Install the Google Chrome plugin. Google Chrome Extensions: Frequently Asked Questions

Hello! Today we will talk about plugins, or, as they are otherwise called, extensions. They are small programs, which complement the functioning of the main software.

To put it simply, extensions are add-ons, fixes that make the actual functionality better. It is important to note that they do not work independently, but are simply add-ons that can only work if they are connected to the main program, which can work without them.

Due to the fact that Google Chrome is the most popular, the question of how to install the plugin in Google Chrome cannot be avoided.

List of Google Chrome extensions

In order for you to be able to see the add-ons already installed in the browser, you need to perform certain actions. In the upper right corner of Google Chrome there is a "three" icon horizontal lines" Click on it. After that, select the “Settings” item.

A page will open to your attention, where on the left there will be a list in which we select the “Extensions” section. will appear in front of you full list installed plugins. You can configure them (block, turn off, etc.). They are deleted by clicking the “trash” icon.

You can also manage extensions by clicking right click mouse over the icon of a particular plugin, which are sometimes located at the end address bar.

Menu quick access will help you go to settings, disable, delete, hide add-on icons. You should pay attention to each one's settings as they are different and subject to change.

As you can see from the pictures, only the top settings are different, the rest are the same.

Installing an Internet plugin

In order to install the ones you need additional programs, you need to click on the “more extensions” link at the bottom of the page. We present to your attention the Chrome online store. Here you can find and install everything necessary programs for installation in Google Chrome.

You can search for the required additional software in search bar by name. After finding the product, click the “Install” button.

If all actions were performed correctly, click “Add”. The download of the product begins and is automatically installed after downloading.

Top necessary additional software products

I'll tell you a little about best plugins that will make your work easier.

1. I think that everyone uses Gismeteo, since knowing the weather forecast can be vital.
2. Installation Speed ​​Dial it won't be superfluous either. It will be possible to add links to sites to quickly get to them. I find this to be quite a handy thing.
3. The social network Vkontakte has gained enormous popularity. When installing VKontakte Tools, it will be easier for you to communicate, download music and perform other actions.
4. LiveInternet analyzes website traffic
5. RDS Bar shows all kinds of parameters of open sites (age, TIC, Pr, link profile, etc.)
6. LastPass generates secure passwords and stores them.

Installing additional add-ons makes your work much easier. Therefore, I recommend constantly monitoring their occurrence and installing the necessary plugins.

But you should remember! Any additional functionality loads the browser. And this leads to slower work.

Tell your friends what you learned about additional software, share with them the link to the article on social media. networks. Don't forget that there is still a lot of useful information ahead, so subscribe to blog updates, see you soon!

Sincerely! Abdullin Ruslan

Browser plugins are designed to handle various types content. For example, the most common Flash files or Windows Media. The most popular plugins that need to be noted, in addition to those already mentioned, Adobe Reader, QuickTime, Java, etc. Most often chrome plugins are necessary for any content on a resource to be viewed correctly or for an Internet game to be launched.

Installing and blocking plugins in Google Chrome

Initially, you will need to enable plugins in your browser settings. If plugins are allowed in Chrome, but the required one is missing, a request to install it will appear at the top of the screen. To do this, you just need to press the appropriate button. Sometimes you may need to download a file. Click on the Save button, then close all windows and restart the browser.

Usually chrome plugins do not need to be enabled. Plugins are already allowed by the browser. But there are those whose use is unsafe. In this case, Google Chrome blocks their work. This is due to the fact that the version of the add-on is outdated or simply not very widespread. Such chrome plugins, for example, QuickTime, RealPlayer, Adobe Reader, etc. If you want to block chrome plugins yourself, you will need to do the following.

First, open the browser and select Settings. Here we follow the link that offers to show additional settings. Next step– open Personal Data and select Content Settings. Next we find the Plugins section.

Here you can choose different actions with add-ons. So, under the regime automatic execution, which is recommended by developers, the browser itself launches all the necessary plugins. If you select the Click to Play action, Chrome will block all of them. You can start them again manually after clicking special button. There is also a button here to completely block this type additions. But in the settings you can make exceptions for some resources.

Some plugins for google chrome can be completely disabled. In this case, a message will appear on the web page indicating that it is missing. To do this you need to go to chrome page plugins, on which plug-ins are activated and deactivated.

Troubleshooting the Flash plugin

Adobe Flash is a built-in plugin. Therefore, to update it you will need to completely . If several Internet browsers are installed on your computer at once, then each of them can download own version plugin. As a result, there may be several versions of the add-on on one computer, which conflict with each other. If you have Shockwave Flash exits with errors, then this can be corrected.

It should be noted that not all plugins are useful. Therefore, some of them will have to be disabled. To do this, type chrome:plugins in the address bar and press Enter. On the Plug-ins page, we look at the value in the Flash section. For example, if there is a label like 3 files, then the browser has several plugins of this type.

By clicking the More details button, you can find out where the plugin is installed. If it is built into the browser, then you can see chrome in its location address. If this is not observed, plugins can be deactivated by clicking the Disable button. If after these steps the errors are repeated, then you may need to turn on the third-party one and turn off the built-in add-on. It is advisable to always use latest version Adobe Flash, which can be downloaded from the developer’s website, as this leads to a minimum of errors in operation.

