UoM Blackboard Enhancement

Improve your experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester.
What is UoM Blackboard Enhancement?
UoM Blackboard Enhancement is a lightweight Chrome extension that enhances the user experience of the University of Manchester's Blackboard platform. It allows users to customize their home page, control embedded video players, and provides other utilities to improve productivity. Developed by RyanXin, a Computer Science student at UoM.

Extension stats

Users: 75 ▼ -2
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2022-07-22)
Creation date: 2021-04-01
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • declarativeContent
Size: 58.58K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

This extension aims to improve user experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester, help customize your own blackboard and improve productivity.

It is quite light-weight and written by native JavaScript to ensure high efficiency and reliability.

----- Main features ----- Customize Home Page

  • Hide unnecessary course entries.
  • Display UK time.
  • Customize live sessions portal. (Provide direct access to zoom meeting)
  • Collapse any portlet as you wish.

Control Embedded Video Player

  • Apply embedded player in Video Portal (replace original one).
  • Use keyboard to control embedded video player.
  • Save and override caption styles of embedded player.
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User reviews

wow
by zhihao fang, 2022-03-16

Cow cow!
by Yilei Zhang, 2021-09-29

Ideal to improve poor blackboard experience
by Lifeng Qiu, 2021-04-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

UoM Blackboard Enhancement requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

UoM Blackboard Enhancement has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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