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Hacker News in Sidebar

Hacker News in Sidebar

Displays Hacker News in the sidebar. Provides toggle shortcut and toolbar button. I recommend you unlock the sidebar width by following the step-by-step guide over at my new website.

What is Hacker News in Sidebar?
Hacker News in Sidebar is a Firefox WebExtension that adds a new section to the sidebar to display Hacker News. It provides a toggle shortcut and toolbar button for easy access while browsing. Unlock the sidebar width for enhanced functionality.
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Users: 2 ▲ 1
Version: 1.4.2 (Last updated: 2024-04-26)
Creation date: 2023-03-08
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 15.39K
URLs: Website
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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 56406 ▲ 62280
Other rankings
#127 in sidebar keyword 20 ▲ 18 #152 in hacker keyword 8 ▲ 89 #248 in news keyword 34 ▲

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Summary
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A Firefox Extension to display Hacker News within the Firefox sidebar. This extension adds a new section to the sidebar which contains the Hacker News website. It also adds a shortcut, and a button toggle within the toolbar.

How to use

  1. Toggle the sidebar by pressing Alt+Shift+9. This shortcut can be changed by going to Add-ons -> Hacker News in Sidebar -> Options.
  2. If you prefer buttons over shortcuts, there is a toolbar button you can press to toggle the sidebar.
How to Unlock Firefox Sidebar Width The sidebar's width is locked by default in Firefox. Unfortunately, the sidebar is very restrictive and I can only do so much to enhance the functionality of this extension. I put together a step-by-step guide on how to unlock it over at my website.

Disclaimer This Add-on is primarily for personal use; a personal project if you will. I'm just trying to use Hacker News on the Firefox sidebar. This add-on just launches their website in the sidebar. This extension is an independent project, has no relationship, and is not affiliated to Hacker News in any way.

Safety
Risk impact

Hacker News in Sidebar is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Hacker News in Sidebar is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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