Are you using Windows, Mac or Linux OS? The Google Chrome browser supports the most popular plugins:

Windows 8 users: Due to system limitations, only plugins that use the Pepper API, such as Flash, Native Client and View PDF documents in Chrome, function as expected when Chrome is running as Windows program 8.

Installing browser plugins

If you allow sites to use plugins, and Google Chrome detects that a certain web page does not have a plugin to display, it will prompt you to install that plugin at the top of the page.

In the message, click Install the plugin. For some plugins, installation begins by downloading a file to your computer. To confirm the download of these plugins, click the "Save" button in the download bar that appears at the bottom of your browser window. When the download is complete, restart Google Chrome, closing everything open windows to complete the installation process.

Blocking Google Chrome plugins

Plugins are allowed by default. However, since they can sometimes pose a threat, Google Chrome blocks outdated or rarely used plugins. For example, Java, RealPlayer, QuickTime, Shockwave, Windows Media Player and Adobe Reader is older than Adobe Reader X. To block all plugins, you can use dialog box Content Settings.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Chrome menu and select Settings.
2. Select Show advanced settings.
3. In the Privacy section, click the button Content Settings.
4. In the Plugins section, select one of the options below.
   • Click to play. Chrome will block all plugins. However, you can click the plugin icon to launch it this time.
   • Block everything. Chrome will block all plugins from running.

To set permissions for specific sites, click Exception management.

Running blocked plugins

• If you select the option Click to play Gray fields will appear on the page where plugins are blocked. In the center of the window, click the plugin icon to launch it this time.
• If you select the Block all plugins option, an icon for the blocked plugin will appear in the address bar, and gray boxes will appear on the page where the plugin is blocked. To change plugin settings for a specific site, click the blocked plugin icon.
  • In the menu that appears, click Always show plugins to allow plugins to run on this site in the future. An exception will be added for the site.
  • To run all plugins during this visit only, click the button Run all plugins this time. The prompt will appear again the next time you visit this site.
  • Click Setting up plugin blocking to manage browser plugin settings.
• To always allow a specific plugin to run on every site, go to chrome://plugins , find that plugin and check the box Always allow.
• Outdated plugins are blocked by default. When the browser blocks outdated plugins, a message is displayed at the top of the page. Click Launch this time in the message to launch outdated plugin(Not recommended).

Disabling certain plugins

You can completely disable certain plugins. Unlike blocked plugins, disabled plugins will not be able to run on specific page. When visiting a page with a blocked plugin, you will see the message “Plugin missing” in place of the plugin.

To disable plugins, go to the plugins page: chrome://plugins. Find the plugin you need to disable and click Disable. You can also re-enable disabled plugins on this page.

Another way to get to the plugins page is to click the link Disable individual modules in the Plugins section of the Content Settings dialog box.

You have probably encountered such a problem when, in the most later versions Google Chrome or any other browser plugin? Previously, in older versions of the browser, you could go to a special plugin settings page in Google Chrome, it’s called chrome://plugins. There you could disable/enable and even delete built-in and installed plugins. But the developers decided to remove it in current versions Chrome is no longer there. Therefore, there is no way to go in and restore the functionality of the plugins.

The chrome://plugins page is not accessible, but chrome://settings/content works

It's definitely bad when you don't have access to plugin settings. But don’t despair, because the people at Google are still very prudent and smart people. They replaced chrome://plugins with a more user-friendly and user-friendly page, you can go to it at chrome://settings/content. It configures all the plugins that are available in Google Chrome. There you can enable or disable the flash player, configure cookies and cache files, allow or disable the use of JavaScript. In short, full set settings. And it should be noted that the new plugin settings turned out to be much more convenient than the old version.

On the chrome://settings/content page you can very easily and conveniently configure almost any application in Google Chrome. And what’s important is that everything can be configured in just a few clicks.

However, be very careful when making changes, because unintentionally and without even knowing it, you can disable very important settings, which may negatively affect normal work browser.

They do everything with high quality, conscientiously and mega-useful-super-convenient :-) Seriously, I can’t remember anything from their projects and solutions that would be at least somehow crooked or completely unnecessary for anyone. Came out into his own Google time Chrome was no exception - good, fast, convenient browser, which I didn’t write about only because at the time of its release it didn’t have even a hundredth of the extensions and functionality that my beloved Mozilka has.

But Chrome is growing, developing, swelling, and now many plugins have appeared that have raised this browser to new level. Yes, for me personally, another decision from Google still a long way to go Mozilla FireFox In terms of security and functionality, it would still be a sin not to write about plugins and the browser itself. So I’m writing... Where should I go? :-)

A few words about the Google Chrome browser itself

Fast, convenient, reliable - these are the first words that come to mind after several hours of communicating with this software product. Yes, personally, as a user accustomed to Mozilla, I had to get used to the interface here and there, but I think that a beginner will get used to it quite quickly - everything is intuitively simple and clear.

