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I like this, but (and there always is a but when it comes to Chrome addons), it is liable to break when Twitter does a redesign. I feel a redesign is imminent for Twitter, as it's a forever shifting design. Maybe I'm worrying too early, and can use this, but I would dread the day when the author forgets to update the code when Twitter does a redesign. Perhaps Twitter will do a redesign just like this and there will be no need for updated code.

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There are a few options how I can handle it.

* Chrome web store support page. It is a default option. The user can complain there if something doesn't work.

* Implement a complain button in the extension and if something broke and X users clicked the button, I will take action. IMHO It would be nice to have a central maintenance point which the extension will check and in case If you turned on 'maintenance mode' then just show a dialog to users like: The extension isn’t working properly right now. It will automatically be disabled. What to do? [Disable], [Keep it running]

* automatic way: try to build a heuristic system which will monitor changes in the layout and notify to the developer of any issues.

In any case, there will always be a time when the extension would not work if Twitter changes something globally.

I'll be very happy if this functionality will be implemented on the Twitter side.

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