MetaCPAN Helper
MetaCPAN helper extension for Chrome
What is MetaCPAN Helper?
MetaCPAN Helper is a small Chrome extension that allows developers to enhance their browsing experience by automatically rewriting search.cpan.org links to metacpan equivalents, enabling search of highlighted text on metacpan, and providing a convenient way to navigate from search.cpan.org to the metacpan equivalent page.
Extension stats
Rating: 2.67
(3)
Creation date: 2013-06-29
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- <all_urls>
- contextMenus
Size: 9.03K
URLs: Website
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Extension summary
This is a small extension that allows developers to prefer using metacpan over search.cpan.org when browsing on chrome.
Features: *Automatically rewrites search.cpan.org links to metacpan equivalents *Search any highlighted text on metacpan *If you're on search.cpan.org, right click and go to the metacpan equivalent
Changes: v1.12: Updated manifest v1.11: Google analytics! v1.1: Context menu!
User reviews
Works as expected
by 
Ben Grimm, 2017-08-16
Ben Grimm, 2017-08-16Does not seem to work :(
by 
Billy Vierra, 2015-01-14
Billy Vierra, 2015-01-14This doesn't work.
by 
Chankey Pathak, 2014-05-28
Chankey Pathak, 2014-05-28Extension safety
Risk impact
MetaCPAN Helper requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
MetaCPAN Helper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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