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Changelog

A list of all major changes that have happened with ExtensionKit assets

  • August 14, 2023

    Sidepanel starter added

    • Added basic Sidepanel starter template
    • Added React Sidepanel starter template
    • Added Vue Sidepanel starter template
  • August 9, 2023

    Vue.js support added

    • Added 9 Vue.js starter templates (with more to come)
    • Includes all the same dev scripts and environments as our React templates
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  • May 9, 2023

    Sentry error logging guide template added

    • Guide template that shows how to add Sentry error logging to an extension
    • Supports logging in generic JS, background scripts, and content scripts
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  • April 20, 2023

    To-do List example extension added

    • Example extension that allows easy tracking of day-to-day tasks
    • Built with React starter templates
    • Includes styled-components
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  • March 1, 2023

    ChromeExtensionKit is now ExtensionKit

    • New platform to simplify starter and example template downloads
    • Addition of new templates
    • TypeScript variants for all React templates
    • Ground up rewrite of developement scripts to simplify and increase performance
    • Series of minor bug fixes
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  • June 19, 2021

    Upgraded to Manifest V3 + New Starters

    • Upgraded all existing starters to Manifest V3
    • Upgraded all existing example extensions to Manifest V3
    • Added basic messaging starter
    • Added React content scripts starter
    • Minor updates to Ebook to reflect additions
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  • December 27, 2020

    Added new Basic Context Menu starter and example extension

    • Added Basic Context Menu starter
    • Added an example extension that utilizes context menu and storage
    • Minor updates to Ebook to reflect additions
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  • December 18, 2020

    Updated scripts for React starters

    • Updated Starters to React v17
    • Ejected from CRA for more flexibility around Webpack config and dev scripts
    • Updated READMEs and package.json of React Starters to reflect new scripts
  • September 13, 2020

    Added TypeScript support and Minor Ebook Updates

    • Added TypeScript React Starter + instructions to convert others easily if needed
    • Added instructions and information regarding the upcoming showcase to the Ebook
    • Added information on how updates work with the kit for better clarity
    • Fixed a couple minor typos in the Ebook
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  • August 10, 2020

    New React starter and minor bug fixes

    • Added new React starter template for popup + full page
    • Updated PDF to reflect new starter
    • Fix console warning with react-fully-loaded icons
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