Wiki redirect data is now pulled from an API. ** The extension fetches and caches the latest data every three hours, which means you'll get new wiki redirects soon after they're added instead of having to wait for an update to be made and approved through the extension stores (which can take a week or more) ** The extension package itself will still continue to be periodically updated with new wiki additions ** You can turn this off in settings, in which case you will only see the wikis bundled with your installed version
Search engines are now opt-in! In an effort to be more privacy-friendly, Indie Wiki Buddy no longer asks for access to all its supported search engines upon install. google.com still works out of the box, as it is the most popular search engine that most users will want and expect to be enabled. Every other search engine is off until you turn it on in settings. ** This keeps the extension's access to the minimum you actually use, and lets us add new search engines later without an update that everyone has to approve ** Existing users who update to 4.0.0 will see a one-time page explaining the change and toggles for all search engines. ** Search engine toggles are now saved per device rather than synced, since browser permissions are granted per device
Custom search engines are back! You can now point Indie Wiki Buddy at your own search engines running SearXNG or Whoogle, including ones hosted on localhost or over plain http. ** Like search engine toggles, these are saved per device
New welcome page on first install, walking you through the settings most people want to set up.
BreezeWiki changes: ** Similar to our search engines update, BreezeWiki mirrors are now opt-in on selection ** Available BreezeWiki mirrors are now pulled from our endpoint ** Everyone's host is reset to breezewiki.com with this update
Search result filtering improvements: ** Re-ordering indie wiki results to the top is now more reliable ** Wikis with non-Latin names are now handled correctly
The settings popup now warns you if Indie Wiki Buddy has lost browser access to Fandom, Fextralife, or Neoseeker, with a button to grant it back
Accessibility improvements on redirect banners, links, and search result controls
Added 4 English listings: ** Bleak Faith: Forsaken Fandom Wiki to Bleak Faith: Forsaken Wiki ** Dustbunny Fandom Wiki to Dustbunny Wiki ** Fortnite Fandom Wiki to Fortnite Wiki ** Roblox Obby Fandom Wiki to Obby Wiki
Localization updates for several languages
Under the hood: ** Minimum browser versions are now Chrome 131 (was 88) and Firefox 128 (was 113) ** Firefox now runs on Manifest V3, the same platform as Chrome. ** Per-wiki settings are now split across 32 storage keys, to avoid hitting the browser storage limit for synced storage data. ** Banners on wiki pages now appear sooner ** Updated the codebase to use ES modules ** Dark mode fixes, keyboard focus fixes, missing localizations