WikiSimplia - collapse Wikipedia's menu

Simplify Wikipedia's layout by hiding the menu (still expandable via button). Also works on most mediawiki wikis.
What is WikiSimplia - collapse Wikipedia's menu?
WikiSimplia - collapse Wikipedia's menu is a Chrome extension that simplifies the layout of Wikipedia and other wikis by hiding the menu and providing easy access via an expandable icon.

Extension stats

By: tasinet
Users: 60 ▼ -4
Rating: 5.00 (4)
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2012-10-18)
Creation date: 2012-10-17
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 131.07K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

How many times have you actually used wikipedia's left hand side menu? Not that many, huh?

Get rid of that dead space with this extension and enjoy your content in full page width!

It will collapse the wikipedia and other wiki's menu for you, hiding it by default, while still leaving it accessible through an icon, in case you do ever need it. To show the menu, click the menu icon on the top left corner.

User reviews

Really helpful when zoomed in!
by Ben Stephenson, 2014-03-06

helps make more room for reading on wikipedia
by Anthony Nuyen, 2013-12-17

makes wikipedia browsing more enjoyable! particularly useful for smaller size screens!
by Alma, 2012-10-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

WikiSimplia - collapse Wikipedia's menu requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

WikiSimplia - collapse Wikipedia's menu has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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