Strip Query String

If the URL of a displayed page has a query string, our icon is enabled. Click to reload the page without the query string.
What is Strip Query String?
Strip Query String is a utility Chrome extension that enables users to reload web pages without query strings, providing a quicker and easier way to remove unwanted parameters from URLs.

Extension stats

By: knrCodes
Users: 215 ▲ 15
Rating: 3.17 (6)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2022-11-25)
Creation date: 2018-03-08
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 11.44K

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Extension summary

If the URL of a displayed page has a query string, our icon is enabled. Click it to reload the page without the query string. This is just a shortcut utility for when you want to accomplish this so that you don't have to manually go through this process. Use cases include when following a link from a feed that causes a pre-roll ad before you can watch a video. In many cases, the notification to show you the ad comes from the query parameters. If you reload the page without them, you see the video with no ad.

There are many times when you may like to reload the page without query parameters. This just makes that process slightly easier and slightly quicker.


Note: due to changes in Chrome's Extension-handling, our extension will be unpinned (i.e. the icon will not show in the toolbar) by default. After installing, please go into your extension manager and pin this extension (please see third image) to be able to see our icon in your toolbar.

User reviews

worked great for me!
by Carol Scheible, 2023-09-19

Current version works for me. Thank you developer.
by Lukas Labryszewski, 2023-05-08

Does not work. Hope it's not malicious :-/ Removing.
by Ken D, 2021-05-13
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Strip Query String requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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