Browser extension resources

Here is an astute method I got from Vitaly a colleague I worked with a few years ago for easily and quickly localizing your html files. It relies on jquery, the i18 chrome API and the corresponding dictionnary built in your extension package. 1/ Copy paste the following jquery code into a file you'll name translate.js $($=> { $('[translate]').each((i, elem)=> { let $elem = $(elem); $elem.text(chrome.i18n.getMessage($elem.text())); }); }); 2/ edit each and every html page of your extension: add a "translate" attribute to all elements requiring translation like: <span translate>theStringToTranslate</span> include the above translate.js in your page. Voila ... !

Many extensions developers wonder about the methods to reach their customers. Posting an extension on the chrome store and relying on spontaneous user acquisition from there is almost as efficient as throwing a bottle in the ocean... Indeed and as of mid 2017, if you post a new extension on the chrome store, it will be part of the 56K+ already existing extensions. Good luck: Category          Total Accessibility 5071 Blogging 940 BY google 64 Dev tools 5369 News & weather 1860 Photos 1323 Productivity 18914 Search tools 3205 Shopping 2633 Social & communications 7061 Sports 833 Fun 9655 Total 56928 EDIT: Since date this article was orignally published, there have been a couple of initiatives to distribute more precise data about the subject. You'll find here and here two very interesting reports by Will...