Debugging Content Scripts for Chrome Extension

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Hello! I\'m delving into the world of Chrome Extensions and am having some problems getting the overall workflow down. It seems that Google has r

Answer 1

Content scripts' console.log messages are shown in the web page's console instead of the background page's inspector.

Adding debugger; works if the Developer Tool (for the web page where your content script is injected) is opened.

Therefore, in this case, you should first activate the Developer Tool (of the web page) before clicking the browser action icon and everything should work just fine.