See search differently. Set your search engine to Yahoo!

Latest Version

Version
3.0.5
Update
November 8, 2024
Size
41.74KiB
Developer
yahoo.com
Category
Users
100,000+
Rating
3.39474 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
DeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Tabs
Storage
Alarms
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "default_locale": "en", "chrome_settings_overrides": { "search_provider": { "name": "Yahoo Partner", "keyword": "Yahoo", "search_url": "https://search.yahoo.com/search?p={searchTerms}&manifest=1", "favicon_url": "https://www.yahoo.com/favicon.ico", "suggest_url": "https://search.yahoo.com/sugg/ie?output=fxjson&command={searchTerms}&nResults=10", "encoding": "UTF-8", "is_default": true } }, "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Yahoo Search", "description": "See search differently. Set your search engine to Yahoo!", "version": "3.0.5", "permissions": [ "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess", "tabs", "storage", "alarms" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://*.yahoo.com/" ], "icons": { "128": "icons/Y_NT128.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "*://*.yahoo.com/*" ], "js": [ "notifyPresence.js" ], "all_frames": true }, { "matches": [ "*://*.mail.yahoo.com/*" ], "js": [ "detectWiderMail.js" ] } ], "externally_connectable": { "matches": [ "*://*.mail.yahoo.com/*" ], "ids": [ "*" ] }}
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How to download and manually install Yahoo Search extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Yahoo Search extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

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

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

This is another method to install Yahoo Search 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 Yahoo Search extension file

Select and download the Yahoo Search 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 Yahoo Search 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 Yahoo Search 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 Yahoo Search 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 Yahoo Search extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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A M (ID: 000000617d7cc1e5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/05/2023 I'm 100% Satisfied with Yahoo (800)760-1284 customer service received from the Philippines Call Center. The Yahoo agent was very polite and very knowledgeable, she tried all possible solutions to resolve Yahoo Mail - Wider Mail Extension for both browsers: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. She escalated this ongoing issue with Yahoo's upper management. I have had Yahoo Mail since 2000 and I have been using Wider mail for decades. Yahoo Mail Wider Mail extension has given me the "Wider e-mail" view in Yahoo Mail for decades. The Wider Mail Extension for both browsers Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox stopped working in December 2022, We have been working on all possible options to fix it, but unable to resolve. The Yahoo Mail Wider Mail Extension issue in December 2022 and it has been affecting all customers around our planet with @yahoo.com, @ymail.com, @currently.com, and @att.net emails. Yahoo Mail: Download the wider mail extension at: https://downloads.yahoo.com/goodbye Or: https://stage.help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN24240.html Several Yahoo customers around the planet would like a solution to have the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail working again. I have the Yahoo Wider Mail and Yahoo Search Extensions installed and turned on in Google Chrome. Those extensions have given me the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail for a decade, until December 2022, with Yahoo as my browser's default search engine. Since January 2023, any attempt to hide the advertising pane on the right side of the screen will prompt me to subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus at $5/month. Please return the Wider Email feature for those who have the extensions installed. Publisher, I would like to know the solution to have the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail in 2023. Please return the Wider Email feature for everyone on the planet. Also, I would like to know the solution to have the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail in 2023. All Yahoo and AT&T customers using these extensions around our planet with @yahoo.com, @ymail.com, @currently.com, and @att.net emails will be very happy with a solution. The ongoing issue was escalated to upper management to find a solution and update Yahoo Mail - Wider Mail Extensions. Thank you!

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S B (ID: 0000001a1896f162) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/23/2023 I have the Yahoo Wider Mail and Yahoo Search Extensions installed and turned on in Google Chrome. Those extensions have given me the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail for a decade years, until December 2022, at the cost of having Yahoo as my browser's default search engine. Since January 2023, any attempt to hide the advertising pane on the right side of the screen will prompt me to subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus at $5/month, with a free trial. Please return the Wider Email feature for those who have the extensions installed. Very misleading! Don't waste your time! Does anyone knows a solution to have the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail in 2023?

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Siobhan Vaughan (ID: 0000000a91b66008) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/23/2023 I have the Yahoo Wider Mail and Yahoo Search Extensions installed and turned on in Google Chrome. Those extensions have given me the "Wider Email" view in Yahoo Mail for several years, until last month, at the cost of having Yahoo as my browser's default search engine. Since January 2023, any attempt to hide the advertising pane on the right side of the screen will prompt me to subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus at $5/month, with a free trial. Please return the Wider Email feature for those who have the extensions installed.

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Mohd altaf memon (ID: 0000007982bd21e5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/04/2023 It was working until yesterday, but stop working today...

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susanne yuma benfer (ID: 000000aedf166f5c) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/22/2022 I somehow have it, but it said add to chrome?!