StackInbox

StackInbox

Preserves New Stack Exchange Inbox Messages Until They Are Actually Read.

Merlin
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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-03-31
Users: 29
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 1.1.3 (Last updated: 2014-03-01)
Creation date: 2014-03-01
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://api.stackexchange.com/*
Size: 39.34K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Preserves new Stack Exchange Inbox messages until they are actually read. Items appear in the global inbox as they normally would, but the only items marked as read are ones that you click on. If there are unread items in the inbox, but you've viewed the inbox already, the unread count is displayed in blue instead of red. This Chrome Extension was inspired by a Meta Stack Overflow feature request: (http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/72440/155826).

Because the development team is interested in avoiding bloat, anything that adds user preferences to the system or that adds more complexity is avoided. Thus, this extension gives this functionality to those who want it.

User reviews
I have always thought that the default behavior for marking inbox items as read on Stack Exchange was weird. I just hadn't realized that I could do anything about it until I met this extension.
by Shea Bunge Shea Bunge, 2012-12-28
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Safety
Risk impact

StackInbox is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

StackInbox may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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