Chrome extension to break the distraction loop of reddit, while still maintaining it's productive utility. works on old.reddit.com

Latest Version

Version
1.0.3
Update
March 6, 2023
Size
23.03KiB
Developer
henryz.dev
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.3 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
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Reddit Liberation: Feed Blocker Extension

Extension to block scrolling reddit feeds, while still allowing the user to directly go on reddit comment threads through third party links (e.g. google search, or a message from a friend). Comes with a whitelist system, which allows users to specify specific subreddits the user doesn't want to block, and a blacklist system, which allows users to specify subreddits to block completely (comment threads included).

Purpose: Reddit has become ubiquitous in many of our lives. Which is why it's incredibly difficult to block the entire website with a generic website blocker. As reddit can be used for both productive and unproductive means, this app aims to eliminate the unproductive time sink elements of reddit (the infinite content cycle of feeds), and keep the productive elements (e.g. finding answers through a link given by google search, or a whitelisted subreddit).

This app aims to lower or eliminate time wasted by reddit in a smarter way than attempting to block it outright.

I am looking to always improve the app, so any feedback is welcome.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Reddit Liberation: Feed Blocker", "description": "Chrome extension to break the distraction loop of reddit, while still maintaining it's productive utility. works on old.reddit.com", "version": "1.0.3", "manifest_version": 3, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "/images/extension_icon16.png", "32": "/images/extension_icon32.png", "48": "/images/extension_icon48.png", "128": "/images/extension_icon128.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://*.reddit.com/*"], "css": ["my-styles.css"], "js": ["content-script.js"] } ], "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "open_in_tab": false }, "permissions": [ "storage" ], "icons": { "16": "/images/extension_icon16.png", "32": "/images/extension_icon32.png", "48": "/images/extension_icon48.png", "128": "/images/extension_icon128.png" }}
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User reviews

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Tom Bartel (ID: 000000ecd5318f9e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/16/2023 Perfect

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Thomas van Dam (ID: 00000006b39db603) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/15/2022 Absolutely great, saves a lot of time! Great that you can whitelist certain subreddits! 100% recommend!

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Laurie (ID: 000000704830a6f9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/10/2022 Very useful

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Moebits (ID: 0000008c76c23574) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 08/17/2022 If you go to a comment thread you can click on the subs name and scroll freely from there. That is a bit too lenient for my tastes but it does a good job of blocking direct sub links.

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M Mitravasu (ID: 00000031676760a5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/26/2021 Works Perfectly! Now I can finally get my work done!