Blurs WhatsApp chats until hovered, with password protection and chat hiding

Latest Version

Version
1.2.1
Update
October 20, 2024
Size
40.67KiB
Developer
Category
Users
50
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web Extension

Improve your WhatsApp Web experience with a one-in-all extension that provides you with advanced features to protect your data and maintain your privacy.

ChatGuard For WhatsApp Web - includes - blur chat, hide chat, and more. ChatGuard For WhatsApp Web offers an extension that allows users to blur and hide chats from your WhatsApp web.

Begin with installation and then set a password to blur and hide chats to maintain the privacy of your personal chats.

Once, you set the password, a drop-down list appears. Enable the attributes as per your wish and requirements.

Enabling the Blur Chat option blurs all the chats. Even if you open any particular chat it stays blurred as well. To reveal the message, the only option is to hover your mouse cursor on it.

It also allows users to hide the specific chats. It doesn’t blur but completely, vanishes away the chats from the entire WhatsApp web application. It won’t even appear after searching the same number or contact name as hidden.

To hide or unhide WhatsApp Web chats you are required to enter the password. And, if you forget the password you'll have to uninstall the extension. It allows you to hide multiple chats at once with the help of keywords. For instance, suppose you want to hide all the chats of your office colleagues and you have saved everyone's contact with the same prefix using the company’s name. Just enter the company’s name and then hit the “select all” button for multiple.

The most advantageous feature is that it shows a number over the icon on the extension bar. This number describes the total contacts or chats that have been hidden in the WhatsApp web application.

Unlike others, It has so many advanced features to provide WhatsApp Web lock for the web. Also, this extension doesn’t acquire any of your information or messages. It can easily be adapted as per your needs and requirements.

Features:
Blurs All the Messages: Blurs all the chats and to read the message hover the cursor over it.

Hides Selected Chats: It allows users to hide specific chats and to maintain privacy it won’t appear even after entering the same contact query.

Password Oriented: To hide or unhide the chats you need to enter the password. You can read hidden chats only after unhiding that particular chat.

Hides in Bulk: It allows users to hide more than one chat at a single time with a few clicks.
Shows no of Hidden Chats: At extension bar, over the icon, total number of hidden chats appears.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web", "version": "1.2.1", "description": "Blurs WhatsApp chats until hovered, with password protection and chat hiding", "icons": { "16": "images/icon.png", "48": "images/icon.png", "128": "images/icon.png" }, "permissions": ["storage", "tabs"], "host_permissions": ["https://web.whatsapp.com/"], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://web.whatsapp.com/"], "js": ["js/content.js"], "css": ["css/styles.css"] } ], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "images/icon.png", "48": "images/icon.png", "128": "images/icon.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "js/background.js" }}
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How to download and manually install ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web 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 ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web 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 ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web extension file

Select and download the ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web 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 ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web 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 ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web 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 ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web 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 ChatGuard for WhatsApp Web extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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