History Limiter Custom

Limits the number of items the browser will keep in history by days.

History Limiter Custom: Control Your Browsing History

History Limiter Custom is a Chrome extension aimed to control the volume of saved browsing items. By setting a limitation on the number of days, users can manage the volume of information stored in their browser history. An edited version of nschneirov's History Limiter, this extension has improvements such as removal of the need for jQuery, and event page enablement allowing it to unload when not needed, saving memory. Other changes include minor UI tweaks, and the ability of history to trim right after day value edits.

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Extension stats

By: https://blandlifedev.blogspot.com

Users: 5,000+

-1,000

Rating: 4.08

(38)

Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2021-04-01)

Creation date: 2018-04-20

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

history

Size: 9.79K

Email: bl*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 12,925 ▲ 246

Other rankings

#502 in Accessibility ▲ 2 #29 in history keyword 36 ▼ 3 #202 in auto save keyword 20 ▼ 21

Other platforms

History Near You (v1.2.6)

3.74

(35) 7,515+

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Extension summary

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A personal edit of nschneirov's History Limiter put up to share. Overall the logic remain unchanged from the original version.

Main changes:

code reworks to eliminate need for jQuery and to facilitate manifest ver 2
event page enabled
no changes to logic, no new functions

The main aim of this edit is to make it event page enabled so it unloads when not needed thus saving memory.

================= CHANGELOG:

1.2 [21/04/2018]

back to using a set button to overcome the premature clear

User reviews

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Pros

It effectively clears browsing history as intended.
Many users appreciate its functionality and ease of use.
It acts as a useful tool until Chrome offers a similar feature.

Cons

The extension does not automatically limit history; users must manually press a button.
There is a lack of clear feedback when history is cleared.
Some users experienced issues where the extension didn't function as expected, retaining more history than configured.

Most mentioned

The extension requires manual action to delete history.
It does not always work as intended, with some users reporting it saved more history than set.
Users desire better communication on what the extension is doing.