Random Wikipedia Tab

Each new tab opens to a random Wikipedia article

What is Random Wikipedia Tab?

Random Wikipedia Tab is a Chrome extension developed by jamesagnew, and its main feature is "Each new tab opens to a random Wikipedia article".

Extension Screenshots

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Download Random Wikipedia Tab Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        The extension opens a random Wikipedia article in the background on each new tab. The latest version also lets you choose other languages as well as Wikia sites. Let us know if you want other languages or other wikias added!

Learn something new, discover an interesting fact, or find out just how many articles Wikipedia actually has about Euro Football.

Perhaps you are wondering "can't I just change my homepage?". This is better: It caches a few pages in the background, so you don't have to wait for it to load and can get on with your new-tab-ish business.

This plugin is open source. See the source code (and contribute to it!) here:
https://github.com/jamesagnew/random_wikipedia_tab/                    

Extension Basic Information

Name Random Wikipedia Tab Random Wikipedia Tab
ID lngmpepkiehelbokpbaaddablknfoncc
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/random-wikipedia-tab/lngmpepkiehelbokpbaaddablknfoncc
Description Each new tab opens to a random Wikipedia article
File Size 148 KB
Installation Count 150
Current Version 3.1
Last Updated 2013-02-06
Publish Date 2013-02-05
Rating 2.56/5 Total 18 Ratings
Developer jamesagnew
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "http:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "Random Wikipedia Tab",
    "description": "Each new tab opens to a random Wikipedia article",
    "version": "3.1",
    "icons": {
        "48": "icon48.png",
        "128": "icon128.png"
    },
    "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' https:\/\/ssl.google-analytics.com; object-src 'self'",
    "permissions": [
        "http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/",
        "storage"
    ],
    "optional_permissions": [
        "http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/recipes.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/starwars.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/logos.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/how-to.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/dogs-cats.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/science.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/mario.wikia.com\/",
        "http:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/vi.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/uk.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/no.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/hu.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ko.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ro.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/id.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/tr.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/kk.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/sk.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/sr.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ms.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/eo.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/da.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/lt.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/eu.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/bg.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/sl.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/hr.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/vo.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/war.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/et.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/hi.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/gl.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/nn.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/simple.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/az.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/la.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/el.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/uz.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/th.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/sh.wikipedia.org\/",
        "http:\/\/oc.wikipedia.org\/"
    ],
    "chrome_url_overrides": {
        "newtab": "mynewtab.html"
    }
}