IMPORTANT NOTE (4/10/2020):As of today, I see Instagram has enabled DM on the Web. I don't think this add-on is longer needed, unless you want to chat on a tiny bottom-right window, instead of the whole window.
Thanks to all who installed and submitted those friendly reviews!
This add-on allows you to chat on the Instagram Web app, which is not available by default although the functionality
is there.
FunctionalityModifies the Instagram page doing the following:
- Adds new chat icon on the top-right menu
- Shows/hide a chat-box once you click on the new chat icon
How it's doneFor a technical explanation, check this add-on's website or the "Technical Details" section.
A hidden "iframe" element is created for the direct chat URL along with a chat toggle on the page top-right menu. Their mobile direct chat looks pretty ugly, so this add-on also does some tweaks to improve its design. It's all done as follows: