Enhanced SteamGifts & SteamTrades (ESGST)

An extension / userscript that adds some cool features to SteamGifts and SteamTrades.

If you find any bugs or have any feature requests, please file an issue here.


Compatibility

Tested and confirmed as working:

  • Chrome (since v55)
  • Firefox (since v52)
  • Pale Moon

Not tested but should be working:

  • Any Chromium-based browser (such as Opera, Vivaldi, etc...)

Not supported:

  • Edge
  • Safari

Installation

There are two different ways to use ESGST: extension or userscript. You can choose which one you want to use, but the extension is a lot faster and has a better peformance than the userscript, so I recommend it, although there is no major difference between them, except for a few options that are only available in the extension because of limitations in the userscript.

Option 1 - Extension

It should be possible to install the extension in any Chromium-based browser from the Chrome store (such as Opera, Vivaldi, etc...), any Firefox-based browser from the Firefox store (such as Waterfox, etc...), and any browser that uses the Phoebus system from the Pale Moon store (such as Basilik, etc...).

You can also use the extension on Android through Firefox for Android, but some features might not work or not be optimized enough for mobile.

Option 2 - Userscript

To install the userscript, you must install Violentmonkey, Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or some other userscript manager first. Then click here and you should be prompted to install it. I recommend Violentmonkey or Tampermonkey, because the userscript uses the GM_addValueChangeListener API to communicate changes in the storage between tabs, and that API is not available on Greasemonkey, so a polyfill is used for Greasemonkey, which is not very effective and can affect the performance.

You can also use the userscript on Android through Firefox with Violentmonkey or USI, but some features might not work or not be optimized enough for mobile.


Beta Versions

The latest beta version for both the extension and the userscript is always available in the latest pre-release in the releases page.

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Heya, just wondering... wasn't there a feature (similar to Setting 6.9) that put a SteamTrades button on User Profile pages? Did it get removed or am I just missing it?

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It was moved to User Links.

4 years ago
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Well, there's no SteamTrades link there by default. Are you inferring that's where I should add it for myself? So there's no default setting that adds ST to the profile page anymore?

It used to be next to the Steam profile button [pictured below] with a similar button. Not to the right of the username.

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4 years ago
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It should be there by default. If not, try using the "Reset Default" button in the additional options of the feature.

And yes, it's no longer next to the profile button.

4 years ago
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For some reason it was being adblocked by uBO. Sad to see it was moved though. xD Thanks a ton Rafael, you're a gift to humanity. <3

4 years ago
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Guys, I'm sorry, but I failed and I cannot find this option (if exist!) - how to turn on showing the name of the group that specific GA belongs to, for example here: https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaways/search?type=group I see only icons, but I would like to see also group names. Is it possible?

4 years ago
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1.6.3

4 years ago
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God bless you! 💙

4 years ago
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How do i filter to show only games with trading cards, i cant find it?

4 years ago
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2.2.53

4 years ago
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What does that mean? how do i get it?

4 years ago
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Was 2.20.2.53 :) Here is a link

4 years ago
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Awesome it work, any idea how i can get the feature "remove giveaways i entered". I just cant find it with so many options. I used to use one of the other SG addons, but they stopped working a month ago.

4 years ago
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Use filter

4 years ago
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I'm using the "Enter" button to enter giveaways without going to the page first, but I get a pop-up if there's a description. Anything I can add to the pop-up filter to get rid of this or any other way?

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You can only filter descriptions after they appeared at least once. So if the description is new, there's no way to prevent the popup from appearing.

4 years ago
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Anyone else all of a sudden getting EGST backups multiple times a day?
ESGT was set for every 7 days. Then in the last couple days, its spamming repeated back ups in one day.
Love the add-on, just not the multiple files created every day now. I dont think I did anything to trigger this as I was annoyed at it doing a back up once a day a couple months ago. So I set it to do it weekly and was happy. Then BAM! today I had 8 backups created and still counting. I cant find the trigger.

4 years ago
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Is the sync failing?

4 years ago
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Only Sync I know of is Steamgifts with Steam and thats working.
ESGST has created 3 backup files in the last 2 hours.
The only thing I see in the JSON file is {"v":3}

4 years ago
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Sorry, I meant to ask if the backup is failing. Do you have the data that you want to backup selected in the menu?

