Remove desired parts from a URL via regular expression rules.

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0.1.3

Update

June 15, 2024

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50.73KiB

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Link Cleaner Extension

Link Cleaner extension removes or replaces desired parts from a URL with regular expression rules. The toolbar button is the ON|OFF switch to enable or disable the extension.

To work with this addon, please first open the options page. In the middle section, add a regex filter to match the request URL on the left side, then write a regex substitution pattern on the right side. For example:

Sample left-side regular expression rule: ^http[s]\\:\\/\\/(example\\.com)[\\/]\\?query\\-1\\=Q1\\&query\\-2\\=Q2\\&query\\-3\\=Q3\\&query\\-4\\=Q4
Sample right-side regular expression rule: https://\\1?query-1=Q1

With the above regular expression rule, if you navigate to URL #1 below in the address bar, it will be redirected to URL #2 (as shown in the first screenshot).

URL #1: https://example.com?query-1=Q1&query-2=Q2&query-3=Q3&query-4=Q4
URL #2: https://example.com?query-1=Q1

Note 1: The first match of the regex filter within the left side URL, will be replaced with the pattern on the right side URL.

Note 2: In the regex substitution pattern, backslash-escaped digits (\\1 to \\9) are used to insert the corresponding capture groups. \\0 refers to the entire matching text (see sample rule #1).

Note 3: This extension only works when a URL or link is about to load in a tab or window; it does not change the link's href within the page.

If you have a feature request or found a bug to report, please fill out the bug report form on the addon's homepage (https://mybrowseraddon.com/link-cleaner.html).

Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "version": "0.1.3", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Link Cleaner", "host_permissions": ["*://*/*"], "permissions": ["storage", "declarativeNetRequest"], "homepage_url": "https://mybrowseraddon.com/link-cleaner.html", "description": "Remove desired parts from a URL via regular expression rules.", "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "options_ui": { "open_in_tab": true, "page": "data/options/options.html" }, "commands": { "toggle-default-mode": { "description": "Link Cleaner", "suggested_key": { "mac": "Command+Shift+D", "default": "Ctrl+Shift+D" } } }, "action": { "default_title": "Link Cleaner", "default_icon": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png" } }, "icons": { "16": "data/icons/16.png", "32": "data/icons/32.png", "48": "data/icons/48.png", "64": "data/icons/64.png", "128": "data/icons/128.png" }}

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