Plugins – version 7.6

What’s New – TL;DR;

This update brings a host of new features, improvements, and bug fixes to the Plugins extension:

1/ Customisable Popup Menu

Several users wanted to hide some menu items, or even remove all except one. That’s why in this version I added this feature. Go to the Options page and select which menu you want to see when you click the extension icon (or Ctrl+Shift+E):

2/ Make it “Single-Click”

For those of you who wanted to leave only the Plugins Manager or Permission Scanner as only function, here it is. If you unselect all but one menu item, icon click and keyboard shortcut will open this one function:

3/ Options: Open Manager in Tab

And smaller functionality, requested by only one user. Still, even one user is important to me, so now you can set the Plugins Manager to open in regular tab, as the rest of the functions of the plugin (so far it was only accessible inside the popup window itself)

4/ Special Offer

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There are a lot of other, minor changes (bugfixes and UI improvements) – listed below – but those are the 3 important news for this version.

Thanks and May the Force be with you 😉

The Full List of Changes:

New Features

• Customizable Menu: You can now fully customize your menu—show only what you need, hide the rest. (Commit: 43e5789)
• Single-Click Mode: If only one menu item is enabled, it will open directly with a single click or shortcut—no extra steps. (Commit: bf68c6c, 43e5789)
• Open Plugins Manager in a Tab: You can now set the Plugins Manager to open in a new tab instead of inside the popup. (Commit: 7803d58, a578dbb, f11aea9)
• Dark Mode Support for Installation Pages: The installation and update pages now support dark mode, adapting to your system’s color scheme. (Commit: a8fa642)

Improvements

• Improved Tab Styling: Enhanced visual consistency for tabs with adjusted colors, borders, and spacing. (Commit: 9fe9e20)
• Better Link Opening Logic: Refactored how links are opened to consistently respect settings, simplifying the logic. (Commit: 47986b1)
• Enhanced Plugins Manager UI: Moved “Open in new tab” option inline and added visibility toggles for better organization. (Commit: 250b0d1)
• Dynamic Menu Visibility: Menu items now dynamically adjust visibility based on settings and permissions. (Commit: af52671, 25827b9)
• Improved Popup Behavior: Added a message when no menu items are selected and improved link handling for settings. (Commit: 5f15418)
• Responsive Design and Dark Mode for Extensions: Adjusted font sizes, padding, and element dimensions for better readability on larger screens, and enhanced dark mode colors. (Commit: 3626965, c823ae3, eacb800, b5f13a7)
• Transparent Icons and Images: Icons and images now blend better with different backgrounds by having transparent backgrounds. (Commit: abe44e9)
• Updated Guardio Promotion: The Guardio promotion text and affiliate link have been updated on the assessment and update pages. (Commit: 7dd9980)

Bug Fixes

• Permission Handling for Manager and Scanner: Fixed issues with separate permission buttons and descriptions for the manager and scanner. (Commit: 15cf6ee)
• Management Permission Check: Ensured the extension checks for management permission before using the chrome.management API. (Commit: 499c832)
• Correct Enabled/Disabled State Display: Fixed logic for displaying enabled/disabled states of extensions. (Commit: 5d9f13b)
• Tab Handling and Debug Logs: Improved tab switching behavior and removed debug logs from popup.js. (Commit: 31d73ab)
• Standalone Mode Support: Fixed hiding of the bottom menu in standalone mode for extensions view. (Commit: 877febf)

Other Changes

Label Text Update: Updated label text from “Extensions Page” to “Plugins Manager” in settings. (Commit: f711cb9)

Updated Installation Guide: The installation guide has been updated with new features and fixes, including new images. (Commit: 43e5789)

Moved Disclaimer Text: Disclaimer text on the install page has been moved to a more prominent position. (Commit: 78cbd35)

Tabbed Interface for Quick Start: Implemented tab navigation for the quick start guide. (Commit: 5d5720e)

Updated Emoji Display Text: The emoji section in the install page is now more descriptive. (Commit: a46dba9)

Help Info Link: Added visibility for help-info element and updated install/update flows. (Commit: fe6ac47)

Two-Column Layout for Settings: Implemented a flexbox-based two-column layout for better organization in settings. (Commit: a8d517f)

Refactored Settings CSS/HTML: Simplified CSS and HTML for better readability and modern styling in settings. (Commit: 426b6f2)

Updated Standalone Extensions Label: Changed container element to label for more semantic HTML. (Commit: 0dd097e)

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