Search Selection on Wikipedia

Search selection on wikipedia by right click.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-09-07
By: yanlong
Users: 335
Rating: 4.64 (11)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2013-12-27)
Creation date: 2013-12-27
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
Size: 16.71K

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Extension summary

This extension adds the selection search on Wikipedia function to your context menu. When you encounter some words your want to wiki them, you could select them, then right click on the selection and click the "Search Wikipedia for Selection" label in the context menu, a Wikipedia web page about the selected words will be open in a new tab soon.

User reviews

Attempting to search Wikipedia from a .pdf led to und.wikipedia.org.
by Steven (Steven), 2019-04-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Search Selection on Wikipedia requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Search Selection on Wikipedia may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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