BPIP.org Chrome & FireFox Extension

[Initscri]

Hey all,

Vod mentioned it, and I saw the need for a chrome extension for BPIP.org when I had the time. I quickly wrote this up. I'm releasing this as a developer version for now. If there's enough popularity for this, I'll throw it up on the chrome web store.

Essentially, this plugin adds a link to the BPIP.org profile on every user's post:



Download Here
Source

Firefox users click here

Once you download, simply follow a guide like this to get it setup (it shouldn't take longer than a few minutes):
https://a9t9.com/howto/install-chrome-extension-from-file
Update: November 2018: The extension is now live on the Google app store.

Like I said, I did this quickly, so if anyone has any reco's, let me know!

Updates Planned:
- Firefox extension rewrite / installation to app store
- Adding link to profile pages.
- Getting this on Chrome app store
- URL encoding usernames (to support weird characters like #)

Cheers!

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[Vod]

Very nice work!  Does it open in a new window or the same window?

I guess I should download it and see.

Thank you - a useful tool now, and will be a very useful tool in the future!!

[Initscri]

Very nice work!  Does it open in a new window or the same window?

I guess I should download it and see.

Thank you - a useful tool now, and will be a very useful tool in the future!!

Thank you! Should open in a new window. Let me know if you run into any bugs, I'll fix them as quick as I can

[user0000001]

Thank you. the right extension. will we see a version for firefox later?

[Initscri]

Thank you. the right extension. will we see a version for firefox later?

Yea, I'll see if I can rewrite it for Firefox when I get a chance. I'll post updates here

@Vod, if you want me to customize the links to include UTM info, let me know. That way you can track how many people are coming from BitcoinTalk using the extension.

[joniboini]

I thought by using this extension we can see additional stats such as "Merited rank"/"Recognition ranks" directly from the user profile here. IMO it would be nice ( don't know the consequences so far) if you add that feature.

[eternalgloom]

Great work, I always find myself searching for the thread, because I keep forgetting to bookmark.
I'll just install this through Chrome Store Foxified if that's possible.

Would love a Firefox version if that's even remotely possible (I know it's mentioned, just wanted to show my support for that)

[Vod]

Do you mind if I link to this on BPIP?

[Initscri]

Do you mind if I link to this on BPIP?

By all means, go for it!

[Vod]

Do you mind if I link to this on BPIP?

By all means, go for it!

Are you able to tell how many people have downloaded, or are using it?

I'd be willing to pay the fee to move this to the store, so it is installed easier for the average user. 

[Initscri]

Do you mind if I link to this on BPIP?

By all means, go for it!

Are you able to tell how many people have downloaded, or are using it?

I'd be willing to pay the fee to move this to the store, so it is installed easier for the average user. 

I can add UTM sources so you can track the visits on your end, either that or I can track the download links, but probably best way would be to add it into the app store (which I think comes w/ download tracking anyways)

It's probably best you add it to the app-store from an account connected to BPIP.org, so feel free to grab the source and add it , or I can add it from my account (your choice, just LMK)

[morvillz7z]

This is awesome dude. Just tested it and it works like a charm.

I wish you have released it a month earlier though, i was reporting a huge nest of bumping bots for plagiarism, and had to manually check over 200 accounts if they weren't banned already. This little perk could have saved me a couple of hours and a few hundred clicks. 

Like they say.. better late than never!

[TryNinja]

@Vod

Have you thought about creating a public/private API for BPIP? For example, to check if a user has been banned. There is a lot of stuff that can be done with all the information that is stored there.

[Initscri]

This is awesome dude. Just tested it and it works like a charm.

I wish you have released it a month earlier though, i was reporting a huge nest of bumping bots for plagiarism, and had to manually check over 200 accounts if they weren't banned already. This little perk could have saved me a couple of hours and a few hundred clicks.  

Like they say.. better late than never!

Lol thank you I'm glad it'll help a few people save a couple of hours.

I may be able to add extra features w/ Vod's permission in the future. Such as detecting if the user is banned and adding a notice on the user's post (and more specific things like that)

@Vod

Have you thought about creating a public/private API for BPIP? For example, to check if a user has been banned. There is a lot of stuff that can be done with all the information that is stored there.

Even if it's something as simple as appending '&json=1' to the end of a profile URL, which would return JSON info instead of a page.

IDK about load though. It's entirely up to you.

[Initscri]

Just a heads up, I tested the extension in Firefox, it seems to work well.
Easiest way to install (before I get it on the app store, which I will coordinate w/ Vod to do so):

Step 1. Go to "about:debugging#addons" in your browser
Step 2. Download the source above (https://github.com/Initscri/BPIP-Chrome-Extension/) and save it somewhere somewhat permanent (basically, don't keep it in your downloads. Move it somewhere safer)
Step 3. Check "Enable add-on debugging"
Step 4: Click the "Load Temporary Add-on..." button
Step 5: Browse to the location set in step 2, and select the 'manifest.json" file

After that, the plugin should work just like on Chrome.
I'll look into getting the plugin on the app store shortly, and will link to this post within the first post of this thread.

[Vod]

It's probably best you add it to the app-store from an account connected to BPIP.org, so feel free to grab the source and add it , or I can add it from my account (your choice, just LMK)

Actually, it's your choice... you programmed it - you get the credit for it! 

I'll add the link to the site as soon as you have one.

[Initscri]

It's probably best you add it to the app-store from an account connected to BPIP.org, so feel free to grab the source and add it , or I can add it from my account (your choice, just LMK)

Actually, it's your choice... you programmed it - you get the credit for it!  

I'll add the link to the site as soon as you have one.

Ok cool, I'll look into getting in the Firefox app store & Chrome app store. Why not?

PS. If anyone has any feature requests, feel free to write them down!

[TheBeardedBaby]

What I would love is a right-click menu with some options  like if I select a word to get a link to
https://bpip.org/profile.aspx?p=word so I can open a profile without having to copy and search in the site.

Other cool feature could be if you rollover with the mouse to a profile link to show your some info like the modlog, in particular the Autobaned/Nuked info. This can save a lot of time.

[Vod]

What I would love is a right-click menu with some options  like if I select a word to get a link to
https://bpip.org/profile.aspx?p=word so I can open a profile without having to copy and search in the site.

Other cool feature could be if you rollover with the mouse to a profile link to show your some info like the modlog, in particular the Autobaned/Nuked info. This can save a lot of time.

What about a right-click menu that you configure?  You could build your reports on my site and the extension could pull that list.

I don't want to build any APIs that deliver real time information off of my site.  Reasoning to follow.  However, I am building a real time list of autobanned/nuked profiles.  Someone could store that list and provide a browser extension.

[Initscri]

However, I am building a real time list of autobanned/nuked profiles.  Someone could store that list and provide a browser extension.

I could make something to cache that list every couple of hours, and then have the extension to report back to that.

"No ban status as of 4 hours ago" (4 hours being last time list was pulled/cached to my server)