BackChain

Adds a button to the top-left of every page to return to the website from which that page was linked.

What is BackChain?

BackChain is a Chrome extension that adds a button to the top-left of every page to return to the website from which that page was linked. It works on all websites and makes navigating between linked pages easier.

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By: https://devinrousso.com

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Users: 2

Version: 1.1.2 (Last updated: 2015-02-11)

Creation date: 2015-02-10

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs

Size: 26.04K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 142521 ▲ 3481

Other rankings

#42631 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 140 #101 in return keyword 32 ▲ 3

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Summary

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This extension needs access to all websites in order to be able to add the "Return to Source" button on any linked page. You can view the code (backchain.js) that is injected on every page at https://github.com/dcrousso/BackChain.

Version 1.1

For links on the following sites, BackChain now returns to the comments page of those links
- Reddit
- HackerNews

Version 1.0

Created Extension
Applies to all links on all pages with a different url domain than current page
Only creates the "Return to Source" button on pages opened from another domain
- reddit.com to imgur.com will create this button
- reddit.com to reddit.com/news will not create this button

Safety

Risk impact

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