Chrome Extension Development – The Basics

Chrome Extension Development – The Basics, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.75, with 30 lectures, based on 77 reviews, and has 531 subscribers.

You will learn about Understand the basic structure and functionality of Chrome extensions using Manifest V3 Setting up, building, and debugging Chrome Extensions with best practices All Chrome Extension fundamental concepts such as background scripts, content scripts, browser actions, and more Step-by-step building of a fully functional example Chrome Extension Learn how to prep your extension for publishing, how to publish, and tips on growing it All the skills needed to build your own extensions and real-world examples This course is ideal for individuals who are Any level developer looking to jump into Chrome Extension development for the first time It is particularly useful for Any level developer looking to jump into Chrome Extension development for the first time.

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Summary

Title: Chrome Extension Development – The Basics

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.75

Number of Lectures: 30

Number of Published Lectures: 30

Number of Curriculum Items: 30

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 30

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Understand the basic structure and functionality of Chrome extensions using Manifest V3
Setting up, building, and debugging Chrome Extensions with best practices
All Chrome Extension fundamental concepts such as background scripts, content scripts, browser actions, and more
Step-by-step building of a fully functional example Chrome Extension
Learn how to prep your extension for publishing, how to publish, and tips on growing it
All the skills needed to build your own extensions and real-world examples

Who Should Attend

Any level developer looking to jump into Chrome Extension development for the first time

Target Audiences

Any level developer looking to jump into Chrome Extension development for the first time

This course will teach you how to build Chrome extensions, which are small software programs that customize the browsing experience on Google Chrome. You’ll learn how to create and publish your own extensions from start to finish, as well as how to use the Chrome API to access and alter browser functionality.

Whether you are a new developer or an experienced one, this course will introduce you to extension development. Throughout the lectures, we will cover all the fundamental concepts of Chrome Extensions with easy-to-follow examples, followed by creating 2 fully functional example extensions from start to finish that applies the fundamental knowledge (as well as some introductory more advanced concepts). We will close out the course by walking through the Chrome Web Store publishing processand ensuring you have everything you need to know to get it approved in the Web Store as well as some tips & tricks to increase your odds of success and grow your extension.

Below is a partial list of topics covered:

Manifest V3 overview
Browser actions and commands (including popup menus)
Background scripts & service workers
Tab management
Content scripts
Context menus
Permission management
Using user storage
And much more!

I built this course based on years of working with extensions so you can hit the ground running on your next extension project. Sign up today and join me as we cover all things Chrome Extension-related!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome

Lecture 2: Project files & editor setup

Chapter 2: What is a Chrome Extension?

Lecture 1: Introduction to Chrome Extensions

Lecture 2: What is the manifest file?

Chapter 3: Understanding the fundamentals

Lecture 1: Creating a manifest file

Lecture 2: Testing a Chrome Extension in Developer mode

Lecture 3: Understanding extension permissions

Lecture 4: Browser actions and commands

Lecture 5: Background scripts and service workers

Lecture 6: Working with tabs

Lecture 7: Adding to the context menu

Lecture 8: Using content scripts to inject code and styles

Lecture 9: Message passing

Lecture 10: Using the Sidepanel

Lecture 11: Using third party resources

Chapter 4: Building a welcome tab extension

Lecture 1: Extension overview

Lecture 2: Writing the manifest and initial code

Lecture 3: Adding the JS & background scripts

Lecture 4: Adding storage options

Chapter 5: Building a search extension

Lecture 1: Extension overview

Lecture 2: Writing the manifest and initial code

Lecture 3: Adding the background and context menu scripts

Lecture 4: Adding a popup with storage options

Chapter 6: Publishing and Growing Chrome Extensions

Lecture 1: Preparing the extension for publishing

Lecture 2: Creating a Developer Account and publishing

Lecture 3: Chrome Web Store tips & tricks

Lecture 4: Pushing new updates

Chapter 7: Next steps

Lecture 1: Converting to other browsers

Lecture 2: Thank you!

Chapter 8: Bonus Section

Lecture 1: Bonus Lecture

Instructors

Ryan Fitzgerald
Full-Stack Software Developer

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