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wxt-v0.20.18

wxt-dev/wxtwxt-v0.20.18Feb 22, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

WXT v0.20.18 is a feature-rich release introducing the new @wxt-dev/is-background package, Navigation API for location detection, and support for augmenting entrypoint options in modules. This release also includes several bug fixes and documentation improvements.

Key Highlights

  • New @wxt-dev/is-background package for detecting background script context
  • Use Navigation API for location change detection with polling fallback
  • Add support for augmenting entrypoint options in modules
  • Add globalName entrypoint option
  • Add getAppConfig as an alias to useAppConfig

New Features

  • New @wxt-dev/is-background package
  • Navigation API for location change detection with fallback
  • Module support for augmenting entrypoint options
  • globalName entrypoint option
  • getAppConfig alias for useAppConfig
  • Type safety for browser.runtime.executeScript files option
  • CSS entrypoints included in PublicPath generation

Full Release Notes

[compare changes](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/compare/wxt-v0.20.17...wxt-v0.20.18)

### 🚀 Enhancements

- Create tests for all func of `network.ts` ([#2132](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2132))
- Use Navigation API for location change detection with polling fallback ([#2136](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2136))
- **modules:** Add support for augumenting entrypoint options ([#2149](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2149))
- New `@wxt-dev/is-background` package ([#2152](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2152))
- Add `globalName` entrypoint option. ([#2017](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2017))

### 🩹 Fixes

- Add `getAppConfig` as an alias to `useAppConfig` ([#2144](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2144))
- Enable mv3 dev mode with firefox 147 ([#2135](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2135))
- **types:** Add type safety to `browser.runtime.executeScript` `files` option ([#2142](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2142))
- **types:** Include CSS entrypoints in PublicPath generation ([#2150](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2150))
- Fix submit command ([#2157](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2157))

### 📖 Documentation

- Added "Glossy New Tab" to the homepage ([#2133](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2133))
- Add All API Hub to showcase extensions ([#2137](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2137))
- Add `wxt-local-analytics` to community resources ([#2141](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2141))
- Add deep outline to modules page to show recipes ([653608c9](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/commit/653608c9))

### 🏡 Chore

- Add missing `async` to network.ts ([#2107](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2107))
- Make type for `__ENTRYPOINT__` of vitest.globalSetup.ts ([#2128](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2128))
- Remove unnecessary `@ts-ignore` of `builders/vite` index.ts ([#2127](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2127))
- Rename `zipdir` to `zipDir` ([#2126](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2126))
- Simplify imports in `wxt/e2e` ([#2122](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2122))
- Remove `@ts-expect-error` from manifest.test.ts and fix typo ([#2123](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2123))

### 🤖 CI

- Fix VHS action ([#2155](https://github.com/wxt-dev/wxt/pull/2155))

### ❤️ Contributors

- Aaron ([@aklinker1](https://github.com/aklinker1))
- Jonathan Viney ([@jviney](https://github.com/jviney))
- Tam Dang ([@dahomita](https://github.com/dahomita))
- Nick Doan ([@nickbar01234](https://github.com/nickbar01234))
- Patryk Kuniczak ([@PatrykKuniczak](https://github.com/PatrykKuniczak))
- Anthony Ciccarello ([@aciccarello](https://github.com/aciccarello))
- Henrik Wenz ([@HaNdTriX](https://github.com/HaNdTriX))
- Sheng Zhang ([@Arktomson](https://github.com/Arktomson))
- Oleksii ([@Aler1x](https://github.com/Aler1x))
- Qixing-jk <vq3d5d8c@duck.com>
- Muzammil ([@oyzamil](https://github.com/oyzamil))