Replace Explore with Trending

Replaces the Explore tab with Trending. Works with old and new icons

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Replace Explore with Trending
// @version      1.2
// @description  Replaces the Explore tab with Trending. Works with old and new icons
// @author       Cat Bot
// @match        *://www.youtube.com/*
// @icon         https://www.youtube.com/favicon.ico
// @grant        none
// @license MIT
// @namespace    https://www.reddit.com/user/Cat_Bot4
// @run-at       document-end
// ==/UserScript==

function waitForElm(selector) {
    return new Promise(resolve => {
        if (document.querySelector(selector)) {
            return resolve(document.querySelector(selector));
        }

        const observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
            if (document.querySelector(selector)) {
                resolve(document.querySelector(selector));
                observer.disconnect();
            }
        });

        observer.observe(document.body, {
            childList: true,
            subtree: true
        });
    });
}

    function restoreTrending() {

        var trendingData = {
            "navigationEndpoint": {
                "clickTrackingParams": "CBwQtSwYASITCNqYh-qO_fACFcoRrQYdP44D9Q==",
                "commandMetadata": {
                    "webCommandMetadata": {
                        "url": "/feed/trending",
                        "webPageType": "WEB_PAGE_TYPE_BROWSE",
                        "rootVe": 6827,
                        "apiUrl": "/youtubei/v1/browse"
                    }
                },
                "browseEndpoint": {
                    "browseId": "FEtrending"
                }
            },
            "icon": {
                "iconType": "TRENDING"
            },
            "trackingParams": "CBwQtSwYASITCNqYh-qO_fACFcoRrQYdP44D9Q==",
            "formattedTitle": {
                "simpleText": "Trending"
            },
            "accessibility": {
                "accessibilityData": {
                    "label": "Trending"
                }
            },
            "isPrimary": true
        };

        var guidetemplate = `<ytd-guide-entry-renderer class="style-scope ytd-guide-section-renderer" is-primary="" line-end-style="none"><!--css-build:shady--><a id="endpoint" class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer" tabindex="-1" role="tablist"><tp-yt-paper-item role="tab" class="style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer" tabindex="0" aria-disabled="false"><!--css-build:shady--><yt-icon class="guide-icon style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer" disable-upgrade=""></yt-icon><yt-img-shadow height="24" width="24" class="style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer" disable-upgrade=""></yt-img-shadow><yt-formatted-string class="title style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer"><!--css-build:shady--></yt-formatted-string><span class="guide-entry-count style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer"></span><yt-icon class="guide-entry-badge style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer" disable-upgrade=""></yt-icon><div id="newness-dot" class="style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer"></div></tp-yt-paper-item></a><yt-interaction class="style-scope ytd-guide-entry-renderer"><!--css-build:shady--><div class="stroke style-scope yt-interaction"></div><div class="fill style-scope yt-interaction"></div></yt-interaction></ytd-guide-entry-renderer>`;
        document.querySelector(`#items > ytd-guide-entry-renderer:nth-child(2)`).data = trendingData;

    }


waitForElm("#items.ytd-guide-section-renderer").then((elm) => {
    restoreTrending();
});