YouTube Background Ad Skip Extension

manifest.json

{
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "name": "YouTube Background Ad Skip Extension",
  "short_name": "YBASE",
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "description": "Automatically Skip ads on YouTube. This is not an ad blocker",
  "permissions": [
    "tabs"
  ],
  "background": {
    "scripts": [
      "background.js"
    ],
    "persistent": false,
    "matches": [
      "https://www.youtube.com?*"
    ]
  },
  "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": "images/media-skip-forward-xxl.png"
  },
  "icons": {
    "16": "images/media-skip-forward16.png",
    "32": "images/media-skip-forward32.png",
    "48": "images/media-skip-forward48.png",
    "128": "images/media-skip-forward128.png"
  },
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "js": [
        "content.js"
      ],
      "matches": [
        "https://www.youtube.com/watch*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}