DIY GUIDE: How to use Google Chrome Extensions to quickly scrape for new coral frags

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Hello,
My dog is currently in the hospital so I'm doing this to help the community to A) Make me feel better about current circumstances and B) Address something that will help you keep your finger on the pulse of virtually any website or coral type or category.


Step one: Install Search Center


Search Center is a Google Chrome extension intended for the ability to do a, "Multi Search" but can also be used to create a function that will pull up whatever webpages we choose at the press of a button. In this case, today we will be covering some basic Zoanthid Vendors, their WYSIWYG sections if they seem to currently have zoanthids, one vendor who is currently OOS on zoanthids, and that ability to add or delete pages and create your own search groups.


Step Two: Pin Search Center to your Browser Bar if you are lazy like myself.

This allows for two clicks to open however many pages you please, instantly.


Step 3: Click "Options", Delete all of the current search engines by clicking and dragging them into the trash, Then click "Manage Engines", Then Click "Export Engines".




Step 4: Delete your current data in the box and paste this into it instead



[{"Engines":[{"Id":"0.57356499964478270.625530087752574","name":"sbb zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://sbbcorals.com/product-category/zoanthid/?orderby=date","SearchEngineName":"sbb zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.51609202796152490.6464907535052986","name":"Jason Fox Zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com/collections/zoanthids-softies?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"Jason Fox Zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.215988782826986640.12189194581786666","name":"Gold Basket Reef zoas by new","SearchUrl":"https://shop.goldenbasketreef.com/collections/zoa?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"Gold Basket Reef zoas by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.57327553384947350.31534825139635503","name":"aquasd zoas","SearchUrl":"https://aquasd.com/collections/zoas-palys-frags","SearchEngineName":"aquasd zoas","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.78203547480300940.9913189882909923","name":"liveaquaria DD softies by new","SearchUrl":"https://www.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/category/7/polyp-mushroom-and-soft-corals","SearchEngineName":"liveaquaria DD softies by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.423782747954551950.5621593139730301","name":"AtoZoanthid zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://www.atozoanthid.com/collections/zoanthids?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"AtoZoanthid zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.260520175633531360.03240928290188294","name":"atozoanthid WYSIWYG zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://www.atozoanthid.com/collections/wysiwyg-zoanthids?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"atozoanthid WYSIWYG zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.85540134459957470.6188085437065165","name":"zoanthids.com zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://shop.zoanthids.com/collections/all-polyps-1#MainContent","SearchEngineName":"zoanthids.com zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.36842693144116280.6759281666941666","name":"zoanthids.com wysiwyg by new","SearchUrl":"https://shop.zoanthids.com/collections/wysiwyg-coral-for-sale?sort_by=created-descending#MainContent","SearchEngineName":"zoanthids.com wysiwyg by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.62495010189804880.11248185403859878","name":"ARC zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://shop.areefcreation.com/collections/zoas?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"ARC zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.64621855614304960.7676401720987376","name":"corals.com zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://www.corals.com/product-category/all-livestock/coral-frags/soft-coral-frags/zoanthids-palythoas-soft-coral-frags/","SearchEngineName":"corals.com zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.64252648017675520.35885301006322345","name":"wwc Zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://worldwidecorals.com/collections/zoanthids?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"wwc Zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.43793875712055640.9875372457575169","name":"legendary corals zoanthids by new","SearchUrl":"https://www.legendary-corals.com/zoanthids-collection?sort=newest","SearchEngineName":"legendary corals zoanthids by new","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.85642139237794110.8989454218245305","name":"ultimate corals softies by latest","SearchUrl":"https://ultimatecorals.com/product-category/new-category/softies/?orderby=date","SearchEngineName":"ultimate corals softies by latest","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.65569181496598120.4133517929211492","name":"cherry corals zoas by latest","SearchUrl":"https://cherrycorals.com/product-category/palys/?orderby=date&q=product-category%2Fpalys%2F&q=product-category%2Fpalys%2F","SearchEngineName":"cherry corals zoas by latest","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.17076014249425730.42202701346528904","name":"marias coral reef by latest","SearchUrl":"https://mariascoralreef.com/collections/zoanthids?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"marias coral reef by latest","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.79354161611025580.6044847059887146","name":"cornbred zoanthids by latest","SearchUrl":"https://cornbredcorals.com/collections/lps?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"cornbred zoanthids by latest","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.434855371147136350.6639076900183647","name":"tck corals zoas by latest","SearchUrl":"https://tckcorals.com/collections/zoas","SearchEngineName":"tck corals zoas by latest","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.91492845705914670.6259112227536219","name":"tidal gardens zoanthids by price high to low","SearchUrl":"https://www.tidalgardens.com/corals/zoanthids/zoanthid-sea-mat-polyps-zoanthus.html?product_list_order=price&product_list_dir=desc","SearchEngineName":"tidal gardens zoanthids by price high to low","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.0494929881110708350.31651770956386094","name":"Tidal gardens palythoas priced high to low","SearchUrl":"https://www.tidalgardens.com/corals/zoanthids/button-polyps-palythoa.html?product_list_order=price&product_list_dir=desc","SearchEngineName":"Tidal gardens palythoas priced high to low","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.69020532682357620.7389668657462523","name":"poto wysiwyg zoas by latest","SearchUrl":"https://www.piecesoftheocean.com/collections/zoanthids?sort_by=created-descending","SearchEngineName":"poto wysiwyg zoas by latest","IconUrl":""},{"Id":"0.45883541969601140.662481830344168","name":"poto zoa auctions be ending soonest","SearchUrl":"https://www.piecesoftheocean.com/pages/live-coral-auction?s=zoa","SearchEngineName":"poto zoa auctions by ending soonest","IconUrl":""}],"Id":"0.87468642761994690.4663830480803406","name":"Newest Zoanthids","IconUrl":"chrome-extension://ndfplmdnbnefomnjiknbpejdceedhdmf/images/folder.png"}]


Step 5: Press "Import"


Step 6: Close the window


Step 7: You should now be able to click the extension at the top of your browser bar and see a, "Newest Zoanthids" button. Press this button.


Step 8: You have now opened 21 different vendor pages for zoanthids sorted by either newest or highest price depending of sort option availability. You can now compare prices.



You can add more websites to this functionality, or less, by clicking the extension on any page you visit after sorting, and clicking, "Add current website". You will then click "Options" and on the new window, click and drag the website into the "Newest Zoanthids" group, and then delete the original copy of the website link that is not in the group by simply dragging it to the trash can. The next time you click the "Newest Zoanthids" button, you will find that the current website has been added to the code.

Step 9: Enjoy your weird new zoanthids should you order any, or apply this to any other coral, category, website, news, or search engines you please, you dirty (and highly intelligent) animal!



Seriously though it makes looking for neat corals a million times easier when you can click " Zoanthids" and it pulls up all the latest and greatest.


If you would like to be added to this list PM me and I'll update ASAP.
Happy Reefing!
 
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Sorry about your pup. Hope all goes well. THanks for the share!
 

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I'm sorry to hear about your dog! As a non-programmer kinda person.. how would you do this for Goniopora?
 

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