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Infogalactic Transporter

Infogalactic Transporter

This extension allows the user to move between Wiki and IG. Auto-redirects from Wikipedia to Infogalactic's version of that page (whether entering via a link or the address bar).

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What is Infogalactic Transporter?

Infogalactic Transporter is a Firefox add-on that automatically redirects from Wikipedia to Infogalactic's version of the page. It also provides easy copy/paste of Wikipedia text and allows you to toggle between the two platforms. The GitHub link is provided for additional information.

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By: rorybot
Users: 64 ▼ -1
Rating: 5.00 (6)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2020-02-03)
Creation date: 2018-04-16
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 17.22K
URLs: Website
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

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Summary
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This extension allows the user to move between Wiki and IG. Auto-redirects from Wikipedia to Infogalactic's version of that page (whether entering via a link or the address bar).

Clicking the extension button shuttles you back to the Wiki version (and disables auto-redirect for that tab), and clicking again takes you back to Infogalactic. If you navigate away, on that tab, to some website outside either Wiki or IG, it'll reset the behaviour back to auto-redirecting.

Behaviour is also bound to the tab in which the clicking took place - that is to say, if you click the button (thus disabling auto-redirect), and open a new tab, that new tab will obey the default redirect behaviour (taking you to Infogalactic if you visit Wikipeida).

Future goals:

  • Easy copy/paste of wikipedia text of current page (for transporting missing content)

GitHub here: https://github.com/rorybot/infogalactic-transporter

User reviews
This extension works okay, but it has a problem with redirects to non-English WP pages.
by Firefox user 15233239, 2021-02-14
A great alternative to Wikipedia. I have been using this 'transporter' for quite awhile. Now it is time for the why I use it. Wikipedia has been taken over by the most intolerant and incredibly biased people. This group continues to corrupt historical significance according to their whims. These days Wikipedia is in the group that considers true science to be racist. That and logic and reason are considered hate speech. When it gets this bad it is time to move on.
by Firefox user 14371446, 2020-12-09
by Firefox user 15280737, 2019-09-16
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Safety
Risk impact

Infogalactic Transporter is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Infogalactic Transporter if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Infogalactic Transporter has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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