# GitHub URL Swapper

> Jump between GH repo and GH Pages URLs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-url-swapper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-url-swapper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-url-swapper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rob Duarte
- **Category:** web-development,tabs
- **Version:** 0.0.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-08
- **First published:** 2024-02-08
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-url-swapper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/rahji/ghswapper\_firefox/issues/](https://github.com/rahji/ghswapper_firefox/issues/)

## Description

I got sick of my students sending me a URL for their GitHub repo when I asked for the link to the repo's GitHub Pages site (and vice versa).

Click the extension when you're visiting a GitHub Pages site and it will open a new tab with the site's repo.

Click the extension when you're visiting a GitHub repo and it will open a new tab with the link for its GitHub Pages site (which will be 404 if GitHub Pages isn't turned on for the repo you're looking at).

## Rankings

- #145,256 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-url-swapper)