URL Shortcut

Allows users to create shortcuts that, when entered into the URL bar, will redirect them to the preset page.

What is URL Shortcut?

URL Shortcut is a Chrome extension developed by https://devinrousso.com, and its main feature is "Allows users to create shortcuts that, when entered into the URL bar, will redirect them to the preset page.".

Extension Screenshots

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Download URL Shortcut Extension CRX File

Download URL Shortcut 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

                        Do you get tired of having to type in "youtube.com" when going to watch videos of cats?  Does it happen with other websites too?

If this describes you, simply download this extension and configure it via the "options" link on the Chrome Extensions page.  Simply configure the extension via its settings by adding a Regular Expression pattern that will, when any requested URL matches it, redirect the request to the given replacement.


1.0.2
 - Automatically adds an empty field if none exist

1.0.1
 - Now supports using match patterns as prefixes (http://y/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ will redirect to http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
 - Optimized request matching to only those specified in settings

1.0.0
 - Created base functionality
 - Uses Regular Expressions to match each requested URL
 - Uses the Chrome Options V2 API for settings                    

Extension Basic Information

Name URL Shortcut URL Shortcut
ID phaniiibecagmfolpbjafbcckimlgjac
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/url-shortcut/phaniiibecagmfolpbjafbcckimlgjac
Description Allows users to create shortcuts that, when entered into the URL bar, will redirect them to the preset page.
File Size 19.48 KB
Installation Count 647
Current Version 1.0.2
Last Updated 2016-08-15
Publish Date 2016-08-15
Rating 3.00/5 Total 3 Ratings
Developer https://devinrousso.com
Payment Type free
Help Page URL https://github.com/dcrousso/URL-Shortcut/issues
Supported Languages en
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "__MSG_appName__",
    "version": "1.0.2",
    "default_locale": "en",
    "description": "__MSG_appDescription__",
    "icons": {
        "16": "images\/icon-16.png",
        "32": "images\/icon-32.png",
        "48": "images\/icon-48.png",
        "128": "images\/icon-128.png"
    },
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "\/js\/background.js"
        ]
    },
    "options_ui": {
        "page": "\/html\/options.html",
        "chrome_style": true
    },
    "permissions": [
        "storage",
        "webRequest",
        "webRequestBlocking",
        ""
    ]
}