[Announcement] Simple Steem Block Explorer Updated to v1.3.2 and Published in the Chrome Web Store

Last April, in this post, I first described the Simple Steem Block Explorer that had been submitted for review in the Chrome WebStore. This April, I published an update to version 1.3.2.

This Open Source browser extension provides for a quick lookup of information on the Steem blockchain without any need to visit any remote web server. When open, it refreshes every 3 seconds with the witness schedule and a small subset of global properties, and it offers the ability to retrieve other information from the blockchain APIs. As a browser extension, the query goes straight from your browser to the Steem API with no need for intermediaries. All blockchain interaction is read-only, so no keys or authentication are needed.

It's now available in the Chrome Web Store, here, or on github, here. Here's what the updated interface looks like.

And here's what changed:

1. The previous version opened as a pop-up window. Now it opens as a full browser tab.
2. The previous version searched for block number, transaction id, or account name. The new version also retrieves posts.
3. The previous version only gave back selected global properties. It's now possible to display all of them by using the new Show All button.
4. When searching for blocks, Previous Block and Next Block buttons appear so you can step backward or forward one block at a time.
5. The previous version required the user to specify what type of data to search for. The new version figures it out automatically.
6. The new version adds a Clear button to clear a search.
7. The new version adds an editable list of Steem public APIs so we can switch between them if one becomes unreachable. Changes to the list are saved in browser storage, so they should be preserved after restarting the browser.
8. The new version adds a clickable search option for the head block, last irreversible block, and the current witness account.
9. A security fix was added to guard against XSS from malformed API results.

Feel free to let me know if you run into any problems with it. As listed above, you can install it from these locations:

• In the Chrome Web Store, here
• On github, here.

The project is Open Source, so I also welcome contributions from others.

Thank you for your attention!