Dev.to Un-Sticker 📌

A powerful Chrome Extension (Manifest V3) designed to help developers finally conquer their Dev.to reading lists. Instead of letting your saved list grow indefinitely, Un-Sticker helps you categorize, filter, and actively reminds you to read the articles you save!

🚀 The Problem it Resolves

We've all been there: you see a fantastic developer article, hit "Save for later," and it immediately vanishes into the void of a massive, unorganized reading list. Un-Sticker restores order by letting you locally separate your collection into "Read" and "Unread" statuses, giving you the satisfaction of officially checking things off and focusing entirely on what you haven't read yet.

✨ Functionality and Features

• Local Read/Unread State — As you browse, mark articles as read/unread directly from the popup. Switch fluidly between All, Unread, and Read tabs without reloading.
• Smart Reminders System — The extension acts as a personal reading assistant! It scans the age of unread articles and delivers native Chrome Notifications at exact age milestones: 3 days, 7 days, 2 weeks, and 1 month.
• Reminder Badges — When an unread article is inside the 30-day reminder threshold, a unique ⏰ badge appears on its card. Once marked as read or aged past 31 days, it is removed from the queue.
• Fluid UI & Infinite Scrolling — Beautiful glassmorphism UI styled with shimmering skeleton loaders securely handling pages of hundreds of reading list items.
• Secure Integration — The extension communicates directly with your Dev.to account locally using your private API key (chrome.storage.local).

📂 Project Structure

dev_article_ext/
├── manifest.json      # Extension configuration and MV3 permissions
├── popup.html         # User Interface layout for the popup window
├── popup.js           # Core logic: State management, infinite scroll, filtering, badge updates, settings
├── style.css          # Custom design system with tokens, glassmorphism logic, and micro-animations
├── background.js      # Service Worker handling the hourly cron-job reminder tracking and alerts
└── icons/             # Chrome extension iconography

🔮 Future Roadmap

To make managing reading lists even simpler, upcoming versions will feature:

• Email Service Integration: Opt-in to receive a friendly email digest of your lingering unread articles.
• AI Analytics: Integration with AI to automatically summarize lengthy articles right in the extension before you even open them!

⚙️ Installation

1. Go to chrome://extensions/ in your browser.
2. Enable Developer mode toggle in the top-right corner.
3. Click Load unpacked and select this directory.
4. Pin the extension, open the Settings panel (⚙️), paste your Dev.to API Key, and save.

🔑 Getting Your API Key

Go to dev.to/settings/extensions and generate an API key under DEV Community API Keys.