[CEI] Chrome Extension Ideas #204
ideas for McMaster-Carr, Roblox, Figma, and OpenReview
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Another for developers who hate watching valuable insights disappear into the feed void.
Both came straight from real frustrations, not guesswork.
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Idea #1
A Chrome extension that makes McMaster-Carr finally tell you where their parts come from
What do you think it would take to get McMaster-Carr to add a country of origin filter to their pages?McMaster is an engineer’s dream, until you care about where your stuff is made.
Need U.S.-made fasteners for compliance? Want to avoid imports for ethical reasons? Tough luck. McMaster doesn’t show country-of-origin info consistently, and their supplier mix changes like the weather.
This extension fixes that.
It overlays a simple filter on McMaster’s site so you can sort and tag products by origin. Works by cross-referencing product data, import databases, and even community-sourced confirmations. Want “Made in USA only”? Click. Want to avoid China? Done.
Keywords to rank for:
How to find McMaster-Carr product origin
McMaster-Carr shopping with origin filter
Add country of origin to McMaster-Carr
Idea #2
A Chrome extension that lets parents block unlimited Roblox games by keyword
Roblox should just give parents the ability to block specific terms like I can ban words on my YouTube chat. It should scan the description too. Like one mom might block skibidi another might not care. Parents can ban words like guns, roleplay, simulator etc. instead of blocking games 1 at a timeRoblox only lets you block 100 games. Which is laughable when the platform has millions of titles popping up every week, from “Power of Hell” to “Skibidi Toilet.” Parents are stuck whack-a-moling, while kids stumble into content they’d rather avoid.
Your extension fixes that.
Instead of blocking games one by one, you just tell it what kind of games you don’t want, “guns,” “roleplay,” “simulator,” whatever, and the extension wipes them off the Roblox site. Instantly. No cap, no hassle.
It works right in the browser, scanning game titles and descriptions before your kids ever click in. Lightweight, privacy-friendly, and flexible enough to keep up with every new brain-rot trend Roblox throws at kids.
Keywords to rank for:
Block Roblox games by keyword
Roblox inappropriate game blocker
Parent control Roblox Chrome
