Articles tagged "abandoned-extensions"

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A checked path from an old outlined extension tile to an orange replacement

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Manifest V2 extensions are delisted: how to replace yours without installing a clone

Manifest V2 extensions have left the Chrome Web Store. Check your extension ID, find the original developer and vet a safe replacement before you install it.

Maxim Kosterin

September 14, 2026

10 min read

A dried orange watercolor ring with pigment left only at its rim, beside the hairline outline of what was once vivid.

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Abandoned browser extensions: how to check the add-ons that stopped getting security updates

Two-thirds of Edge extensions and half of Firefox add-ons sit abandoned — no security update in a year. Why stale extensions are risky and how to check yours.

Maxim Kosterin

June 22, 2026

10 min read