What is the URL of the google chrome new tab page and how to exclude it from manifest.json

Question

I am currently building a simple google chrome extension to prank my brother. The Extension simply deletes the old page and replaces it with HTML and CSS copied off of the \

Answer 1

According to Match Patterns, chrome is not a valid scheme.

scheme := '*' | 'http' | 'https' | 'file' | 'ftp'

1. You could use the following exclude_matches

   "exclude_matches": ["*://*/_/chrome/newtab*"]
   

2. You could also check if window.location.href contains chrome/newtab in you content scripts.