Alerts you when there is a more active fork of the Github repo you are viewing

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1.0
Update
September 26, 2012
Size
36.44KiB
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Category
Users
41
Rating
4.16667 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Languages Support
English
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Https://github.com/
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url":"http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Github BFF: Better Fork Finder", "version": "1.0", "manifest_version": 2, "description": "Alerts you when there is a more active fork of the Github repo you are viewing", "permissions": [ "https://github.com/", "https://api.github.com/" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://github.com/*/*"], "css": ["style.css"], "js": ["jquery.min.js", "myscript.js"] } ]}
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How to download and manually install Github BFF: Better Fork Finder extension for Chrome

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

Method 1: Download Github BFF: Better Fork Finder extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Github BFF: Better Fork Finder 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 Github BFF: Better Fork Finder Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Github BFF: Better Fork Finder 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 Github BFF: Better Fork Finder extension file

Select and download the Github BFF: Better Fork Finder 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 Github BFF: Better Fork Finder 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 Github BFF: Better Fork Finder 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 Github BFF: Better Fork Finder 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 Github BFF: Better Fork Finder extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Dean Sofer (ID: 0000008e72b3f54f) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 01/30/2014 It's not the most elegant solution, and it's firing too many requests and getting throttled. Needs to be implemented a little better. Perhaps if Sridatta would be willing to collaborate with me on Github-Omnibox?

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Naftoli Gugenheim (ID: 000000021099e1e8) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 01/15/2014 Needs to be updated for new GitHub UI

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Tripp Lilley (ID: 000000a5cc4e79a6) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 04/03/2013 Useful, but has a small bug, and no author contact info for me to report it (otherwise I wouldn't post it as a rating). Specifically, on a project's "Network" page, the extension changes the page geometry in a way that interferes with the network pane's mouse position detection. In order to get the commit info on hover, or to click through to a commit, one has to move the mouse above the target by the height of BFF's div. Personally, I wouldn't mind if BFF only reported a newer fork on the repo landing page (the "Code" tab), versus being on every tab. I'll update the rating to five stars when the author fixes that (whether by my proposal, or by some other means).

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Thomas Quas (ID: 00000008cf3ebf9d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/07/2013 very handy