Shut Up for Chrome Changelog

What's new in Shut Up for Chrome 8.0

Sep 21, 2022
  • Upgraded to Manifest v3 for future browser compatibility. (Firefox support TBD)
  • Switched to new native WebExtensions APIs for adding blocking rules to pages.
  • Updated the Options page to support narrow window widths.
  • Fixed an issue in the Options page that prevented links from opening in a full tab.
  • Removed the ability to force stylesheet updates in browsers based on Chrome.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.1.2.1 (Sep 5, 2022)

  • Prevented Shut Up from accidentally hiding important controls on California's EDD website.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.1.1.2 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • Blocked discussion and reviews on leagueofcomicgeeks.com.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.1 (Nov 16, 2021)

  • Improved injection logic to better cooperate with other extensions and websites.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.0.2.18 (Nov 2, 2021)

  • Blocked comments on LinkedIn, and fixed a false positive on a cookie consent code library.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.0.2.12 (May 23, 2021)

  • Unblocked comments on the WordPress admin panel.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.0.2.10 (May 22, 2021)

  • Blocked comments on YouTube's mobile layout.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.0.2 (Feb 23, 2021)

  • Fixed comment blocking on Le Figaro.
  • Removed IP address logging for the stylesheet update feature. (This was a server-side change and also affects previous versions.)

New in Shut Up for Chrome 7.0.1 (Jan 15, 2021)

  • Blocked comments on sites which use the Coral comments system
  • Improved comment blocking on Pixiv
  • Updated copyright date

New in Shut Up for Chrome 5.0.1 (Apr 17, 2020)

  • Returned to the use of a standalone options page.
  • Improved compatibility with iCloud's web interface.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 5.0 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • Fixed comment blocking on Firefox 72 and newer.
  • Resolved various race conditions using improved initialization logic. This fixed an issue where the context menu item wouldn't install correctly.
  • Strengthened whitelist encryption using the Web Crypto API.
  • Improved stylesheet update logic to handle (some) Unicode characters.
  • Strengthened Content Security Policy to prepare for upcoming Manifest v3 changes.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.2.2 (Aug 20, 2019)

  • Updated the included MD5 library to the current release version.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.2.1 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • Updated the included MD5 library to the current release version.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.2 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • Corrected the appearance of the options page on Firefox 64 and newer.
  • Improved compatibility with Kindle Cloud Reader.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.1.1 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • Improved comment blocking on The Times of India.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.1 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • Adjusted the toolbar icon to better adapt to browser themes, as well as Dark Mode in macOS Mojave.

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.0.1 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • Updated the copyright year. (Finally!)

New in Shut Up for Chrome 4.0 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • Changed the default keyboard shortcut to Ctrl + Shift + X to prevent conflicting with the shortcut for Redo.