Google Search Extra Buttons

Add buttons (past 1/2/3 days, weeks, PDF search etc.) for Google search page

As of 2018-12-11. See the latest version.

Author
spmbt
Ratings
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Version
37.2018.12.11
Created
2015-01-18
Updated
2018-12-11
License
N/A
Applies to

Google Search Extra Buttons

Add buttons of customized search to results page of Google and main page. (This page in Russian.) (Note: option of revert to old blue design of x-buttons was added to settings.)

(Fx, Chrome, Opera12, Safari, MS Edge + Win10 + Tampermonkey)

  • Fx - script is installed by GreaseMonkey addon for userscripts (in older Firefox Scriptish addon may be used);
  • Chrome|new Opera(15+)|Vivaldi|Yandex browser - immediately (on the page chrome://extensions/ it placed as unpacked script in "developer mode"; directory sholuld be contain manifest.json or JSON code lower, rename script: "GoogleSearchExtra_Buttons.user.js" or similar if need; or by other methods - Tampermonkey);
  • Opera 12- - save userscript in file placed in Opera directory... ( there are instructions );
  • Safari - installed by Tampermonkey for Safari.
  • , MS Edge, KMeleon, Brave
{
  "content_scripts": [ {
    "exclude_matches": [  ],
    "include_globs": [
      "http://www.google.*/search*"
    ,"https://www.google.*/search*"
    ,"https://www.google.*/*"
    ,"https://encrypted.google.*/search*"
    ,"https://encrypted.google.*/*"
    ,"https://spmbt.github.io/googleSearchExtraButtons/saveYourLocalStorage.html"
    ,"https://www.gstatic.com/index.html"
    ,"https://www.gstatic.com/sites/p/b9356d/system/services/test.html"],
    "js": [ "Google_Search_Extra_Buttons.user.js" ],
    "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ],
    "run_at": "document_idle"
  } ],
  "converted_from_user_script": true,
  "description": "Add buttons (past 1/2/3 days, weeks, PDF search etc.) for Google search page",
  "name": "GoogleSearchExtraButtons",
  "version": "37.2018.12.11",
  "manifest_version": 2
}

Script adds 8 types of buttons that doubled links hidden in:

  • change interface language (en(default), fr, ru, de, es) in Settings area; small sticked appearance;
  • search PDF docs;
  • search in site (from list; if no list in settings (or commented), this button is not displayed);
  • write list of your favorite sites in code (example: ['slashdot.org','digg.com']);
  • search in interval of dates (fast opening of Google inteface);
  • search for 1,2..13 last days;
  • search for 1,2..10 last weeks;
  • search for 1,2..11 last months;
  • search for 1,2..10 last years;
  • search for 1,2..22 last hours;
  • save of each select in ext. localStorage;
  • multilanguage interface by settings in navigator.language or in script: ('en' is default or on undescribed language);
  • remove lang in settings (select "en w/o hints") for no hints (interface language will be English);
  • save settings (language and sites list) in the external localStorage (google clean own storage), copy list as text;
  • keep type of current page ('tbm=' parameter) - news, pictures, video etc.

2018-12-11: White-Mint-Oval design (as default), blue old design as additional; 2018-12-05..11: start page with buttons is repaired; fix img search; hide buttons in shop|boks|finance; 2018-11-30..12-4: search by up to 30 filetypes; images search by types and Show Sizes checkbox; 2018-11-19..20: by changes of layout (classes and logic) of results page (TODO start page), external localStorage is placed to Google domain (gstatic.com) 2017-12-12: transitions in fading columns; some style modifications 2017-11-13: temporary save option "sort by date" for nexr search in the same page 2017-03-11: more contrast gray design of extra buttons 2017-02-04: fix white-on-white border of input field 2016-12-12: gray design of buttons on the pages with new desing of Google; setting of return to old buttons design. 2016-12-07: fixes for compatibility of new design of input fields; old format is supported also. 2016-01-17: fix autostart after select of site; switch of checkbox.

This script is based on BarsMonster article (ru) . Github: https://github.com/spmbt/googleSearchExtraButtons .