Enhance Gonville and Caius College's meal booking website with a dash of Salt

Latest Version

Version
0.0.23
Update
October 22, 2024
Size
6.62MiB
Developer
www.rokesharumugam.com
Category
Users
49
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Salt Extension

We all know Caius' current meal booking website leaves a lot to be desired.

Well, fear not!
No longer shall booking a meal be such a tasteless experience.

Salt drastically improves the UI, making information more readable, accessible and mobile-friendly.

Salt also adds several quality-of-life features (many student-requested) such as:
- A calendar to choose your meal
- One-click booking from the main page
- Actual signup open dates instead of '4 days before'
- The ability to filter through who's booked in for a meal to find your friends
- In case that still takes too long, the ability to add your friends' names on the profile page so they always show at the top of the list
- Meals have tags (such as gowns, suits, black-tie, guests allowed, etc) so you don't have to read through all that text
- The allergen key can also be seen above the menu so you finally know what all those letters mean
- You can quickly copy meal details to send to guests so they know the time, place, dress code, menu, etc
- Dark mode so booking meals at 6am doesn't wake you up too much
- And much more!

Note: if you're logged into a Google Account or Chrome Profile with your @cam.ac.uk email address, the university doesn't let you use extensions. To use Salt you'll have to sign out of both your Google Account and Chrome Profile to install it, then you can sign back into your Google Account.

Note: Salt was designed with students' experience in mind so it may be a little off for staff (they are very welcome to give feedback so I can improve it for them!)
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Salt extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Salt 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 Salt extension file

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

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User reviews

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Manoviraj Lal (ID: 00000066c4de7392) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/24/2023 Salt is great! I can't picture myself using the meal booking website without Salt anymore. The UI is aesthetically pleasing and quite intuitive. The 'friends' feature in particular is very useful. Overall, a big thumbs up from me!