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How is everyone else's MV3 upgrade going? I have 3 extensions and each one has multiple feature-breaking changes that will take hundreds of hours to implement

by mrieck 4y ago

How is everyone else's MV3 upgrade going? I have 3 extensions and each one has multiple feature-breaking changes that will take hundreds of hours to implement less than ideal work arounds. I guess I'll focus on SnipCSS (https://www.snipcss.com https://www.snipcss.com) because that's the only one I have paying customers. For people who do manage the upgrade, at least we can look forward to less competition in the Chrome Web Store?

somehnacct3757 4y ago
Took us about a quarter heads down to do the conversion which involved quite a bit of rewriting. We had been prepping and planning for the work pretty much since they first teased MV3 in 2018. Now we are figuring out the right way to flip the switch. You get stuck in the long review queue every time you flip manifest versions, cuz your permissions list has likely changed. Google's rollout has been the absolute worst; but hey, as you say, everyone who can't eat a bowl of shit and keep on smiling will simply disappear from the competitive landscape.
gnicholas 4y ago
Partly cloud with a chance of thunder. I have 2 extensions and we've gotten one in sight of the finish line (after months of work), and the other appears to be dependent upon some as-yet unfixed third-party code. We are really hoping Google doesn't force this through on their originally-announced timeline. This is the third massive Google-induced change that we've stomached in the last couple years. We spend more time keeping our head above water than we do adding new features...
ehsankia 4y ago
Yeah, I find it funny that most of the conversations were always focused on ad-blockers, but honestly it seems like for 99% of people who don't use the power user features, it'll be a no-op on that end. It's other extensions that are much more in trouble.

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How is everyone else's MV3 upgrade going? I have 3 extensions and each one has multiple feature-breaking changes that will take hundreds of hours to implement

by mrieck 4y ago

somehnacct3757 4y ago
Took us about a quarter heads down to do the conversion which involved quite a bit of rewriting. We had been prepping and planning for the work pretty much since they first teased MV3 in 2018. Now we are figuring out the right way to flip the switch. You get stuck in the long review queue every time you flip manifest versions, cuz your permissions list has likely changed. Google's rollout has been the absolute worst; but hey, as you say, everyone who can't eat a bowl of shit and keep on smiling will simply disappear from the competitive landscape.
gnicholas 4y ago
Partly cloud with a chance of thunder. I have 2 extensions and we've gotten one in sight of the finish line (after months of work), and the other appears to be dependent upon some as-yet unfixed third-party code. We are really hoping Google doesn't force this through on their originally-announced timeline. This is the third massive Google-induced change that we've stomached in the last couple years. We spend more time keeping our head above water than we do adding new features...
ehsankia 4y ago
Yeah, I find it funny that most of the conversations were always focused on ad-blockers, but honestly it seems like for 99% of people who don't use the power user features, it'll be a no-op on that end. It's other extensions that are much more in trouble.