The loading speed of browser pages generally exceeds all reasonable limits, which is one of the main advantages of users choosing this particular browser. However, the mozilka can also be overclocked to a level close to this, as I wrote about in the article. Speaking in simple language, pages in Chrome load at the speed of a turbo broom (if, of course, you have seen how a turbo broom works :)). Speaking of speed, there is a rather funny video on this topic:

Great, right? :-)

By the way, everything is fast here - and the settings are applied quickly and the plugins are installed instantly (you don’t have to constantly restart the browser, like in Mozilla) and so on.

What else is there..

Beautiful, comfortable, minimalistic - this is what can be said about the design and ease of use.

Simple, functional, safe, -..

In short, yes, you can write for a long time - I’ll just say that the browser is high-flying in best traditions quality software products. On the level, so to speak :-) If you haven’t tried it yet, be sure to try it at least to broaden your horizons. You can take the browser, and installation and use are extremely simple. It goes without saying that the Russian language is supported and everything is completely free.

1. Go to the page with it ().
2. Click the "Install" button.
3. If a warning window pops up, click on the “Install” button again :-)
4. All :-)

Where do the plugins and their settings live:

To see a list of plugins, click on the button with the image wrench. Then select " Extensions". If the plugin has settings, then the corresponding button will be available to the right of the name (where Delete, Disable, etc.)

Well? Ready? Oh yes, install and configure! :-)

Go:

1. Adblock, - tightly blocks advertising in all its forms and manifestations. Anyone who has worked with Mozilka knows how good this wonderful plugin is. Link to plugin. Settings:
   • go to the settings page (instructions on how to get to the plugin settings were above)
   • on the tab General put the first tick and click on the link that appears "To add the button, click Install on the Browser Button for AdBlock page"
   • by following the link, install the plugin that is there
   • After installation, we see near the address bar on the right that a plugin icon has appeared, from which we can go to its settings page, as well as disable/enable advertising and the plugin itself (right mouse button on the icon opens a drop-down menu in Russian, left button mice - in English)
   • go back to the plugin settings and on the tab Filter List tick all the boxes for subscribing to advertising filters (it won’t be superfluous :-))
   • We periodically visit this page (still there) to update the list of filters
   • close the settings page and enjoy an ad-free flight on the Internet

   What to do if something is not blocked by itself?

   • right-click on the plugin icon
   • choose
   • click on the found advertisement that we want to hide twice with the mouse button
   • click on the looks good button
   • , if we want to block only this advertisement and leave it, if we want to kill all images of this type on this page (it bites off not only advertising), then click on Block It!
   • enjoy the killed advertising :-)
2. Google Mail Checker, is an extremely convenient joy that checks mail and displays the quantity unread messages V mailbox Gmail. Relevant only for those who use mail Google(by the way, I recommend it). Looks like. Convenient to the point of disgrace :-) Plugin page. No setup required.
3. Forecastfox Weather, - similar to Mozilka, shows the weather in the browser interface. Looks like. After installation, you only need to click in the settings Enter, click on the name of the city and select units of measurement. Convenient, visual and no thermometer needed :-) Plugin page.
4. Downloads, - a small plugin for displaying an icon when clicked, which displays a list of downloads. In Chrome itself, this must be done through the menu, which is noticeably longer and more inconvenient. Looks like. Plugin page. No setup required.
5. Google Quick Scroll, - has it ever happened that when you fly to a site from a search engine, you also have to look for the necessary phrase because it is buried somewhere in the middle, among a long list of, say, comments to an article? So this plugin is designed to instantly take you to the right place without unnecessary searches. Looks like. Plugin page. No setup required.
6. Turn Off the Lights, is an interesting plugin when watching videos (though for some reason it doesn’t work everywhere). Very, very convenient and pleasant. From the settings you can check the boxes for autorun and search for flash objects. Otherwise, nothing seems to be needed. Plugin page.
7. PanicButton, is an awesome plugin for those who like to surf the Internet at work and don’t want to be caught by the employer. And in general, everyone who does not want to show the contents of their browser and bookmarks to anyone has to. What is he doing? And he just hides everything open tabs and instantly unfolds home page. All that remains is to make a facial expression" And what am I, - I’m nothing!"and after the threat behind you disappears, press the button again and.. Voila! All the tabs are back in place and you can continue to misbehave ;-) Inhabits. In the settings you can set a password so that no one presses the button in your absence and I didn’t see all the horror that she was hiding :-)

I guess that's enough for now :-)

Afterword

I’ll add my harmful opinion. No matter how quickly chrome spins, no matter how much it expands so far, it is still a long way from being a dead-end in terms of functionality and safety. With the advent of at least a plugin No-Script(if it appears, of course) in Chrome it will already be possible to talk about some kind of clear competition, but for now, for me personally, excuse me :-)

According to the article itself:

Some plugins were deliberately not mentioned because the goal was to highlight the main, in my opinion, extensions that would be useful and interesting to everyone, or at least to the majority. I think I will periodically write in more detail about larger and individual solutions in this regard, as well as about this browser in general - fortunately, a section has now appeared on the project ;-)

However, as always, any of your additions, comments on the topic, tips and questions are, of course, welcome in the comments to this post.