pg_docs_bot

Redirects PostgreSQL docs links to the current version (except when coming from the docs, or to deprecated features).

What is pg_docs_bot?

pg_docs_bot is a Chrome extension that redirects PostgreSQL documentation links to the current version, preventing the annoyance of outdated links and ensuring up-to-date information for users.

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By: michristofides

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Users: 33 ▲ 1

Rating: 5.00 (1)

Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2023-08-11)

Creation date: 2020-05-10

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/*
https://*.google.com/*
https://*.duckduckgo.com/*
https://*.ecosia.org/*
https://*.bing.com/*
https://stackoverflow.com/*
https://dba.stackexchange.com/*
https://search.brave.com/*

Size: 8.68K

Email: mi*****@hey.com

Ranking

# 92395 ▲ 508

Other rankings

#9738 in Developer Tools ▲ 18 #153 in documentation keyword 38 ▲ 9

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Extension summary

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When you search for Postgres related things, an old version of the documentation is sometimes indexed. Similarly, some answers on sites like Stack Overflow link to old versions of the documentation.

pg_docs_bot helps you avoid the annoyance of having to click "Current" when you get there, the frustration of having read the whole page before realising it was an old version, or even not realising that it was an out of date version.

Features:

Redirects links to the "current" version
After redirecting, displays a notice (including a link to the page you were redirected from)
Avoids redirecting some deprecated features (to avoid 404s)
Doesn't redirect when coming from another page in the docs, so you can still check old versions (the main problem with generic redirectors)

Limitations:

Only supports redirecting to "current"
Works for the English language docs
Works for version 7.0 links upwards
Chrome extension works on a limited list of search engines and stack exchange sites (to avoid needing <all_urls> permission)

User reviews

So tired of searching something in Google, and finding a bunch of links to... 9.3 documentation. It's a minor hassle to have to remember to opt-in to the current documentation, and this extension removes that effort entirely.