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Asked: 2026-06-15T20:55:11+00:00

First Greasemonkey script I’m writing , so there may be something really simple that

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First Greasemonkey script I’m writing, so there may be something really simple that I’m missing. Googled around but just can’t find it…

The metadata of my script:

// ==UserScript==
// @name            Ordens de Batalha - MoD eBrasileiro
// @namespace       http://md-ebrasil.appspot.com/
// @description     Plugin para divulgação das ordens de batalha oficiais do eBrasil
// @include         http://www.erepublik.com/*
// @version         0.3.2
// @updateUrl       https://userscripts.org/scripts/source/153869.meta.js
// @downloadUrl     https://userscripts.org/scripts/source/153869.user.js
// @grant           GM_wait
// @grant           GM_xmlhttpRequest
// ==/UserScript==

According to the documentation, adding the @updateUrl and @downloadUrl tags should do the trick. But the “Find Updates” context menu in GM isn’t enabled for the script (it is for others that I have installed):

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What have I done wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    At first this looked like a bug, but it’s not exactly.

    The script in your question uses:

    // @updateUrl       https ...
// @downloadUrl     https ...

    It doesn’t say it in the documentation, but Greasemonkey directives are case-sensitive!

    So, in order for those values to be recognized, you must use:

    // @updateURL       https ...
// @downloadURL     https ...

    When I corrected the case in your code, the Find Updates menu item became active. You may need to uninstall the script, make the change, then reinstall.

    To my mind, this is a poor design choice for Greasemonkey. It certainly is an important documentation omission. You can file a feature request to have this case-sensitivity fixed. Maybe the lead developer will agree it’s a problem.

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