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A disabled extension can't clear its uninstall URL (setUninstallURL) before removal — the service worker is already dead. Here's why, and the server-side fix.
Chrome added a native, promise-based browser.* namespace in 148. Across the 235,887 Chrome extensions we track, here's what it changes — and what to do.
Everyone said Chrome's Manifest V2 deadline would kill ad blockers. Here's what the sunset actually stranded — and why Firefox is now the MV2 refuge.
Google accidentally exposed an unfixed Chromium service worker flaw that keeps background scripts running after you close the browser. Here's how to stay safe.
A Goethe University study found MV3 ad blockers match MV2 effectiveness. Here's what declarativeNetRequest means for developers building content filters.
WXT, Plasmo, CRXJS, Extension.js, and Bedframe — five browser extension frameworks compared by build time, bundle size, and maintenance health in 2026.