Align pages to the center of your screen.

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Version
1.2.1
Update
October 1, 2020
Size
15.19KiB
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Category
Users
716
Rating
3.45455 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
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Center Pages Extension

## Description

If you use a wide screen you may have encountered websites with long endless lines across the whole width of your screen or websites which align to the very left side of your screen so close to the border that it hurts. For such websites you can use Center-Pages. Center-Pages simply adds a margin to the sides, which you can increase/decrease via two buttons.


## Open Source

Center-Pages is Open-Source Software. The source code can be found at: https://github.com/feluxe/Center-Pages


## Known Issues

The extension API does not allow for a clean implementation of this feature. Center-Pages is able to narrow down a lot of pages, but it doesn't work for all.

## New in version 1.2.1

* Add alignment buttons (left, center, right).
* Cleanup UI.

## New in version 1.1.0

* Remember margin sizes: Center-Pages now remembers the margin sizes, so that you have to set them only once for each website.

* Use simpler method to apply margins: Center-Pages now uses a simpler less conflicting method to apply the margins.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Center Pages", "short_name": "center pages", "description": "Align pages to the center of your screen.", "version": "1.2.1", "author": "Felix Meyer-Wolters", "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "16": "icon16.png", "32": "icon32.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "32": "icon32.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "css": ["style.css"], "js": ["aligner.js"], "run_at": "document_end" } ], "permissions": ["activeTab"]}
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How to download and manually install Center Pages extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Center Pages 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 Center Pages extension file

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

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User reviews

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Konstantin Naoumov (ID: 000000ee5806736a) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/17/2023 Yet another pointless, non-working extension

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Amber Godfrey (ID: 0000008c5914e403) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/12/2023 Tried on Opera Gx and Chrome, hardware accel on/off, didn't work. Running windows 11.

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Berkay (ID: 000000b47f28ecc9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/24/2022 Incredible extension! Thaanks a lot

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A (ID: 00000099411fcdad) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/12/2022 This man is a god send I absolutely cannot stand pages like quora that don't center the main bodies of text in the middle of my screen forcing me to keep my head at bad resting angles making me more tired. This extension is a lifesaver and I hope this valuable tool never vanishes!

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Jesper Olsson (ID: 000000f3cee749b2) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 01/26/2020 Works with very few pages.