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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T22:28:43+00:00 2026-05-11T22:28:43+00:00

Problem: to show that a Not-SO-page has been discussed in SO when you at

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Problem: to show that a Not-SO-page has been discussed in SO when you at the Not-SO-site by a SO indicator at Firefox bottom bar

How should the extension work?

It should show a colorful SO indicator if the not-SO-page has been at SO.

I assume that we cannot use

Google (because the addon is apparently against its TOS)
SO has no similar search as the following Google search

The Google search which we are not allowed to use

site:url_in_firefox

Is there any to see whether the Not-SO-page has been discussed elsewhere or not?

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Editorial Team
2026-05-11T22:28:43+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 10:28 pm
Check out these tutorials at David Walsh’s blog:

Firefox Extension Template

Package Your Firefox Extension into an XPI

Adding the XPI MIME Type for Firefox Extension Installs – if you want to make users able to install your add-on from your server and not the official add-on repository
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