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https://github.com/toydotgame/old-google
Replaces the current Google logo on google.com and the search page to use the old 2010 – 2013 logo.
https://github.com/toydotgame/old-google
firefox-extension google-logo javascript
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Replaces the current Google logo on google.com and the search page to use the old 2010 – 2013 logo.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/toydotgame/old-google
- Owner: toydotgame
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-10-19T06:55:09.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-29T02:06:19.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-30T02:34:01.040Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: firefox-extension, google-logo, javascript
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/old-google/
- Size: 2.62 MB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Old Google
   
Replaces the logo on various Google search engines to that of [the logo they had from 2010 to 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Google_2011_logo.png), and also changes the favicon to that of [the 2012 one](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Google_Icon_%282010-2015%29.svg/512px-Google_Icon_%282010-2015%29.svg.png). Dark theme compatible.
Additionally, it has some features to further age the look of your results:
* Square search boxes
* Square favicons in results
* Denser results listing
* Removal of pills row, results gimmicks, and _People also searched for_
* Redirect automatically to [`&udm=14`](https://udm14.com/) results pages
* Remove URL breadcrumbs in results and make the URL text green
### _Why does it ask for so many permissions when installing?_
You can see what sites Old Google is asking permission to run on here in the manifest:
https://github.com/toydotgame/old-google/blob/2a569a41429e769bd7f54512362faa0c207ca540/manifest.json#L53-L58
Essentially, I can't just ask for `*://*.google.*/` domain permissions because for every TLD (.com, .co.uk, .org, etc), there could be a different owner. In practice, Google owns every `google.*` domain, but in theory `google.com` and `google.co.uk` are two distinct domains who can have completely different owners. Therefore, Manifest v2 (and v3) don't allow wildcards for the TLD, meaning I have to add in a specific entry for every known google.whatever domain. Doing just `google.com` only might break if you automatically get redirected to a `google.co.uk` or something like that!
## Goals/Project TODO
I am open to PRs for help on features and improvements if you would like to help!
* [x] Favicon replacement.
* [x] Favicon replacement based on specific site.
* [x] Allow Old Google to run on TLDs other than .com. (Currently removed functionality)
* [x] Sign, package, and distribute this extension on [AMO](https://addons.mozilla.org/).
* [x] Refactor.
* [x] Remove `&tbm=isch` for SVG google logo handling as Google has removed this search page.
* [x] Rename references to "random row" to "pills"—as Google likes to call them.
* [x] Rename references to green URL fixing to proper paths to say full URL instead of breadcrumbs.
* [x] Replace arrays of query selectors with some documentation of what means what. Keep array of `browser.runtime.getURL` objects for logos instead.
* [x] Optimise regular Google Search CSS injection with a single `InjectCssAtHead()` run via just concatenating CSS strings for options into one big string then just running one injection.
* [x] Change options text to reflect more up-to-date functionality.
* [ ] Optimise the `&udm=14` redirector by using a `browser.onBeforeRequest` or similar faster trigger.
### Google Site Support Roadmap:
This includes logo replacement where possible, and custom era-appropriate favicon (if applicable; otherwise, the generic old Google Search logo will be used).
* [x] Regular Google Search, Images, etc all accessible from [Google.com](https://www.google.com/)
* [x] [Videos](https://www.google.com/videohp)
* [x] [Patents](https://patents.google.com/)
* [x] [Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/)
* [x] [Books](https://books.google.com/)
* [x] [Ngrams Viewer](https://books.google.com/ngrams/)
* [x] [Maps](https://www.google.com/maps)
* [x] [Finance](https://www.google.com/finance/)
* [x] [Shopping](https://shopping.google.com/)
* [x] [News](https://news.google.com/home)
* [x] [Travel](https://www.google.com/travel/) (including Google Flights)
* [x] [Trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/)
* [x] [Google Earth](https://earth.google.com/web/) (support is rudimentary: due to the fact that Google Earth is mostly a canvas, which isn't within the scope I can access)
## Compiling for Testing
### Requirements:
* Firefox (obviously)
* Mozilla's `web-ext` tool. (Available on most Linux distributions as the `web-ext` package, or through `npm install --global web-ext` on Windows and non-supporting Linux distributions)
### Steps
1. Clone the GitHub repo:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/toydotgame/old-google.git
cd old-google/
```
2. Build the code:
```sh
web-ext build
```
3. Install the addon temporarily in Firefox:
* In Firefox, go to `about:debugging`, to _This Firefox_, then under the _Temporary Extensions_ heading, click _Load Temporary Add-on..._.
* After that, navigate to wherever you cloned the repo, then inside that `old-google/` folder, find `web-ext-artifacts/`, and in that, double-click to open `old_google-x.x.zip`.
Alternatively, you can just load the `manifest.json` file into `about:debugging` to achieve the same functionality.
This way of installing the extension will cause it to be removed after you close the browser window. You can alternatively download a signed copy of the compiled extension from the [Releases tab](https://github.com/toydotgame/old-google/releases) (non-`sources` is signed, and `sources` is the debugging-only copy). Signed copies can be installed in `about:addons` (then _Install Addon From File..._), and will remain permanently.