Skip intermediary pages that some pages use before redirecting to a final page.

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March 11, 2022
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Skip Redirect Extension

Skip Redirect
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Some web pages use intermediary pages before redirecting to a final page. This webextension tries to extract the final url from the intermediary url and goes there straight away if successful. As an example, try this url:

- www.google.com/chrome/?or-maybe-rather-firefox=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mozilla.org/

Please give feedback(see below) if you find websites where this fails or where you get redirected in a weird way when this add-on is enabled but not when it's disabled.

See the add-on's preferences (also available by clicking the toolbar icon) for options.

By default all URLs but the ones matching a no-skip-urls-list are checked for embedded URLs and redirects are skipped. Depending on the pages visited, this can cause problems. For example a dysfunctional login. The no-skip-urls-list can be edited to avoid these problems. There is also a skip-urls-list mode to avoid this kind of problem altogether. In skip-urls-list mode, all URLs for which redirects should be skipped need to be added to the skip-urls-list manually.

Some websites use multiple url parameters like this:

`www.example.com/page-we-want-to-skip?first=www.want-to-go-here.com&second=www.do-not-care-about-this-url.com`

Skip Redirect does not know which is the right parameter, but you can edit the no-skip-parameter-list. Adding `first` would skip to the URL of `second` and vice versa. Adding both, `first` and `second` would cause no skipping.

Privacy Policy
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This extension does not collect or send data of any kind to third parties.

Feedback
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You can report bugs or make feature requests on https://github.com/sblask/webextension-skip-redirect

Patches are welcome.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Skip Redirect extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Skip Redirect extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Skip Redirect 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 Skip Redirect extension file

Select and download the Skip Redirect 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 Skip Redirect 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 Skip Redirect 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 Skip Redirect 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 Skip Redirect extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Moo Scree (ID: 00000084547bf9b7) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/12/2024 Still works very well for me! The blacklist feature (called "No-skip-urls-list") supporting regular expressions is most welcome. Skip Redirect is simply the best of any redirect type extension, because it seems to be the only one that can block all types of redirects globally and you can add exceptions as needed. Other extensions that work on only a short list of specific sites or where you have to manually add your own links are just way too cumbersome to use well. Hopefully an MV3 update is forthcoming but it looks like the extension is no longer being worked on, unfortunately.

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MINH (ID: 00000045ad20d2e8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/15/2023 it works !!! at least for my situation

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Belay Mulat (ID: 000000894b0db407) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/14/2023 It works well

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Jason Potter (ID: 000000ef231e96e7) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 11/06/2023 More trouble than it's worth - buggers up YouTube, for instance.

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Alexander Pushkin (ID: 0000009062c902b8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/23/2023 It works.