Takeovers and rescues
Before anything else, confirm you can rebuild the system from what you hold. Code, database, and server configuration, all three.
Our developer has left and nobody knows how the system works. What do we do first?
Before anything else, confirm you can rebuild the system from what you hold. Code, database, and server configuration, all three.
Chrome Removes Every Manifest V2 Extension on 31 August 2026
Manifest V2 Chrome extensions have not run in a user's browser since 24 July 2025, when Chrome 138 disabled them permanently and removed the last enterprise exemption. What happens on 31 August 2026 is that the Chrome Web Store listings are deleted, taking the URL, the reviews, the install count and enterprise deployment by item ID with them. This piece sets out the verified timeline, a ten minute check to establish whether you are affected, and the four execution model changes that make Manifest V3 a rewrite rather than a version bump.
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