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wxt-v0.20.26

Portkey-AI/gatewaywxt-v0.20.26May 11, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

WXT v0.20.26 is a browser extension development framework release focusing on manifest generation improvements, content script options, and bug fixes for Chrome Web Store submission. The release also includes documentation updates and dependency upgrades.

Key Highlights

  • New default_state option for popup actions
  • Content script noScriptStartedPostMessage option
  • Fixed manifestVersion handling during CLI manifest generation
  • Resolved Chrome Web Store submission issues

New Features

  • Add default_state option to popup actions
  • Add content script noScriptStartedPostMessage option
  • Use manifestVersion from CLI during manifest generation
  • Modify command to support variadic positional args
  • Bump publish-browser-extension to v4.0.5

Full Release Notes

[compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/wxt-v0.20.25...wxt-v0.20.26)

### 🚀 Enhancements

- Add `default_state` option to popup actions ([#2010](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2010))
- Add content script `noScriptStartedPostMessage` option ([#2265](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2265))

### 🩹 Fixes

- Use `manifestVersion` from CLI during manifest generation ([#2306](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2306))
- Modify command to support variadic positional args ([#2317](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2317))
- Bump `publish-browser-extension` to `v4.0.5`, to resolve Chrome Web Store submission issue ([#2331](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2331))
- Avoid errors when files are removed during build ([#2343](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2343))
- **manifest:** Exclude `open_in_tab` from `options_ui` for Safari ([#2311](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2311))

### 📖 Documentation

- **wxt-modules:** Add logging examples/best practices ([57e3748d](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/57e3748d))
- Correct entrypoints icon example code ([#2302](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2302))
- Add types for components ([#2273](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2273))
- Fix JSDoc example formatting ([2a8ec0d7](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/2a8ec0d7))
- Remove unused code ([#2275](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2275))
- Fix horizontal scrollbar displaying on landing page ([#2329](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2329))
- Add Mimik extension to the list of extensions ([#2319](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2319))
- Added modrinth extras and pi-hole in one to showcase ([#2337](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2337))
- Added "QIE Wallet" to showcase ([#2341](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2341))
- Update Safari publishing instructions to match Apple docs ([#2314](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2314))
- Add "Redmine Time Tracking" to extension showcase ([#2312](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2312))

### 🏡 Chore

- More JSDoc fixes ([9b59f38c](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/9b59f38c))
- Move `createFileReloader` into it's own file ([#2307](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2307))
- Remove ts-expect-error that are no longer needed ([#2344](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2344))
- **deps-dev:** Bump typescript from 5.9.3 to 6.0.3 ([#2325](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2325))
- **deps-dev:** Bump oxlint from 1.59.0 to 1.63.0 ([#2356](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2356))
- Use `catalog:` for dev dependencies ([#2357](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2357))

### ❤️ Contributors

- Jonathan Viney ([@jviney](https://github.com/jviney))
- Rxliuli ([@rxliuli](https://github.com/rxliuli))
- CrawlerCode ([@CrawlerCode](https://github.com/CrawlerCode))
- Thomas Howlett ([@howlettt](https://github.com/howlettt))
- Aaron ([@aklinker1](https://github.com/aklinker1))
- Brian Zhou ([@aiktb](https://github.com/aiktb))
- Soaib Haque ([@SoaibHaque](https://github.com/SoaibHaque))
- Arthur <creeperkatze.dev@gmail.com>
- Luis Ortiz ([@KiryuuLight](https://github.com/KiryuuLight))
- Patryk Kuniczak ([@PatrykKuniczak](https://github.com/PatrykKuniczak))
- Laplace-anon ([@laplace-anon](https://github.com/laplace-anon))
- Kairi ([@kairi003](https://github.com/kairi003))