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- webext-base-css
- webext-base-css/webext-base.css
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webext-base-css 
Extremely minimal "native" stylesheet/setup for Web Extensions’ options pages (also dark mode)
It's meant to look as native as possible, invisible. webext-base-css
is what browsers should offer by default.
Look at the demo options.html for the suggested markup (it's basic and not really enforced.)
Demo: Chrome with light theme | Firefox with dark theme |
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Install
Download the stylesheet manually or use npm:
npm install webext-base-css
Usage
<link rel="stylesheet" href="webext-base.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="your-own-stylesheet-if-necessary.css">
And in your manifest.json:
{
"options_ui": {
"page": "options.html",
}
}
💡 Tip: Also use webext-options-sync to manage and autosave your extension's options.
Usage with a bundler
Depending on how your bundler is configured, you might be able to use one of these to import the module directly from node_modules
. If you have issues or have a better solution, please send a PR or open an issue.
<!-- From options.html -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="./node_modules/webext-base-css/webext-base.css">
// From options.js
import 'webext-base-css';
/* From options.css or .scss */
/* Pick one, it depends on your bundler/config */
@import 'webext-base-css';
@import '~webext-base-css';
@import '~webext-base-css/webext-base.css';
@import 'npm:webext-base-css'; /* Parcel */
@use 'webext-base-css';
Full example
Here's a minimal but full options.html
example page:
<!doctype html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Options</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="webext-base.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="options.css">
<form>
<p>
<label for="name">Name</label><br>
<input type="text" id="name" name="name" spellcheck="false" autocomplete="off" required/>
</p>
<p>
<label>
<input type="checkbox" name="logging">
Show the features enabled on each page in the console
</label>
</p>
</form>
<script src="options.js"></script>
Extras
There are some extra classes you can use:
.text-monospace
ideal for for<input>
and<textarea>
to have a monospace fontwebext-base-css-modal
can be applied to HTML if you have a small options page but don't want to useoptions_ui
. See the what it looks like.
Tips
- Use the
<input size="10">
to define the width ofinput
fields, or else they're now set to100%
by default. - Use
<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://global/skin/in-content/common.css">
if you want to use Firefox's native style, but this means you'll have to handle the inconsistencies between web browsers. This used to be included inwebext-base-css
v1.
Related
- webext-options-sync - Helps you manage and autosave your extension's options
- webext-storage-cache - Map-like promised cache storage with expiration. Chrome and Firefox
- Awesome-WebExtensions - A curated list of awesome resources for WebExtensions development.
- More…