Wipes UTM codes, tracking tokens, personal info, and other unnecessary crap from URLs with the click of a butt-on.

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Version
1.0.1
Update
November 29, 2022
Size
183KiB
Developer
Category
Users
87
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Butter Extension

Why share a UTM code when you could share the word \"butts\" instead?

URLs are often packed with tracking codes and personally identifying cookies. Butter allows you to clean up those hideous UTM tokens and generate a prettier URL with the word \"butts\" at the end.

Butter lights up when it detects a page with a UTM code on it. Click on the Butter icon and it will copy an updated version of that URL to your clipboard. The first time you use it, it will ask for permission to \"See text and images copied to the clipboard\" Be sure to click \"allow\". You won't have to do this again. URLs can be tricky, so if a link is important to you, be sure to check it before you share it with your friends.

\"What if I like UTMs?\"
Hey, that's cool. This tool is optional. The goal is to give consumers more control of the links they share.

\"This tool is cool, but could I use another word instead?\"
No, butts is the only word that will work. Next question.

\"Why butts?\"
Imagine a dark smokey room filled with marketers. They've been up for days working on their latest campaign and are finally seeing the results in real time. One of them points at the screen and another nods positively before taking a long drag off their cigarette before rolling their chair closer to a nearby printer that is constantly printing. The marketer does a double take, then drops their cigarette to the floor. They rip a sheet from the printer and bring it closer to their sweaty face. \"You guys\" they say, \"why does this UTM code say 'butts'?\" Doesn't that sound fun? I thought so.

\"What was the inspiration for Butter?\"
Remember when stores started pushing users to sign up for membership cards? The cards were the only way to get special deals at stores like Safeway and Walgreens, but they were also used to track consumers. So friends of mine would occasionally swap cards with each other just to confuse the marketers. Butter is a throwback to those days of swapping membership cards and giving power back to consumers.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Butter", "version": "1.0.1", "description": "Wipes UTM codes, tracking tokens, personal info, and other unnecessary crap from URLs with the click of a butt-on.", "permissions": [ "activeTab", "storage", "tabs" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "author": "awztech", "icons":{ "38": "img/disabled_icon-38.png", "128": "img/enabled_icon.png" }, "content_scripts": [{ "matches": [""], "js" : [ "./libs/jquery-3.4.1.min.js", "./libs/jquery-3.6.0.min.js", "./js/content.script.js" ], "css" : ["css/snackbar.css"], "run_at": "document_end", "all_frames": false }], "action":{ "default_icon":"img/disabled_icon-38.png", "default_title":"Butter" }, "manifest_version": 3, "background": { "service_worker": "js/background.js" }, "web_accessible_resources": [{ "resources": [ "img/*", "libs/jquery-3.6.0.min.js", "css/snackbar.css" ], "matches": [""] }] }
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How to download and manually install Butter extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Butter 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 Butter extension file

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

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