#My chrome apps page install#
#My chrome apps page zip file#
#My chrome apps page archive#

Put all the files in a zip and upload it to your Chrome Dashboard. Then open the labnol.js file and include the URL of your RSS feed as explained in the following video tutorial. Change the manifest.json file to include your extension name and description. Writing a basic Chrome extension for your website isn’t hard either.ĭownload the sample chrome-extension.zip file and extract the contents. Create a Chrome Extension for your Website This is optional if you are developing a Chrome app /extension for your local Chrome installation and do not wish to publish the app in the Chrome web store. You do need to pay Google a one-time registration fee of $5 using Google Wallet to activate your developer account. On the next screen, choose a category for your app (I picked News => Blogs), add a detailed description (will help in SEO), some screenshots, pick a default language and publish your app. Then go to the Chrome Dashboard and upload your zip file. It’s similar to Metro UI, but the extension page states: Resizable widgets are modeled after Android. Then select a new Chrome tab to open the page below. That should add the Awesome New Tab Page to Chrome. From the browser extension page, click the + Free option.

#My chrome apps page zip file#

Create a new zip file with the icon.png and manifest.json files. With the extension you can add dynamic widgets and apps alongside site links. Our first Chrome app is now ready and we just need to push it to the Chrome store. To save time, you may use the sample 128x128 image included with zipped archive. Next create a 128x128 image with your website logo (you can use MS Paint for that) and save the file as icon.png in the same folder where the manifest.json file is saved. Please make sure that you are the owner of these websites and that you have verified their ownership using Google Webmaster Tools. You need to make a few changes to the file.Īdd your website name in Line #2, put a short description of the website in line #3 (it should be less than 132 characters) and then replace in lines #5 & #7 with your own website URL.

#My chrome apps page archive#

Download the sample chrome-app.zip file to your desktop, extract the archive and open the included manifest.json file in Notepad or any other text editor. Fortunately, as you will soon learn, you need some very basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills to create an app.

#My chrome apps page install#

Install Chrome App Install Chrome ExtensionĬhrome is now the most popular web browser and it thus makes perfect sense to have some sort of a presence in the Chrome Store. The extension didn’t take much time to develop either. It adds an icon to the Chrome toolbar from where you can search this website or scan through the most recently published stories. The Chrome extension offers a little more functionality. My Chrome app essentially adds an icon in Chrome’s New Tab page that takes you to the associated website upon clicking (much like any bookmark). I have never written apps for Chrome before but it turns out (see video tutorial) that one can write a basic Chrome app and push it to the Chrome store in less than five minutes. Today I published a Chrome app and an extension for this website in the Google Chrome store.