Hobbyking Fans

Hobbyking Fans

A tool that makes the HobbyKing website a better place than it is without it!

Hobbyking Fans
Merlin
Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-02-10
Users: 40
Rating: 4.67 (3)
Version: 1.3.1 (Last updated: 2015-03-09)
Creation date: 2015-03-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • *://www.hobbyking.com/*
Size: 31.91K
URLs: Website
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Summary

A tool that makes the HobbyKing website a better place than it is without it!

The background that HobbyKing is putting on their site is sometimes annoying, mainly because it is clickable. It appears on most of the HobbyKing pages and often brings you to an unwanted page if you accidentally click it.

The extension shows a tiny HobbyKing Fans logo in the upper left corner of the HobbyKing page. Clicking that logo will open a dialog with 3 options:

  • Hide background; Hides or shows the background. When ticked, it hides the background and disables the possibility to click and go to the product page. The background is still loaded, but it will disappear after the page has fully loaded.
  • Auto play video; When ticked it will automatically play the 'Daily' video on the homepage, but when you un-tick this option it will not auto play it.
  • Stay logged in; Keeps you logged in into the HobbyKing website for as long as you keep the page open (by default disabled).

When the dialog is in the open state, you can click the HobbyKing Fans logo again to close it.

Updates:

  • 2014-12-24 Bug: A user reported that the extension was loaded on each domain and not only the HobbyKing domain. That has been solved now Issue: There was also a link just right of the Hobbyking logo. I removed this so you don't get referred to the product without realizing what happened.
Safety
Risk impact

Hobbyking Fans may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Hobbyking Fans may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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