Hacker News Collapsible Comments

Adds reddit-like [+] and [-] links to collapse and expand comment threads.
What is Hacker News Collapsible Comments?
Hacker News Collapsible Comments is a Chrome extension that enhances the Hacker News experience by adding reddit-like [+] and [-] links to collapse and expand comment threads. It allows users to navigate and read comments more efficiently on Hacker News.

Extension stats

Users: 246 ▲ 3
Rating: 4.67 (27)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2013-03-12)
Creation date: 2013-03-12
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 43.24K

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Extension summary

Based on the bookmarklet code by niyazpk. https://github.com/niyazpk/Collapsible-comments-for-Hacker-News

v1.3 - Added support for https and updated the collapsible comments script.

User reviews

Great extension, but it doesn't work when HN is showing the black mourning bar. In this case, the collapse buttons simply don't appear.
by Christoph M., 2016-03-23

Works as advertised.
by Andrei Simionescu, 2016-03-21

Collapse link needs to be to the left of the username.
by Jared Nipper, 2016-03-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hacker News Collapsible Comments requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Hacker News Collapsible Comments has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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