{"id":35454,"date":"2024-06-22T10:37:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T07:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/google-chrome-side-panel-extensions\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T10:37:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T07:37:03","slug":"google-chrome-side-panel-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/google-chrome-side-panel-extensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing User Experience: Google Chrome Brings Extensions to the Side Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google is continuously refining the user experience on Google Chrome for desktop, announcing that users will soon be able to access and interact with browser extension interfaces directly within the Side Panel, according to an update published on the official Chrome developer portal.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">The Google Chrome Side Panel Feature<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The desktop version of Google Chrome features a dedicated &#8220;Side Panel&#8221; that grants users instant access to bookmarks, the reading list, and browser customization options\u2014directly alongside active tabs without disrupting the browsing workflow. To take advantage of this new Side Panel integration, developers must build their extensions on &#8220;Manifest V3&#8221;, Google&#8217;s latest extension platform standard designed to enhance performance, privacy, and security across the web.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">The New Chrome Extension Side Panel API<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To enable extensions to run natively within the side panel, Google introduced a dedicated Side Panel API engineered to seamlessly complement the user&#8217;s browsing journey. This interface enables developers to build companion experiences that sit comfortably alongside web content. On its developer portal, Google showcased a practical use case featuring a dictionary extension: users can highlight any term on a page, right-click, and launch the tool from the context menu. The dictionary companion instantly loads in the side panel, providing a concise definition without requiring users to leave their current tab. With this upcoming release, Chrome users gain a smoother, more personalized multitasking environment, while developers benefit from modern APIs that drive higher engagement. As digital workplaces and workflows evolve, this update marks another valuable step forward for Google Chrome as a leading enterprise and personal browser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is upgrading the desktop Chrome browsing experience by enabling users to run and interact with extensions directly inside the Side Panel. Built on Manifest V3, this update enhances multitasking and creates seamless integration possibilities for developers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic.aait.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}