SideHN

The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN

What is SideHN?

SideHN is a Chrome extension developed by https://lowtechguys.com, and its main feature is "The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN".

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Download SideHN Extension CRX File

Download SideHN extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        The extension adds a parameter to the links on a Hacker News page, so that when you click on the link, the article page will show a sidebar with the HN comments for that link.

The extension can be disabled for individual domains by clicking on its icon.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name SideHN SideHN
ID onhcdbnmlldkpneodnponijjndidkgph
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sidehn/onhcdbnmlldkpneodnponijjndidkgph
Description The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN
File Size 35.11 KB
Installation Count 44
Current Version 1.0
Last Updated 2023-08-30
Publish Date 2023-08-29
Developer https://lowtechguys.com
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://github.com/alin23/sidehn
Help Page URL https://github.com/alin23/sidehn/issues
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
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    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "name": "SideHN",
    "version": "1.0",
    "description": "The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN",
    "author": "Alin Panaitiu",
    "homepage_url": "https:\/\/github.com\/alin23\/sidehn",
    "icons": {
        "16": "[email protected]",
        "48": "[email protected]",
        "128": "[email protected]"
    },
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "background.js"
    },
    "host_permissions": [
        "https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/*",
        "*:\/\/*\/*?*hnid=*"
    ],
    "permissions": [
        "activeTab",
        "tabs",
        "storage",
        "declarativeNetRequest",
        "cookies"
    ],
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/*",
                "*:\/\/*\/*?*hnid=*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "browser-polyfill.min.js",
                "script.js"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_end"
        }
    ],
    "minimum_chrome_version": "102.0",
    "action": {
        "default_icon": {
            "16": "[email protected]",
            "48": "[email protected]",
            "128": "[email protected]"
        },
        "default_title": "SideHN",
        "default_popup": "popup.html"
    },
    "declarative_net_request": {
        "rule_resources": [
            {
                "id": "ruleset",
                "enabled": true,
                "path": "rules.json"
            }
        ]
    }
}