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Roopesh
Roopesh

Reputation: 1

InstallTrigger.install Equivalent in Chrome?

In firefox InstallTrigger.install is used to download xpi file. What is used to download the crx file in chrome browser. The download should start without the user click.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 898

Answers (1)

Wladimir Palant
Wladimir Palant

Reputation: 57651

Simply change the location of your window, use window.location.href = "http://.../extension.crx";.

Edit: The answer above is outdated, Chrome no longer requires installing extensions from any website other than Chrome WebStore.

There is a supported inline installation flow that allows you to trigger installation for your extension from your website. This requires your website to be verified and associated with the extension in the Chrome Web Store. Then you can add a <link rel="chrome-webstore-item"> tag to the page pointing to your extension in Chrome Web Store and a call to chrome.webstore.install() will start installation.

Upvotes: 2

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