Tracking Query Remover

A Chrome and Firefox extension that removes trackers from query for a simpler and cleaner URL

This extension will remove the following trackers from Google and Facebook:

• gclid
• fbclid
• utm_source
• utm_medium
• utm_campaign
• utm_term
• utm_content

This extension is not designed to hide from the website you are visiting with the tracking queries (you can see in Network tab on DevTools that request is done before the extension removes the query), but is intended for the user to see a cleaner url to share or save it to a document. I would like to add this feature on a future release, if you have the time to do so, send a pull request

Install

You can install the extension/add-on for the following browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox

Tests

You can test without a web browser using NodeJS running

node content.js

Or you can test that it changes the url visiting this https://blog.marroquin.dev/tests/?fbclid=FBFBFB&couponCode=COCOCO&gclid=GCGCGC

In order to test this extension:

For Chrome at chrome://extensions, enabled Developer mode and clicked Load unpacked

For Firefox at about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox clicked Load Temporary Add-on…

Links

Some links that may help you if you are also new to building extensions

• Manifest File Format

Icon

The icon was created with Gimp on a 16x16 pixels square with size 1 Pencil, you can edit by openning icon.xcf

Package extension

For Chrome at chrome://extensions click Pack extension and it will generate your Packed (.crx) and Key (.pem) files.

As a reminder for me, I saved my key at G2 on KEYS folder