4 years ago
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Took me awhile to find that menu. I kept searching the ESGST settings panel. I have to click on the manual backup button.
I have all 19 categories off. Maybe you're talking about a different menu than the manual backup? If there is, I'm having problems finding it.

The JSON file that is created has nothing other then "{"v":3}" in it and is 1 KB in size.
It seems to trigger every 30 minutes like its on a retry loop.

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The categories need to be on, the automatic backup gets the settings from there. That could be the problem.

4 years ago
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Been without power and internet for 2 days. I'll turn a back up on,

4 years ago
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Turned on games backup. It now creates a big file but still every 30 minutes.

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4 years ago
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Is there any way to have the First, Previous, x, y ,x page links that now are at the bottom of the page at top also. Tried looking at all the xyz options but couldn't find that, but could also just need more coffee. :)

4 years ago
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coffee, i'd say:

https://www.steamgifts.com/account/settings/profile?esgst=settings&id=pnot

(tho, even if i already had enabled, it started working only now... )

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Most definitely since I even searched for "page". But now it's only at top and not at both like I'd want.

Ah pagi, not page.

4 years ago
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might be a case of double-espresso... :P

i use fixed header (https://www.steamgifts.com/account/settings/profile?esgst=settings&id=fh) while also having that navigation on top...

4 years ago
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That's the one that maybe made it not work for you, since when I enable that too it goes back to bottom and stays there.

For some reason the options were changed to be active on ST instead. Fixed that and now it's back to top but not moving at all with scrolling.

This is starting to look like it needs kossu to fix it, not just kahvi. :)

Right, header and footer neither contain the links to different pages.

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header and footer neither contain the links to different pages

lol and true. havin' that espresso right now (disabled and i still do get navigation fixed at top)

4 years ago
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To fix the pagination, it should be https://www.steamgifts.com/account/settings/profile?esgst=settings&id=fmph instead of Fixed Header.

4 years ago
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navigation pagination

it's on! (so... that's why is working??! :o)

thanks for third espresso, rafael!

4 years ago
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Nice, no more scrolling up or down pages just to change it. :)

4 years ago
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Something's weird: Even if I have the necessary points to enter a giveaway, the button is red and says: Not Enough Points. But when I click it, the GA is entered without a problem.

And the shortcut to the ESGST config on the header isn't working: I can click it a thousand times, nothing happens.

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Same problem exists here with the red buttons. Though the ESGST button opens the settiongs as normal for me.

4 years ago
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I'm seeing the same thing. Can still enter though.
If you added a popup block to stop the required description popup in ESGST after that change was made, then the config button won't work because it is blocked with the other popups.

4 years ago
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I can confirm this.

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Same problem

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4 years ago
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Is there no way to highlight or hide discussions from the main discussions page without entering every thread anymore?
I'm operating on an old Firefox version so that may be the cause of the problem.

Edit: never mind. I reverted to the old discussion page and it fixed the issue. I guess something in the new page design conflicted with the extension settings

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Is this in the main page where there are giveaways and the last 5 active discussions?

4 years ago
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No, the main discussion page.

4 years ago
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I'm confused, what new page design is this?

4 years ago
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Don't worry about it. I selected the "Old Active Discussions Design" option in the settings and it's fine now.

4 years ago
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For some reason "Enter" buttons for giveaways on the main page have become red, though previously they were red only when I didn't have enough points to enter.

4 years ago
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i have the same problem.
it says "Not enough points" even though i have more than enough

4 years ago
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Me too. It also says 400PP instead of 400P like it used to in the upper left corner where it displays the points.

4 years ago
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I have the same problem. Though when I click the red "Enter" button I can enter the giveaway successfully despite it saying I have not enough points.

4 years ago
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It's already reported on the bug tracker two times and pizurk also reported it just two comments above.
On #1479 Rafael wrote:

v8.5.6 completely changed how the header elements are handled, so it's not a problem with your cap, I'll look into it.

4 years ago
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if it be a script, we mb simple can be off checking enough points for temporary... but it is extension :(

4 years ago
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Bug should be fixed.

