Chrome extension – See if HN discussed a website while you browse it
I built a Chrome extension that shows existing Hacker News posts for the current website. Background: Often when I read articles or websites, I find the associated HN posts and discussions at least as interesting as the content itself. I have been wishing for a solution to have all HN discussions for a page I am visiting directly to my fingertips, without searching. In fact, there are already extensions for it, but all of them (at the time of my search) were only developed with Manifest v2 and will therefore soon be deactivated. For this reason (and to get to know the development process of…
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This Chrome extension automatically displays any Hacker News discussions associated with the website currently being viewed. Built with Manifest v3 to replace outdated earlier versions, it uses the HN Algolia Search API to find relevant posts without requiring manual searching. The extension is designed for people who want quick access to community discussions alongside web content they're reading. It is open source and available on the Chrome Web Store.
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I built a Chrome extension that shows existing Hacker News posts for the current website. Background: Often when I read articles or websites, I find the associated HN posts and discussions at least as interesting as the content itself. I have been wishing for a solution to have all HN discussions for a page I am visiting directly to my fingertips, without searching. In fact, there are already extensions for it, but all of them (at the time of my search) were only developed with Manifest v2 and will therefore soon be deactivated. For this reason (and to get to know the development process of an extension better) I decided to develop a solution myself using the HN Algolia Search API and Manifest v3. The result is a simple little tool that solves my problem perfectly. Feel free to try it out - it's open source and available in Chrome Web Store.
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