Keep Popup Open when Opening a new Page

Question

I have the following code to introduce my Chrome Extension.

// detect if this is the first time running
var first_run = false;
if (!localStorage[\'ran_before\'])         


        

Answer 1

the method you are using is valid and should work, but you should probably just use the onInstalled event for consistency:

chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function(info){
    if(info.reason == "install"){
        console.log("Installed!");
    }else if(info.reason == "update"){
        console.log("Updated!");
    }
});

It doesn't require new permissions, and will keep your install code clearly separated from the rest of your code.

Answer 2

While Marc Guiselin's answer is excellent, it may be useful to know how to open a tab without closing a popup.

You could open the tab in the background, that way it won't close your popup.

chrome.tabs.create({
  url: chrome.runtime.getURL("intro/index.html"),
  active: false
});

In general, you should avoid using window.open in extensions and use chrome.tabs and chrome.windows API instead.