On a different note, ESGST will be coming to Android (and maybe iOS) soon - but with very few features initially, so if anyone is interested in beta testing, let me know. I know I said that before, but the previous ESGST for Android project was a fork of the SteamGifts app made by mabako, and I've abandoned it. I'm now starting a new app from scratch using React Native, which is why the app may come to iOS if someone with a Mac can build for it, because I can't, as I don't own a Mac.

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I'd be interested in testing on Android. I also have access to a Mac and will have an iPhone in the near future but I've never compiled anything on a Mac (just PC), hopefully someone with more experience can help, but if not I'd be willing to give it a try.

4 years ago
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I know there's a new version, but the one on the Chrome store is still 8.5.6. Will we have to update manually from GitHub from now on?

4 years ago
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No, Chrome just takes longer to update it than Firefox.

4 years ago
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You can use ESGST on android with Kiwi Browser or Firefox.

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4 years ago
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Yes, but it's not made for mobile.

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4 years ago
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I read on the other page that people that use the extension now need to manually update, which is fine with me I guess, so I downloaded the userscript.user file and clicked open and get this error:

So, now what? I am using version 8.0.3 in Violentmonkey right now

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Doubleclicking a userscript file under Windows does not install the script in Firefox. You need to integrate it manually in Violentmonkey.

4 years ago
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Ah ok, who knew!
Well, I found out how that works and add it, but now, if I disable the old one and want to use the new one, there is no ESGST button at the top of steamgifts now does any of the options work, so either I did something wrong or it doesn't work?

4 years ago
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Sorry I cannot help. I'm using Chromium and the extension from the Web Store which also updates automatically.

Maybe someone else can assist you or just wait for rafael. ;)

4 years ago
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It's ok, guess I will have to wait for rafael to see if he can help me with this, until than I will use the older version ^^

4 years ago
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Are there any errors in the console?

4 years ago
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I assume you mean this? If so, this is what it shows for me, if not, what else do you need?

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4 years ago
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Yep, that's it, thanks.

4 years ago
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That is not true, Chrome just takes longer to update than Firefox.

4 years ago
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De script versie is helaas een stuk trager dan de extension versie dus ik zou bij de extension versie blijven als je kan.

4 years ago
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The scipt version always worked fine for me, besides the update I guess, just that now that I installed the new version, it's all broken, glad I still had the old version on my pc

4 years ago
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Beep bop! ESGST bot here to let you know that your report / suggestion is being looked into. For reference, visit the GitHub issue: #1491

4 years ago
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Haha nice responds!
But thanks, for now I will keep using the old one until it's fixed, I love ESGST!!

4 years ago
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Beep bop! ESGST bot here to let you know that a new version is being deployed which should fix your issue. If you're on Chrome, it may take a while until the update is available. For reference, visit the GitHub issue: #1491

4 years ago
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Wow so fast! I could update the script from inside Violentmonkey so that's great and it works now :D

4 years ago
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The log out button disappeared. Need to deactivate ESGST to log out.

4 years ago*
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Just disabling Custom Header / Footer Links should fix it.

4 years ago
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Worked, many thanks! d(^_^)

4 years ago
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Beep bop! ESGST bot here to let you know that your report / suggestion is being looked into. For reference, visit the GitHub issue: #1489

4 years ago
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Beep bop! ESGST bot here to let you know that a new version is being deployed which should fix your issue. If you're on Chrome, it may take a while until the update is available. For reference, visit the GitHub issue: #1489

4 years ago
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Confirmed, worked. Thanks rafaelgssa!

4 years ago
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Is there an option to enter a giveaway with just one click from the main page? Or do I still have to open each giveaway page one by one?

4 years ago
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You can enter GAs with just one click.

4 years ago
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Oh yeah it just wasn't configured properly, thanks!

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4 years ago
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Are there errors in the console logs?

4 years ago
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Also, please check if you use another userscript that inserts elements in the header.

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4 years ago
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Most definitely it's a conflict between SGlinkies and ESGST, I'll fix it in the next version. Thanks for the info.

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4 years ago
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I use ESGST v8.5.7 as firefox plugin. After last update (v8.5.7) Sometimes the plugin turns on and sometimes not. Mostly not. No matter if it's on SG home page, GA page or discussion page.

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Are there errors in the console logs? Does that happen in the same page?

4 years ago
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Are you ask about sth like that?

4 years ago
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Yeah, but unfortunately those aren't really helpful.

