Hacker News - Show Links
Hacker News - Show Links is a Chrome add-on developed by boomeasy. This free add-on enhances your browsing experience on Hacker News by allowing you to toggle comments that have links embedded in them. By clicking on the "LinksOnly" option in the Hacknews menu, you can quickly see how many links are found in the comment section for each entry and hide comments that do not have links.
In addition to this main feature, Hacker News - Show Links also makes some other improvements. It changes the default sorting for search to "By Date", making it easier to find the most recent entries. It also ensures that all links in comments and links to articles on the front page open in a new tab, providing a seamless browsing experience. Moreover, it highlights links in yellow and visited links in pink, making them stand out for easy identification.
Overall, Hacker News - Show Links is a useful add-on for Hacker News users who want to focus on comments that contain links. With its additional enhancements, it improves the browsing experience on Hacker News. Please note that the source code for this add-on is available on GitHub for those interested in exploring further.
