pageAction.show()

Shows the pageAction for a given tab. The page action is shown whenever the given tab is the active tab.

show() overrides pattern matching, so the page action will be shown in the specified tab even if show_matches does not match the URL or hide_matches does.

Note that calling show() has no effect on a tab with no content loaded.

Syntax

browser.pageAction.show(
  tabId // integer
)

Parameters

tabId: integer. The ID of the tab for which you want to show the page action.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with undefined.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`show`	Yes	14	45	?	Yes	No	?	?	50 Before version 56, the 'tabId' parameter was ignored, and the page action was shown for all tabs.	?	No	?

Examples

This example shows the pageAction for the active tab when the user selects a context menu item.

Note: You'll need the contextMenus permission in your manifest to create context menu items.

browser.contextMenus.create({
  id: "show",
  title: "Show page action"
})

browser.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener((info, tab) => {
  if (info.menuItemId === "show") {
    browser.pageAction.show(tab.id)
  }
})

Example extensions

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.pageAction API. This documentation is derived from page_action.json in the Chromium code.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/pageAction/show