4 years ago
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This sounds like my issue #1488

4 years ago
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Do you use another userscript that inserts elements in the header?

4 years ago
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I also got SGlinkies. ESGST seems to work ok, when I turn SGlinkies off. Thanks.

4 years ago
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Same as ba2, only I use the Firefox Extension version of ESGST (though I think the script has the same issues). Sometimes opening in a new tab fixes it--until I redirect to another page.
Weirdly, the Background theme is always on, even if everything else is off.

I also run SGTLinkies, Touhou Giveaway Helper, and RAChartEnhancer (which can't login to steam, but that isn't your fault--and I did try Steam Web Integration, but it didn't stay working, either) via scripts inside tampermonkey.

4 years ago
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Same, only I use the Firefox Extension. Sometimes opening in a new tab fixes it--until I redirect to another page.
Weirdly, the Background theme is always on, even if everything else is off.

4 years ago
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Hey. You reply to my comment. If you'd like rafaelgssa see your msg, reply to this comment.

4 years ago
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Ah, sorry about that. My apologies. Thank for the correction!

4 years ago
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Np. mate.

BTW, turn-off the SGlinkies and ESGST should work.

4 years ago
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Hmm. Thanks for the tip. Now I have to weigh which I value more. ;/

4 years ago
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Will Safari ever be supported? Since today Tampermonkey is available again for the newest MacOS and Safari Versions within the Appstore.

4 years ago
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Is the script not working in this new Tampermonkey version?

As an extension, I'm not sure if Safari will ever be supported, because I don't own a Mac, so I have no way of testing it on Safari. Unless I develop blindly and the users do the testing.

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CLicking "install"/ "click here" just downloaded the js file, but did not open Tampermonkey. Strangely enough other old scripts worked fine. I now Copy and pasted ESGST's rare script as "new script" and it works now, but it feels wrong and I would not prefer to use it this way.

4 years ago
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You should probably report this to Tampermonkey.

4 years ago
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Are you fine to use it this way?

4 years ago
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Yeah, it makes no difference. Only thing is it probably won't update automatically, so you'll have to do this for every new version.

4 years ago
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Allright thanks

4 years ago
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Try this, it might work:
Open Tampermonkey --> Dashboard --> Utilities --> last option is URL. Paste the .js link there, and hit [import] button.

4 years ago
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Ill take a look, thanks!

4 years ago
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Ok, sorry if this is a dumb question, but I went from version 8.0.3 to 8.5.8 so many new stuff and I noticed something that I can't seem to find the option for.

'Show First Page Comments' when I Enter a giveaway from the homepage, how do I get rid of that?

An image to make it more clear:

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Not sure if I got what you want but if you are talking about the giveaway popup iirc Rafael made that mandatory with ESGST 8.3.8+ if there is a description in the giveaway. Discussion about that started around here.

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No, I am 100% fine with that, I just want to get rid of the 'Show First Page Comments' part, that didn't show on the old script and it makes the whole pup-up so much bigger and I never use it anyway ^^

4 years ago
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I guess it is possible to remove that button with Element Filters but I can't help you with that as I don't know how to set the right rules.

4 years ago
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Thanks, I checked it but no idea how to make that work, so guess for now I will wait if Rafael can help with it, but thanks for thinking with me ^^

4 years ago
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Yeah, currently there's no way to remove that button. Using Element Filters wouldn't work well because it doesn't have specific selectors. I'll see if I can add something, but this is low priority for now.

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Thank you, I understand it's not priority but thanks for at least consider doing it ^^

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Recently the 'syncing' symbol has started to not complete.. ever.. https://i.imgur.com/LFzrUfP.png
I don't think the sync is working.... https://i.imgur.com/mJEs2Iv.png

if i manually sync, everything completes fine... https://i.imgur.com/rBrnZIY.png
ver 8.5.8

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Please check the console log for errors.

4 years ago
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Sorry...... how?

4 years ago
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Ctrl + Shift + J should open the browser/console log. As an alternative you can enable Notify about console logs which should add a button next to the giveaways created button in the top right if there are any console logs from esgst.

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Though just now it actually completed....
after my 3rd visit today
FYI earlier tries i left it going for over 30mins.....

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When synching my account I had quite a few issues recently.

