Frequently Asked Questions
How to automatically show notes (popup) for a webpage? #
You can configure Page Notes to automatically show notes for a web page by changing the “Automatically show notes pop-up” setting in the options page. There are 3 possible values of this setting:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Never (default) | Notes popup is not shown. |
| Only for page-level notes | Notes popup is shown for the pages that have page-specific notes. |
| For site-level notes as well | Notes popup is shown for all pages that have notes, either through page-level notes or site-level notes. |
How can I ignore certain parts of the URL while saving and accessing notes? #
You can configure Page Notes to ignore certain parts of the URL, e.g. query parameters and hash, while saving and retrieving notes by changing the “Ignore in URL” setting in the options page. This setting has 3 possible values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Nothing (default) | Use the full URL. |
| Hash | Ignore hash (e.g. https://example.com/page#section -> https://example.com/page). |
| Query parameters & hash | Use the URL without query parameters and hash (e.g. https://example.com/page?param=value#section -> https://example.com/page). |
You can configure a default value for this setting as well as add site-specific overrides. For example, you can set the default ignore-in-url value to “Query parameters & hash” and add an override for sites that use query parameters, e.g. youtube.com to “Hash”.
Can I add a keyboard shortcut to open the notes #
Yes, it’s a built-in feature in chrome. Visit chrome://extensions/shortcuts to create a shortcut for any extension. For example I use ^(Ctrl) + ⌘ (Cmd) + P (on Mac) for Page Notes.
What Are Site-Level Notes? #
Site-level notes are applied to all pages with the same hostname. For example, if you add a site-level note for github.com, that note will apply to all pages on github.com, including https://github.com/manugarg/pagenotes-issues, for example. If a page has both page-level and site-level notes, the page-level notes take priority.
You can mark a note as site-level when you edit it. You can also change the default setting through the options page.
Backup and Restore Notes #
You can back up your page notes from the options page. The backup is saved to disk in CSV format. You can also restore notes from a backup from the same, options, page.
Click to see screenshotsHow to enable dark mode icon #
Extension will automatically switch to dark mode icons if you change OS settings to dark mode. You can change this behavior by changing the ‘Use dark mode icons’ setting:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto (default) | Automatically choose between dark and light mode icons based on the OS settings. Note that browser level theme change doesn’t trigger this change. |
| Always | Always use dark mode icons. |
| Never | Never use dark mode icons. |
Can I disable icon animation and badge #
Yes, you can easily disable icon animation and ‘blue’ badge from the options page.