/Checkit

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Checkit

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.

Installation

  1. Clone the repository by running git clone https://github.com/ivanday/checkit.git in your terminal.
  2. Navigate to the reposity, then run "npm install" then "npm run build"
  3. In the cloned repository, navigate to the build folder.
  4. Open the Google Chrome browser and navigate to the Developer Dashboard
  5. Enable the developer mode by clicking the toggle switch in the top right corner of the page.
  6. Click on the "Load Unpacked" button and select the "build" folder from the cloned repository.
  7. Once the extension is installed, you will see a new icon appear in the top right corner of your browser.

Usage

  1. Browse to any webpage.
  2. Click on the extension icon in the top right corner of your browser.
  3. The extension will check your currently visited URL and query reddit for any posts using that link
  4. 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.

Feedback

If you have any feedback or encounter any issues, please let us know by creating an issue on our GitHub repository

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