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Asked: 2026-06-17T03:53:01+00:00

I’m trying to create a really simple chrome extension to open a hard-coded link

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I’m trying to create a really simple chrome extension to open a hard-coded link in a new tab when clicked, and I’m not having any luck. After adding the extension the icon shows up, but nothing happens when I click on it. Any suggestions?

manifest.json

{
"name": "Drive Button",
"version": "1.0",
"manifest_version": 2,
"description": "Open Google Drive",
"browser_action": {
"default_icon": "icon.png"
},
"background": "background.html",
"permissions": [
"tabs"
]
}

background.html

<html>
<head>
<script>
// Called when the user clicks on the browser action.
chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
chrome.tabs.create({url: "http://drive.google.com"});
});
</script>
</head>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team

    There are some problems in your script

    • Manifest registration
    • CSP

    Manifest registration

    You should register background as

    "background": {
    "scripts": ["background.js"]
  },

    or 

    "background": {
    "page": "background.html"
  },

    CSP

    If you are looking to have background as a html page eliminate <script> tag in html page to adhere Content Security Policy.

    After Eliminating these problems i got your script running.

    Working Version

    manifest.json

    Registered background page to manifest file.

    {
    "name": "Drive Button",
    "version": "1.0",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "description": "Open Google Drive",
    "browser_action": {
        "default_icon": "icon.png"
    },
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "background.js"
        ]
    },
    "permissions": [
        "tabs"
    ]
}

    background.js

    Used your code without any modifications.

    chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function (tab) {
    chrome.tabs.create({
        url: "http://drive.google.com"
    });
});

    I was able to create window as expected.

    References

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