Tells journal publisher frames and popups to piss off!

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Piss off, publisher frames! Extension

Update Feb 15, 2020 -- Better late than never!
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Do you read academic journal articles on the World Wide Web using a computing machine of some kind??

Do you like to view the article PDF in your whole window and not in frames and pop-ups that academic journal publishers like to provide?

Good! Then, this is the right Chrome Extension for you!

Features:
- Eliminates useless PDF sidebars on select major publisher websites!

- Eliminates pop-up PDF windows on major journal article repositories that JStor and deliver Science Direct-ly to you!

- Doesn't really do anything else!

Enable/disable the extension on each publisher site by clicking the extension icon or by going to chrome://extensions > Piss Off > Options

Kindly send a support message if you find a publisher whose annoying frames and popups slip through the cracks. Sometimes publishers revamp (i.e. break) their sites as well, so let me know if things change suddenly! Otherwise, enjoy!


NOTE ON PERMISSIONS:

Requested permissions are solely to identify journal publisher websites and extract the appropriate PDF location. There are no ads, no tracking, and no analytics of any kind. I'm too simple for that kind of thing.


CHANGE LOG:

v0.38: New support for (destroying) Elsevier Reader! Several deprecated services have been removed, as publishers seem more amenable to just giving us the damn PDF. If this update breaks anything, please kindly leave a support message!

v0.37: Wiley Readcube has been re-killed!

v0.36: Some long overdue fixes, and deprecated support for some publishers who have finally given up on frames! Hurrah!

v0.35: Proquest support should be fixed. Added experimental support for the hub of science that shall not be named.

v0.34: Fixed JStor support due to site changes. Added satisfactory Springer support (I hope!). Fixed RSC support due to site changes.

v0.33: New quick url hack to impale the Readcube interface on Wiley and send you straight to the pdf. (Seriously, why do the publishers think anyone wants this??)

v0.32: Reverting a JStor bug fix.

v0.31: Squashed bugs that broke JStor compatibility. Added requested EBSCO support.

v0.30: Added new options panel accessible in chrome://extensions

v0.28: Added query string support for PDF + Supplementary Info implementation on some sites (e.g. PNAS). Prior to this version, the extension was recklessly discarding the query string.

v0.26: Bug fix for a situation in which Wiley URLs containing a proxy suffix would not be recognized correctly by the extension, leaving behind a hideous and monstrous header bar.

v0.25: Fix for another useless site change at sciencedirect that broke everything. (8/26/13)

v0.24: The hits just keep on coming. Here's a fix for RSC.

v0.23: Squashed a bug generated by a change at sciencedirect.com that permitted some pesky PDF popups if browsing from journal TOC pages.

v0.22: Added support for (destruction of!) Proquest.

v0.21: Quick sloppy fix for IEEEeeeeee!

v0.2: Supports (destroys!) more journal publisher websites. Eat it.

v0.1: First beta release.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Piss off, publisher frames! extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Piss off, publisher frames! extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Piss off, publisher frames! 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 Piss off, publisher frames! Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Piss off, publisher frames! 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 Piss off, publisher frames! extension file

Select and download the Piss off, publisher frames! 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 Piss off, publisher frames! 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 Piss off, publisher frames! 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 Piss off, publisher frames! 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 Piss off, publisher frames! extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Yi-Lin Wu (ID: 000000cf7f2f9c0b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/26/2020 A must have extension for researcheres on Chrome!

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Dong-Jiunn Jeffery Truong (ID: 0000008d1da4168d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/23/2019 Beeest addon ever.

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Mehdi Davoudi (ID: 000000751f6bc152) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/04/2019 it is nice but does not work for the hub of science with .se and .tw domains.

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Junaid Ali (ID: 0000002a7f831c73) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/16/2018 very good

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Haley Things (ID: 000000beb717edf5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/25/2018 Now I can read Wiley articles again without being forced into ReadCube. Thank you!