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Ask HN: Is there an accepted name for writing browser-based user scripts?

2 pointsby deanebarker26 days ago
The type of development I mean is GreaseMonkey or TamperMonkey scripts -- or even browser plugins -- that modify and &quot;hack&quot; web pages after they&#x27;ve loaded in the browser.<p>Is there a name to refer to this type of thing? Is this an accepted or pseudo-discipline? I&#x27;m trying to find best practices around this, but it&#x27;s hard when there doesn&#x27;t seem to be a nomenclature around it.

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p_ing26 days ago
User scripts is the name you&#x27;re looking for.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;awesome-scripts&#x2F;awesome-userscripts?tab=readme-ov-file">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;awesome-scripts&#x2F;awesome-userscripts?tab=r...</a>
gnatman24 days ago
I recently learned about “bookmarklets” — browser bookmarks that execute javascript on the current webpage.