Talk about an extensible extension!

The latest version of the Firefox sidebar extension now supports Javascript plug-ins, with a simple install/uninstall interface under “Settings”. To install a plug-in, paste in the URL to an external Javascript file. The plug-in will then be able to re-write any of the pages immediately after they are loaded, override any existing functions (not really recommended), and also store data in custom tables. Right now, the implementation is pretty basic. It will become more robust in the near future.

I created a sample plug-in that adds a new table to the database for storing “notes” on your friends: http://xidcard.com/plugins/testplugin.js

To try it out, install the plug-in, add at least one friend, go to that friend’s Detail page, then notice the “Note” tab.

Quick link to the latest version of the Firefox sidebar extension

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