Even though I was logged into the Steam Store it still usually just kept running without ever finishing or coming up with an error. What helped was loading the json page manually in a tab. You might have to reload it till you get the full page, sometimes it will just show empty arrays.

Now it finishes but I get this:

Synced!
Groups synced.
Missing groups:
New groups:
Owned/wishlisted/ignored games synced.
Unable to sync through the Steam store. Check if you are logged in to Steam on your current browser session. If you are, try again later. Some games may not be available through the Steam API (if you have a Steam API key set).

I do have my API key set so I'm not sure what the issue is there. There's no errors in the console.

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Today it finally managed to sync correctly and it added quite a few app ids.

4 years ago
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Seems to be getting stuck here:
https://imgur.com/GtgO48f

4 years ago
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Why can't this be implemented as an upgrade to the current site?

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I highly doubt cg would do that. At least in its current state, ESGST is filled with bugs and not very good performance, and it's very customizable, so it fits better as an add-on. The most realistic scenario is that cg implements some features available on ESGST at his own pace.

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Hi, I think there is currently something broken on esgst. Not sure though.
Symptoms are:

  • not being able to enter a GA through the enter button on the main page. The enter button on the GA page still works though.
  • not being able to write any kind of comment. I'm currently writing through my phone where I don't have the add on.
    In both cases the button says "saving" forever never actually sending it off.
    😐
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When this happens, it's usually because of blocking third-party cookies, as that complicates things a bit. There is a system in place to bypass this restriction, but maybe something changed recently that broke it. What browser are you using?

4 years ago
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Hi,
im using firefox.
i can tell you if this is still a problem after getting home and trying it out once again.

4 years ago
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Hi, back home so i testd it out and it works again. dont know why it temporary didnt
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

4 years ago
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I can't end the sync, because the thing get stuck in the "Updating API cache..." step, like the image:

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4 years ago
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Not sure but might be the same as #1500

4 years ago
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Mmh, could it be possible to add a section to hide or show the games depending on their tag ? At the moment I'm tagging all the VR games as I don't have the material for it, but I wouldn't like to have to go through all my hidden games to find them, instead being able to toggle "hide X tag" on or off would make it easier.

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That's actually a good idea. It would make it a lot easier to find games one is interested in.

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I agree this is a most excellent idea. I'll throw my support behind it. 👍
I can think of many use case scenario's for this speculative feature. Nice thinking. 🙂

As the "Only remove games tagged with: " feature has it's uses; but it seems like expanding upon your idea would enable some ease of use improvements in the long run for the end user IMHO as well.

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You can already do that with Giveaway Filters > Multiple Filters.

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As far as I see Filters don't take in account your personal tags, only the level, the CV and so on.

4 years ago
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Are you not talking about Game Tags? The filters work with that: https://www.steamgifts.com/account/settings/profile?esgst=settings&id=gf_tags

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I'm speaking of https://www.steamgifts.com/account/settings/profile?esgst=settings&id=gt

I'll be honest with you, I said earlier that having a lite version would be really nice because there are just too many options (I hope I wrote in the right place last time since I managed to get it wrong the other night). Counting just the base categories, there are total 184 options, most of them unfolding into more of those.
I found the tag under the games categories, 4th option which is "game tag", there is only one sub option which is "show tag suggestion while typing".
When I click on your link, I get ANOTHER "game tag" which is under another category, I guess, because I can't find it by myself.

That's the reason why I suggested a lite version or selecting the most important options and add an "advanced" menu. When I installed ESGST it already took me several hours to read the options, activating those which seemed to be relevant and such, and I didn't do it the day I installed it. I saw all the categories and thought "okay, I need an afternoon to read and understand half of it".
There have been a moment when every time I was entering a giveaway I would have an option I didn't activate (reading the firsts comments ?) that would trigger. It took me over an hour of trial and error to find what option got activated by an updated while I said "no" during the install for activating those.

While you guys made an excellent work adding options that were missing, over time and versions you added so many that you get easily lost and can't find what you're looking for. The fact there are two "game tags" and I cannot find yours and you didn't point to the one I was talking about speaks volume about how complicated ESGST has became over years.
Your work is amazing, I'm not saying the contrary, but making a simplified version (and an "advanced" option) for new users and people who get lost among all the categories, options, sub options, etc. would be fantastic.

