PoundBangWhack.com » Add-Ons http://www.poundbangwhack.com A web development/programming blog providing info, tips, and tricks on programming languages, scripting, Linux, MySQL and more Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Highlight Domain in Search Results http://www.poundbangwhack.com/scripts/greasemonkey/highlight-domain-in-search-results/ http://www.poundbangwhack.com/scripts/greasemonkey/highlight-domain-in-search-results/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:44:01 +0000 Mark Stoecker http://www.poundbangwhack.com/?page_id=751 This is my first GreaseMonkey script for public release. This script will allow you to quickly locate a domain within the search results of a Google, Yahoo!, or Bing Search by highlighting the whole result. After installing this script, you will need to edit the variable site within the script itself otherwise all results will be highlighted. You can also optionally edit the color variable to change the highlight color.

Information:

  • @name Locate Domain in Search Results
    @filename locate_domain_in_search_.user.js
    @description Locate a specific domain easily within the results of a Google, Yahoo!, or Bing Search
    @author Mark Stoecker
    @version 1.1.1

Installation:

Configuration:

  • Once installed, open the script in any text editor and edit line 25 [['mydomain.com', '#color'], ['mydomain2.com', '#color']] by adding your sites and colors between the quotes.

Bugs:

  • URLs that have the domain name in them, but are not the primary domain of the site are highlighted.

To Do:

  • Allow for highlighting of multiple sites in multiple colors – Added by Alex Hall – http://www.devseo.co.uk
  • Fix issue where results that contain the domain in the URL are highlighted although it is not the primary domain of the site
  • Add internationalization

Change Log:

  • 1.1 -
  • 1.1.1 -
    • Added an Event Listener to wait to run the script until the page is done loading (window.onload)

Previous Versions:

If you have comments or suggestions, please share them below and they may be included in future versions of the script.

]]> http://www.poundbangwhack.com/scripts/greasemonkey/highlight-domain-in-search-results/feed/ 23 GreaseMonkey Scripts http://www.poundbangwhack.com/scripts/greasemonkey/ http://www.poundbangwhack.com/scripts/greasemonkey/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:36:22 +0000 Mark Stoecker http://www.poundbangwhack.com/?page_id=746 This page will house the GreaseMonkey Scripts that I have developed. For those who don’t use it, or have not heard of it, GreaseMonkey is a Firefox Add-on that allows users to write or install custom javascripts to alter the way a website functions. It is one of Firefox’s most popular add-ons with over 20 million downloads. Literally thousands of GreaseMonkey scripts are available at userscripts.org and new scripts are added constantly.

Highlight Domain In Search Results

Locate a specific domain easily within the results of a Google, Yahoo!, or Bing Search

]]> http://www.poundbangwhack.com/scripts/greasemonkey/feed/ 0 New GreaseMonkey Script: Highlight your Domain in Search Results http://www.poundbangwhack.com/2009/06/17/new-greasemonkey-script-highlight-your-domain-in-search-results/ http://www.poundbangwhack.com/2009/06/17/new-greasemonkey-script-highlight-your-domain-in-search-results/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:21:35 +0000 Mark Stoecker http://www.poundbangwhack.com/?p=711 Top Search Queries and your site's ranking. Well needless to say, when it claims I rank 7 for a specific phrase and I actually rank 146 for that phrase, it's a bit misleading. The problem is I would search for that phrase and it would take me forever to find my domain in the search results. With this GreaseMonkey Script, you set the domain you wish to locate and a highlight color (default is light red) and when you search in Google, Bing, or Yahoo!, results for your website will be highlighted.]]> I completed my first GreaseMonkey script for public release tonight. For those who don’t use it, or have not heard of it, GreaseMonkey is a Firefox Add-on that allows users to write or install custom javascripts to alter the way a website functions. It is one of Firefox’s most popular add-ons with over 20 million downloads. Literally thousands of GreaseMonkey scripts are available at userscripts.org and new scripts are added constantly.

The concept for my script came from the fact that my Google Webmaster tools either don’t report properly, or I’m not understanding them. One of the features of the Webmaster Tools is to show your site’s Top Search Queries and your site’s ranking. Well needless to say, when it claims I rank 7 for a specific phrase and I actually rank 146 for that phrase, it’s a bit misleading. The problem is I would search for that phrase and it would take me forever to find my domain in the search results.

With this GreaseMonkey Script, you set the domain you wish to locate and a highlight color (default is light red) and when you search in Google, Bing, or Yahoo!, results for your website will be highlighted.

Click here to visit the home page for this script
Click here to Install GreaseMonkey
Click here to Install Script
Click here to visit the UserScripts.org page for this script.

]]> http://www.poundbangwhack.com/2009/06/17/new-greasemonkey-script-highlight-your-domain-in-search-results/feed/ 0 Link Alert: My Favorite Firefox Add-on http://www.poundbangwhack.com/2009/06/12/link-alert-my-favorite-firefox-add-on/ http://www.poundbangwhack.com/2009/06/12/link-alert-my-favorite-firefox-add-on/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:42:12 +0000 Mark Stoecker http://www.poundbangwhack.com/?p=664 Link Alert adds a small icon to your mouse based on the link you are about to click on, whether it is a Word Doc, Excel Spreadsheet, PDF, Zip, Application, JavaScript, or if the file will open in a new window. It will also show if you are clicking through to a secure link (https - like the ones above) or if the link is an image and much more. Click through to the Mozilla Add-ons page for the full list.]]> I’ve seen plenty of posts where people have listed the “Top 10″, “20 Best”, “X Must Have” Firefox add-ons for (insert profession here). I’ve thought about these types of posts and thought that instead of posting another list, I’d just share my favorite Firefox Add-on I use.


Link AlertI use a number of different add-ons that come in very handy in my job and in my web development including Web Developer, Clippings, Greasemonkey,Stylish, Tamper Data, Copy as HTML Link and more. However, my favorite Firefox Add-On is Link Alert.

Link Alert adds a small icon to your mouse based on the link you are about to click on, whether it is a Word Doc, Excel Spreadsheet, PDF, Zip, Application, JavaScript, or if the file will open in a new window. It will also show if you are clicking through to a secure link (https – like the ones above) or if the link is an image and much more. Click through to the Mozilla Firefox Add-ons page for the full list.

It’s not a must-have development tool and is by far not the most useful add-on that I use. For some reason, it is just my favorite add-on that I use. It helps knowing if a link is set to open externally so I can open in a tab if I want. I can know if the file will prompt for download (Excel, Word, Zip). It’s just a handy tool that I like to have. It’s not one of those add-ons that you’ll miss if you don’t have it, but it’s just a nice little extra to have.

Share your favorite Firefox Add-On with others in the comments.

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