This is a Google Chrome extension that checks if the currently visisted webpage has been posted to reddit. This extension works best with news articles. Checkit
Installation
- Clone the repository by running git clone https://github.com/ivanday/checkit.git in your terminal.
- Navigate to the reposity, then run "npm install" then "npm run build"
- In the cloned repository, navigate to the build folder.
- Open the Google Chrome browser and navigate to the Developer Dashboard
- Enable the developer mode by clicking the toggle switch in the top right corner of the page.
- Click on the "Load Unpacked" button and select the "build" folder from the cloned repository.
- Once the extension is installed, you will see a new icon appear in the top right corner of your browser.
Usage
- Browse to any webpage.
- Click on the extension icon in the top right corner of your browser.
- The extension will check your currently visited URL and query reddit for any posts using that link
- Click on the title of the post to be redirected to reddit, or click "show comments" to see the top parent-level comments
Note
- If you want to disable this extension just right click on the icon and select "Remove from chrome".
- Before using the extension, you must run the server using node server/server.js in your terminal from the cloned repository.
If you have any feedback or encounter any issues, please let us know by creating an issue on our GitHub repository Feedback
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