/dh9TuPsL

What's new-
06/2018
- first word bug
- attempt to prevent overly simple keywords
05/2018
- started handling new layout
07/2017
- much faster
- can hide notification
- works with new redesign
- added \"Silent Mode\"
- UI tweaks
- now applies to all regions (*://news.google.*)

It largely borrows from Personal Blocklist (by Google)

Keyword muting, trump, kardashian, block
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "author": "Seth Thompson", "background": { "scripts": [ "common.js" ] }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "images/icon48.png", "default_popup": "manager.html", "default_title": "Good News" }, "content_scripts": [ { "js": [ "common.js", "content_script.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*/*" ], "run_at": "document_start" } ], "default_locale": "en", "description": "Blocks unwanted news stories from appearing in your Google News feed.", "icons": { "128": "images/icon128.png", "16": "images/icon16.png", "48": "images/icon48.png" }, "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Good News", "permissions": [ "tabs", "*://*/*" ], "version": "3.11"}
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How to download and manually install Good News extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Good News 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 Good News extension file

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

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User reviews

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Jeff Green (ID: 00000024e6144bd2) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/22/2023 When I added terms to it that I didn't want to see, it worked. However, I recently noticed that many of these terms were showing up. I didn't understand why, and I didn't check this extension to see what the problem was. Today, I saw a new item that I wasn't interested in, so I went to add it to this extension, and I noticed that ALL of my previous entries had been wiped clean. I don't know what happened, but probably two years or so worth of entries were simply gone. That's not acceptable. If that's a flaw in this extension, it means that this is an extension that doesn't belong in the Play Store. To sum up, when it was working, it was working just fine, but when I discovered that all my entries had vanished, that made this a really problematic extension. Edit: It happened a second time. I added terms back into the database, and w/in a few weeks, they'd disappeared. I'm uninstalling this addon, b/c I don't trust it not to harm my browser.

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Risa Pesavento (ID: 00000091e389c193) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/04/2023 Amazing

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Kris (ID: 0000000e96d6ced7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/24/2023 Thank you very much! Works great. Now how can I get this on my phone?!

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Michael Lark (ID: 000000ade0fc8a70) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 10/05/2022 Not bad, but it doesn't seem to work for all words or phrases. For example, I downloaded this because for some reason Google thinks I am interested in a particular celebrity divorce. So I added the names of the celebrities, in several different configurations, and I am still getting those stupid articles. I wish it worked better.

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Kurt Reno (ID: 000000d8d39b6b81) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/24/2022 Brilliant! Google News "show me fewer" does nothing, but this extension rid me of every Kardashian story like magic! THANK YOU!