# Wikipedia Backlinks Sidebar

> Adds a sidebar with backlinks to Wikipedia pages

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikipedia-backlinks-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikipedia-backlinks-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `wikipedia-backlinks-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cederw
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2019-01-22
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/wikipedia-backlinks-sidebar/)

## Description

Wikipedia Backlinks Sidebar is a Firefox add-on that adds a sidebar to your Wikipedia browsing. It provides a convenient list of pages that link to the current page, enhancing your knowledge discovery and research on Wikipedia.

## Rankings

- #72,919 — Overall
- #104 — wikipedia

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `*://*/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/wikipedia-backlinks-sidebar)