Lamenewtabpage

Replace the New Tab Page with your choice.

Lamenewtabpage

Extension stats

By: dr.zaus
Users: 57
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2014-05-15)
Creation date: 2014-05-15
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 12.98K

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Extension summary

Allows you to "customize" the New Tab Page by specifying an alternate URL to redirect. Provides common examples (such as Chrome's App page, settings, extensions, as well as popular social media sites.

Based on the excellent New Tab Redirect extension, but with less "fluff". Source code at https://github.com/zaus/chrome-ext-lamenewtabpage.

Options:

  • The url to redirect to
  • includes dropdown list of common examples
  • An optional delay before redirecting (which lets you start typing a URL immediately, without needing to delete the redirected url)
  • Debug mode -- just dumps some system events to the console

Permissions

  • storage -- so it can sync your settings across browser instances.

Extension safety

Risk impact

Lamenewtabpage requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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