On scroll it should turn into a nice feed of popular movies and TV shows. My idea is to show a random background image of a movie every time you open a new tab. Let’s use these two extensions as inspiration to build something new, but this time, for movie lovers. ![]() I later replaced it with the Muzli Chrome extension that turns the default tab into a feed of design news and shots from around the web. I’ve used the Unsplash Chrome extension for a while which allows me to have nice background images of Unsplash in my default tab. In this article, I’ll be telling you about my idea and how I implemented it into a Chrome extension. It doesn’t need to be some new groundbreaking idea, we can just do this for fun. What do you want to build?īefore you start, you should have a rough idea of what you want to build. If you’re not experienced yet in building web pages, I recommend you first dive into some free resources to learn how to code, like freeCodeCamp. The only thing you need to learn is how to add some functionality to Chrome through some of the JavaScript APIs that Chrome exposes. If you’ve ever built a web page, you’ll will be able to create an extension faster than you can have lunch. That’s awesome because you can create new extensions for Chrome with core technologies that web developers are very familiar with - HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. What is a Chrome extension?Ĭhrome extensions allow you to add functionality to the Chrome web browser without diving deeply into native code. ![]() Follow these steps and your idea will turn into reality and you’ll be able to publish a real extension in the Chrome Web Store in no time. By Jake Prins How to Create and Publish a Chrome Extension in 20 minutes Photo by Mikes Photos: Įver wondered what it would be like to create a Chrome extension? Well, I’m here to tell you just how easy it is.
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