YouTube Comment Expander

This extension provides a fix for the bug that prevents 'Read More' from appearing on YouTube comments in Chromium-based browsers.

What is YouTube Comment Expander?

YouTube Comment Expander is a Chrome extension that fixes the bug where the 'Read More' link is missing for the first several long comments when watching YouTube videos in full screen. This extension allows you to read those longer comments without reloading the page or loading more comments.

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By: Joel Henke

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Users: 84

Rating: 5.00 (2)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2017-08-26)

Creation date: 2017-08-26

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

*://*.youtube.com/*

Size: 5.11K

Email: de*****@joelhenke.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 68293 ▲ 51

Other rankings

#5523 in Accessibility ▲ 5 #34 in comment keyword 32 ▼ 3 #215 in loading keyword 20 ▲ 4

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Summary

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The bug that this extension fixes happens when you start watching a YouTube video and enter full screen before the comments load. The 'Read More' link will be missing for the first several long comments.

This extension allows you to read those longer comments without reloading the page or loading more comments.

User reviews

Works perfectly to fix a bug Google is ignoring. This has been a persistent issue for months for me.

Jeremy Work, 2020-01-03

Works great reference bug: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=574251 in case someone from Google Chrome team wants to actually fix it

Balla G, 2017-11-04

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Safety

Risk impact

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