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Here's my minimal version. It contains no JavaScript; it only uses the manifest to inject CSS.

https://github.com/benatkin/g-- https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/elkedplmbnnbofcldj...

BlockPlus sounds neat too, but I don't mind the HTTP requests and I find Google Plus no more distracting than my email. Right now I only need this for when I'm searching for programming documentation online, and so I only have it hiding the notification on www.google.com.

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Add in a few more subdomains to cover the other Google apps (docs and mail are the most important ones to me) and I'll probably switch over to your plugin instead (I mean who needs configuration options?). Also be sure to add 'all_frames' to 'content_scripts' or it won't work in Gmail.

Feel free to copy my technique.

I made a Safari extension that hides the notification area on www.google.com too.

https://github.com/benatkin/quietgsearch

Like the google one, it didn't involve writing any JavaScript. I just had to specify the name of the css file in the metadata.

Google tries to get developers to put their extensions, no matter how trivial, in the Chrome Web Store. Apple, on the other hand, requires developers to sign up for the Safari Developer Program, get a digital certificate, and sign their extensions. Apple does have a Safari Extension Gallery, but their approach is different:

> Safari Developer Program members can submit their Safari extensions to be considered for the Safari Extensions Gallery.

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