Extension Badges

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Here's a new find I thought I'd share (at least new to me).

I don't use a "ton" of add-ons/extensions but one of the eyesores for the few that I do use is the "badge" that some extension authors provide a config setting to disable  and other extension authors do not .

Without diving "too deep" into the details, Chrome extionsion .crx files and Firefox extionsion .xpi files both can be extracted via 7-Zip (to name just one program).

We do it quite a bit around here to modify manifest.json for min/max browser versions, for example.

Once you extract the .crx/.xpi for the extension you seek to modify, you'll find several .js files (sometimes just dropped in a root directory, sometimes in their own sub-folder).

Drag-and-drop all of the .js files into Notepad++.

Now do a Ctrl-F (find) for "badge" (without the quotes) and select the "Find All in All Opened Documents" button.

In the results, you'll likely see Text/Color and Background/Color items in only one of all of the .js files - that is the .js file we will modify.

Look for text: contained within parentheses followed most likely by a varialble name or actual text/number inside of single-quotes.

To turn the "badge" OFF, replace the variable name with two single-quotes and no space between, ie '' .

If the text: contains actual text inside of single-quotes, simply delete the actual text but keep the two single-quotes.

Save and repack the .crx/.xpi and install into your browser.

Or, simply just modify the .js file in the browser's Extension folder/sub-folder.

 

Edited March 31, 2021 by ArcticFoxie

[RainyShadow]

How would you know the extension status after this modification?

For some extensions this is the only indicator.

And, even when it isn't, i like to be able to tell by simply looking at my toolbar instead of digging through settings.

 

Well, to each their own...

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Didn't say it was for "everyone".

In the case of my Autofill extension, the lightning bolt still turns yellow when it performs its tasks - I do NOT need the "badge" also.

In the case of my Redirector extension, I only disabled the "on" indicator, it still displays "off" when it is off.

I'm providing a means-to-an-end for OTHERS that see those badges as EYESORES.

If that isn't you, no skin off my back  

My extensions are ALL OR NOTHING - either I browse with ALL of them on/enabled, or I browser with ALL of them off/disabled (ie, Incognito Mode).

But like I say, "not for everyone".

Guess I forgot to put my "mileage may vary" footnote, lol.