Open Chrome Extension From External Web Page Button Without Clicking The Browser Extension Button

[Ülkü Tokmak]

My web page has a login section. I want the extension to open when the user clicks on the login button. Is it possible? I want to open the extension after logging in directly on my web page without clicking the extension button in the browser.

If you have a sample source, I will be happy   

[Psy Chip]

very possible, but not via regular ways. your extension needs to continuously communicate with server and take action after triggered an event at server side.

[PhistucK]

You can declare your extension as "externally_connectable" (in its manifest) for certain hosts (the domain of the page that shows the login button, for example).

Then, you can send a message from the web page to the extension (using chrome.runtime.sendMessage(extensionID, message), I believe, which is available for hosts declared in the "externally_connectable" key) and the extension can do its thing.

☆PhistucK

On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 3:41 PM Ülkü Tokmak <ulkut...@gmail.com> wrote:

My web page has a login section. I want the extension to open when the user clicks on the login button. Is it possible? I want to open the extension after logging in directly on my web page without clicking the extension button in the browser.

If you have a sample source, I will be happy   

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