Shows distribution info about your (and other people's stories) on Medium!

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4.0.1
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April 14, 2022
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437KiB
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Medium Distribution Info Extension

Do you feel that Medium.com doesn't provide you with enough information about your stories as you want? Do you want to deep dive into your statistics and analyze which of your stories are doing great? And you want to know why? I decided to create a chrome extension that provides you with a little more detail about your stories by showing just that little extra.

This extension shows which of your stories are Chosen for further Distribution (formerly known as Curated) right at your fingertips. Additionally, it tells you what topics the stories of other Medium-authors are distributed in.

🚀 FEATURES
⭐️ Shows which stories are Chosen for further Distribution in the stats-page
⭐️ Shows in which topic an article was chosen for further distribution
⭐️ Show the summary of your stats in a new row
⭐️ Shows additional distribution information in the statistics details of stories
⭐️ Shows the topics for which any story on medium.com was distributed
⭐️ Download your stats, including the primary distribution topic
⭐️ Analysis of distributed stories
⭐️ Compatible with Enhanced Medium Stats
⭐️ Compatible with Medium Next Generation Stats
⭐️ Compatible with Medium Earnings

📅 CHANGELOG
The full changelog and all release notes can be found here:
https://medium.com/whats-up-m/medium-distribution-info-releases-d6e8c9b3b5b4


🧩 SOURCE CODE
The source will be uploaded to github sometime soon.

❤️ ATTRIBUTION
The source code for this project was inspired by Enhanced Medium Stats by Tomas Trajan. Check out his extension at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/medium-enhanced-stats/jnomnfoenpdinfkpaaigokicgcfkomjo
Some code was inspired by an extension by Guilherme Brito. Check out his awesome extension here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/medium-next-generation-st/fhopcbdfcaleefngfpglahlpfhagendo

🐛 FEATURE REQUESTS AND BUG REPORTS
It's probably easiest to shoot me a message at medium: https://muffinimal.medium.com/ if you want to report a bug or request a feature

☕BUY ME A COFFEE
Want to buy me a coffee? By all means! Visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/muffinimal for a donation. You do want to buy me a coffee, but not like this? Awesome, I hope we meet in real life! Or, if you don't, then it still would be great to meet you. 💕
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Medium Distribution Info", "version": "4.0.1", "description": "Shows distribution info about your (and other people's stories) on Medium!", "manifest_version": 3, "author": "Martin van Soest <@muffinimal>", "permissions": [ "storage", "management" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https://*.medium.com/*", "https://medium.com/*" ], "run_at": "document_idle", "js": [ "src/medium-tools.js", "src/general-tools.js", "src/statsoverview/screenresolution.js", "src/statsoverview/statsOverview-html.js", "src/post/post-utils.js", "src/post/post-distribution-info.js", "src/post/post-detail-html.js", "src/stats-details/stats-details.js", "src/stats-details/stats-details-html.js", "src/data.js", "src/main.js" ], "css": [ "src/css/distributionInfo.css" ] } ], "icons": { "128": "images/icon-128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "src/background.js" }, "action": { "default_title": "Medium Distribution Info", "default_popup": "src/popup/popup.html" }}
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How to download and manually install Medium Distribution Info extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Medium Distribution Info extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Medium Distribution Info 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 Medium Distribution Info Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Medium Distribution Info 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 Medium Distribution Info extension file

Select and download the Medium Distribution Info 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 Medium Distribution Info 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 Medium Distribution Info 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 Medium Distribution Info 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 Medium Distribution Info extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Delwar Hossen Dihan (ID: 00000074b1873b67) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/06/2022 Good extension.

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Hogan Torah (ID: 000000c2ce69bab7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/23/2021 Since the update this is now a must have Medium extension. Get it.

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Paul Kim (ID: 000000d38ba108ec) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/10/2021 Great job with this new extension! Keep up the good work!