New York Times Byline Restorer

Restores author bylines to the New York Times homepage and section pages

What is New York Times Byline Restorer?

New York Times Byline Restorer is a Chrome extension developed by https://danstillman.com, and its main feature is "Restores author bylines to the New York Times homepage and section pages".

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        The New York Times removed bylines from its homepage and section pages in August 2018. This adds them back.

It can also optionally remove the “x min read” lines added to the homepage in September 2022.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name New York Times Byline Restorer New York Times Byline Restorer
ID gfiejlblkeelpnbmknocgaedclbimdja
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/new-york-times-byline-res/gfiejlblkeelpnbmknocgaedclbimdja
Description Restores author bylines to the New York Times homepage and section pages
File Size 27.62 KB
Installation Count 827
Current Version 2.0.0
Last Updated 2022-09-18
Publish Date 2019-10-10
Rating 5.00/5 Total 12 Ratings
Developer https://danstillman.com
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Help Page URL https://github.com/dstillman/nyt-byline-restorer
Supported Languages en-US
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "name": "New York Times Byline Restorer",
    "description": "Restores author bylines to the New York Times homepage and section pages",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "icons": {
        "48": "icon48.png",
        "128": "icon128.png"
    },
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/"
            ],
            "js": [
                "start.js"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_start"
        },
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "bylines.js"
            ],
            "css": [
                "style.css"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_end"
        }
    ],
    "options_ui": {
        "page": "options.html",
        "open_in_tab": false
    },
    "permissions": [
        "https:\/\/*.nytimes.com\/*",
        "storage"
    ],
    "web_accessible_resources": [
        "styleStart.css",
        "announcement1.html"
    ],
    "browser_specific_settings": {
        "gecko": {
            "id": "[email protected]"
        }
    }
}