Brighter Days Chrome Extension

About The Project

Why? I wanted to sharpen my DOM understanding and manipulation skills with vanilla javascript. I've also always wanted to learn what goes into making a chrome extension so I made this one that replaces every image with a puppy and every header with a motivational quote.

TL;DR In a world where we are constantly solicited by angering or saddening news, we could all use a little more serotonin.

See the same New York Times page at "nytimes.com/section/politics" with and without the extension:

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these steps.

Prerequisites

You will need to have Node.js and npm package manager installed. If you do not, visit Node.js and download the version labeled LTS. To install the latest version of npm run npm install npm@latest -g. Ensure that both are correctly installed using node -v and npm -v.

Installation

1. Clone the repo into your desired folder with

   git clone https://github.com/JuliaGrandury/brighterdays-extension.git

2. Go to Google Chrome > Window > Extensions > Load Unpacked > Select the location of the cloned repository or Google Chrome Extensions (by your address bar) > Manage Extensions > Load Unpacked > Select the location of the cloned repository. There you can toggle it on or off as you'd like.

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Roadmap

• Only change sensitive or triggering content
• Improve loading time

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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Contact

Julia Grandury - [email protected]

Project Link: https://github.com/JuliaGrandury/brighterdays-extension

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