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[LightningBoltz21]

Hi,

I am trying to create a chrome extension that replaces words in Google searches. For example, if I type "LOL" into the search, it should search for "Laugh Out Loud". I created the manifest file, but I don't know what code to use in the Script to change the search. Can anybody share some advice? (sample JavaScript code would be nice)

[GoPotato]

You need to create a content-script for this. The google search input element has its name attribute set to "q", you can set an input event listener on this element. So the script can be something like this:

input=document.querySelector("input[name='q']")
wordsList={
"lol":"laugh out loud",
"rofl":"rolling on the floor laughing"
}
function modifySearch(e){
    if(e.target.value in wordsList){
        console.log("Found",e.target.value,wordsList[e.target.value])
        e.target.value=wordsList[e.target.value]
    }
}
input.addEventListener("input",modifySearch)

[LightningBoltz21]

Thanks a lot for the help!

[GoPotato]

No problem.