Github Fork Confirmation

Adds a confirmation dialog to the Github and Gist Fork button.

What is Github Fork Confirmation?

Github Fork Confirmation is a Chrome extension that adds a confirm dialog to the Fork button on Github repositories and Gists, preventing accidental forking of repositories.

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By: Alex Pendleton

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Users: 101 ▼ -5

Rating: 5.00 (1)

Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-08-26)

Creation date: 2015-08-25

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://github.com/*
https://gist.github.com/*

Size: 17.49K

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 63314 ▼ 1423

Other rankings

#7206 in Developer Tools ▼ 57

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Summary

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Are you always accidentally forking repositories? I know I am.

This Chrome Extension (or User Script!) will help. It adds a confirm dialog to the Fork button on Github repositories and Gists.

The source code is available on Github. https://github.com/alexcpendleton/GithubForkConfirmation

Updated! August 25, 2015: v1.0.1 - Fixed to accommodate new Github HTML. Sorry for the inconvenience.

User reviews

Works just as you would expect it.

Scott Adie, 2014-06-05

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Safety

Risk impact

Github Fork Confirmation may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.