Wikipedia Quick Hints

Name: Wikipedia Quick Hints
Rating: 4.615384615384615 (117 reviews)
Author: https://dfsq.info

Display quick description of the terms in the Wikipedia article.

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Wikipedia Quick Hints enhances your Wikipedia reading experience by providing instant definitions for terms directly on the page. Simply hover your cursor over any linked term in a Wikipedia article to see a concise description pop up without opening additional tabs. The extension also features an image zoom option to help you view details more clearly.

This user-friendly tool reduces the need for constant navigation between articles, streamlining research and casual reading alike. Regular updates ensure compatibility with Wikipedia's structure and include bug fixes and new features like in-popup thumbnails and custom settings.

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Version:

2.20 Last updated: 2017-07-08

Creation date:

2017-07-08

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Permissions:

tabs
http://commons.wikimedia.org/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/

Size:

65.78K

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Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

16 hours ago

Ranking

# 14,783 ▼ 80

Other rankings

#3569 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 5

#7 in wikipedia keyword 23 ▼ 2

#23 in wiki keyword 20 ▼ 3

#45 in quick keyword 38 ▼ 6

#59 in term keyword 15 ▲ 1

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User reviews

Pros

Extremely useful for quickly accessing Wikipedia content
Improves productivity by minimizing the need to open multiple tabs
Beats Wikipedia's own built-in functionality for pop-ups
Ability to easily write new Wikipedia articles
Great overall user experience when functioning correctly

Cons

Frequent bugs leading to broken pop-ups or failure to display content
Excessive use of question marks disrupts reading flow
Inconsistent display of Wikipedia logos and images
Text is reported as being too small and needs better design
Recent updates have caused functionality issues, such as displaying incorrect formatting

Recent reviews

I like it very much, one thing isn't working though, pictures aren't showing, unlike the advertised pictures

Shmuel, 2024-05-31

UNTITLED #11 Immediately write a Wikipedia article about someone or something you think needs one but has none. Hornemann, C. (2024), Score 72 of 99, 3* !

Clemens Hornemann, 2024-04-20

Seems to run into a bug where it is unable to GET the content but very useful when it works. Also agree with Farley's comment about excessive question marks. Wikipedia provides different link colours for when content does not exist and this should be the exception rather than the rule. And incredibly with regard to Dmitriy's review, it seems Google has patented something which does exactly that as of June 23. Additionally, the timer for closing pop-ins could probably be doubled as it is very easy to accidentally mouse-off it. It could be helpful to add a close button as they sometimes get stuck.

Johl Brown, 2024-01-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Wikipedia Quick Hints requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Wikipedia Quick Hints is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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