Stop getting frustrated with dozens of Wikipedia tabs

Latest Version

Version
1.3
Update
April 12, 2014
Size
86.48KiB
Developer
Category
Users
64
Rating
3.75 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Http://*.wikipedia.org/*
Https://*.wikipedia.org/*
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Hoverpedia Extension

Browsing Wikipedia should be seamless and painless, but the number of tabs you end up opening is ridiculous! With this extension, hover over any Wikipedia link to read the first paragraph instantly.

Changelog

v1.3:
- All wikipedia links now have an outline on hover
- Links to wikipedia from other websites all have an outline

v1.2:
- Hover popup now appears in different positions if available screen-space dictates as such
- Fixed some paragraphs not displaying fully
- Fixed some cities only showing \"Coordinates:\" instead of the first paragraph.

v1.1:
- Improved visuals
- Many under-the-hood changes to improve the consistency of how the popup displays
- Displays the popup from any site that links to Wikipedia!
- Updated to have logo in extension settings

v1.0 Initial release:
- Supports hovering over any link within Wikipedia to see preview of the link
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Hoverpedia", "description": "Stop getting frustrated with dozens of Wikipedia tabs", "version": "1.3", "permissions": [ "http://*.wikipedia.org/*", "https://*.wikipedia.org/*" ], "icons": { "128": "icon_128.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon_128.png", "default_title": "Hoverpedia" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"], "css": ["css/hoverpedia.css"], "js": ["lib/jquery-2.1.0.min.js", "lib/hoverIntent.js", "src/hoverpedia.js"] } ], "web_accessible_resources": ["loading.gif"]}
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