Google Chrome Extensions – Improve Google Chrome Functionality

Google Chrome Extensions – Improve Google Chrome Functionality

For anyone using the Google Chrome browser you’ll know its a slick browser with no frills, and at present is work in progress. However its fast, user friendly and simple, just the way i like it. Its clean and uncluttered which is great as you can add any desired features and functionality by installing Google Extensions. Just like with Firefox Add-Ons, Google Extensions allow to design your browser exactly how you want it, adding to the user experience.

Google Chrome Extensions are small software programs, applications that add functionality and usability to the Chrome browser. You can write them using web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. And thanks to the thousands of generous web developers who create these, you can now pimp and super-charge your Google Chrome browser with a myriad of Google Chrome extensions.

You’ll find Google Chrome Extensions covering every possible web area including: development, blogging, social media, SEO, marketing, usability, shopping, sports, fun, etc.

A few tips when adding the Google Chrome Extensions: When you download the extensions they will appear at the top right hand side of the browser, next to the Omnibox (address and search bar). You can change the position of each extension icon by clicking and dragging them left or right.

If you have over 15 extensions and you don’t want to shrink the Omnibox too much then simply move the slider (located to the right of the search arrow) and the extensions not visible will appear on the drop down list accessible by clicking the arrows to the right hand side of the browser, near to the spanner icon.

When you have installed the extensions you may have to set up or amend the ‘Options’ on each specific extension, so either right click on the extension icon of your choice to find the ‘Options’ link. Alternatively to get to the full Extensions Manager page (where you can also disable and uninstall the extensions), right click the extension icons and click ‘Manage extensions’ or another way to get there is to click the spanner icon (top right of Google Chrome) > and click ‘Extensions’.

Check out the Google Extension page to find your desired Google Chrome Extensions: https://chrome.google.com/extensions

Here are 10 handy Google Chrome extensions for optimum usability:

1) Lastpass – description for all to come.

2) TooMany Tabs for Chrome

3) AdBlock

4) WOT

5) StayFocusd

6) FastestChrome

7) Ultimate Chrome Flag

8 ) Google Quick Scroll

9) Smooth Gestures

10) One Number

Here are 5 useful SEO/Marketing/Social Google Extensions:

1) Chrome SEO

2) SEO Site Tools

3) iPageRank | SEO Tool for Chrome

4) IE Tab

5) Shareaholic

I originally found a few of these Google Chrome Extensions at these 2 sites: appleviews and DownloadSquad

Check out the Google Extension page to find your desired Google Chrome Extensions: https://chrome.google.com/extensions

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