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There aren't two "Game Tags". The one you linked is the feature itself. The one I linked is an option to enable the Game Tags filter within Giveaway Filters.

I have no idea how I could make the settings simpler, so if you have any specific suggestions, I'd appreciate it.

Also, the settings menu has a search bar that you can use to quickly filter the settings by keywords, I thought that already simplified things.

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Yes of course, it does simplify things for people who already know all the options, they know exactly what they are looking for and which key words to use. But I wasn't the only one unaware that we could sort games per tags then hide specific ones, two other people responded to my message not having noticed themselves that there was an option.
I did the search myself and finally found the option under Giveaway Filter > Multiple Filters > Option 67/72, but it needed me to activate "Multiple filters", otherwise the 72 options were invisible and I had no idea that when activating it, many new options would appear, including the one I was looking for.

What I'm trying to say is finding what you're looking for, at this point, is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The option for tagging games was easy to find, but the other one was in another section which needed me to activate an option that seemed to me unrelated and really complicated, then find the right option among 72 others.
That's a lot of guess and find, because even with using the search function, it didn't show me the option before I activated "Multiple filters", it only appeared after I ticked it on. Without your help, finding it was impossible, because I tried to more than once before writing a message here, thinking that it was indeed a missing option.

I don't know if you have some access to what options people use the most so you could gather them for a lite version. You probably have people testing ESGST as well when you release a new version, are those people already knowing the program well or brand new users ?
I can tell you that when I installed it, the amount of categories and options, without even being aware that there were sub options, put me off, that's why I didn't even try to configure it instantly and waited to have several hours before me to be able to read and find what would be useful. I never read all the categories and unfolded them all, it was just too much for me, so I tried to keep it as "simple" as possible.

I love ESGST, I would love being able to use it on my phone, but I do think that a lite version or even a lite configuration for people who don't have the time to check everything would help a lot of users.
You could make some sort of form to gather what options people find the most useful then offer some pre-configuration depending on what people want from the extension ? As I said I really LOVE it, I don't write to complain about it, I would like it to be more accessible for those who aren't there since the V1 and couldn't see the options added little by little and now find themselves among a huge number of options and don't know which ones they could need and even how to look for those they have in mind.

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I had no idea that when activating it, many new options would appear

Many options have sub-options that only appear when the main option is enabled. Perhaps I can make this behavior optional to avoid confusion.

The option for tagging games was easy to find, but the other one was in another section which needed me to activate an option that seemed to me unrelated and really complicated

Well, the other option is not related to tagging games, but to filtering games based on the tags, so I think it makes sense to have it under Giveaway Filters.

That's a lot of guess and find, because even with using the search function, it didn't show me the option before I activated "Multiple filters"

You're right, the search function doesn't appear to be working correctly. It should show all options found, even if they're hidden.

I don't know if you have some access to what options people use the most so you could gather them for a lite version.

I don't, ESGST doesn't collect any data from the users.

You probably have people testing ESGST as well when you release a new version

Actually, no. haha That's why I advise people to disable automatic updates and peek at this thread whenever a new version is released to see if any major issues are happening and if it's safe to update. ESGST is too big and has too many options to test it on every release.

I would love being able to use it on my phone

You can already use it on your phone with Firefox for Android, but it probably won't perform well with too many options enabled, as it's not optimized for mobile. I have plans to develop a mobile app, but that's probably going to take a while, since I'm focusing on optimizing the extension first.

You could make some sort of form to gather what options people find the most useful then offer some pre-configuration depending on what people want from the extension ?

That's a good idea!

I don't write to complain about it

Don't worry! Feedback is always good. Thanks for your input, I'll see if I can work on something.

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Well, the other option is not related to tagging games, but to filtering games based on the tags, so I think it makes sense to have it under Giveaway Filters.

Here is another idea to help link stuff together. On the description you have "Name, Link, Enable/Disable, What does it do ?". How about adding a category "related options", then you add the name like "filter giveaway by game tag" and the link to the option ?

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Good one too, will see what I can do.

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I'm sorry I keep adding work to you, is there is anything I can do to help ? Beside adding more ideas (lol)

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Beep bop! ESGST bot here to let you know that your report / suggestion is being looked into. For reference, visit the GitHub issue: #1503

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