Show notable forks of GitHub projects.

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Version
3.7.3
Update
November 6, 2023
Size
945KiB
Developer
musicallyut.xyz
Category
Users
1,000+
Rating
4.61538 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Storage
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Lovely forks Extension

An extension to help you notice notable forks of GitHub projects.

Sometimes on GitHub, projects are abandoned by the original authors and the development continues on a fork. However, the original repository is often not updated to let new-comers see that. I have many times wasted effort on making a pull-request or installing old buggy versions of projects when the community had already moved to a fork.

To make matters worse, the old projects usually have higher search-engine traffic and a lot more stars than the forks. This makes the forks even harder to find. This extension tries to remedy that by adding a subscript under the name of the repository on the Github page of all projects with a link to the most notable fork (i.e. the fork with the most stars), if such a fork exists.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Lovely forks", "version": "3.7.3", "manifest_version": 3, "description": "Show notable forks of GitHub projects.", "homepage_url": "https://github.com/musically-ut/lovely-forks", "icons": { "128": "webext/icons/Heart_and_fork_inside_128.png" }, "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "webext/icons/star.svg", "webext/icons/flame.svg" ], "matches": [ "*://github.com/*" ] } ], "options_ui": { "page": "webext/options_ui/options.html" }, "host_permissions": [ "*://github.com/*", "*://api.github.com/*" ], "permissions": [ "storage" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "*://github.com/*" ], "css": [ "webext/data/style.css" ], "run_at": "document_start" }, { "matches": [ "*://github.com/*" ], "js": [ "webext/data/contentscript.js" ], "run_at": "document_end", "all_frames": true } ], "browser_specific_settings": { "gecko": { "id": "[email protected]" } }}
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How to download and manually install Lovely forks extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Lovely forks 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 Lovely forks extension file

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

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User reviews

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Lester Jan “Teryo” Teodoro (ID: 000000056da85909) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/17/2022 i rarely make a comment on this webstore but this one deserve a 5 star. seriously it helps me update my favorite app on github that is already abandoned.

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Tema Smirnov (ID: 0000007539aa0b70) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/18/2020 Excellent! Thanks for extension

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Cohan (ID: 0000008cc89792d7) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 06/27/2017 Hit or miss, mostly miss. I've found so far all the "Lovely" forks it's been suggesting are *years* more outdated than the one I'm looking at. I get that the extension can't magically create a maintained fork but if a fork was last updated in 2011 and the project I'm looking at was last committed early 2016 I'm probably not interested in the former.

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CHUNMING CHOI (ID: 0000008a34f36504) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/01/2016 Simple but very useful.