looks like changing the permissions prompts the user to upgrade each …

…time

background.js

@@ -1,3 +1,65 @@
+const websites = [
+	  "*://*.adelaidenow.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.baltimoresun.com/*",
+	  "*://*.barrons.com/*",
+	  "*://*.chicagobusiness.com/*",
+	  "*://*.chicagotribune.com/*",
+	  "*://*.chip.de/*",
+	  "*://*.clarin.com/*",
+	  "*://*.courant.com/*",
+	  "*://*.couriermail.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.cricketarchive.com/*",
+	  "*://*.dailypress.com/*",
+	  "*://*.durangoherald.com/*",
+	  "*://*.economist.com/*",
+	  "*://*.fd.nl/*",
+	  "*://*.forbes.com/*",
+	  "*://*.ft.com/*",
+	  "*://*.geelongadvertiser.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.haaretz.co.il/*",
+	  "*://*.haaretz.com/*",
+	  "*://*.hbr.org/*",
+	  "*://*.heraldsun.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.inc.com/*",
+	  "*://*.independent.co.uk/*",
+	  "*://*.investingdaily.com/*",
+	  "*://*.irishtimes.com/*",
+	  "*://*.kansas.com/*",
+	  "*://*.kansascity.com/*",
+	  "*://*.latimes.com/*",
+	  "*://*.lanacion.com.ar/*",
+	  "*://*.letemps.ch/*",
+	  "*://*.mcall.com/*",
+	  "*://*.medscape.com/*",
+	  "*://*.nationalpost.com/*",
+	  "*://*.newsweek.com/*",
+	  "*://*.newyorker.com/*",
+	  "*://*.nikkei.com/*",
+	  "*://*.nrc.nl/*",
+	  "*://*.nyt.com/*",
+	  "*://*.nytimes.com/*",
+	  "*://*.ocregister.com/*",
+	  "*://*.orlandosentinel.com/*",
+	  "*://*.quora.com/*",
+	  "*://*.scmp.com/*",
+	  "*://*.seattletimes.com/*",
+	  "*://*.slashdot.org/*",
+	  "*://*.smh.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.sun-sentinel.com/*",
+	  "*://*.technologyreview.com/*",
+	  "*://*.theage.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.theaustralian.com.au/*",
+	  "*://*.theglobeandmail.com/*",
+	  "*://*.thenation.com/*",
+	  "*://*.thestreet.com/*",
+	  "*://*.thesundaytimes.co.uk/*",
+	  "*://*.thetimes.co.uk/*",
+	  "*://*.volkskrant.nl/*",
+	  "*://*.washingtonpost.com/*",
+	  "*://*.wsj.com/*",
+	  "*://*.wsj.net/*"
+]
+
 const cookies = ([
 //	theaustralian.com.au
 	'open_token=anonymous',
@@ -62,11 +124,11 @@ function blockCookies(details) {
 }
 
 chrome.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders.addListener(evadePaywalls, {
-  urls: ["<all_urls>"],
+  urls: [...websites],
   types: ["main_frame", "script"],
 }, ["requestHeaders", "blocking"]);
 
 chrome.webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener(blockCookies, {
-  urls: ["<all_urls>"],
+  urls: [...websites],
   types: ["main_frame", "script"],
 }, ["responseHeaders", "blocking"]);

manifest.json

@@ -2,67 +2,7 @@
   "name": "Anti-Paywall",
   "version": "0.6",
   "description": "This extension will mangle your browser's requests to maximize the chances of bypassing paywalls.",
-  "permissions": ["webRequest", "webRequestBlocking",
-	  "*://*.adelaidenow.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.baltimoresun.com/*",
-	  "*://*.barrons.com/*",
-	  "*://*.chicagobusiness.com/*",
-	  "*://*.chicagotribune.com/*",
-	  "*://*.chip.de/*",
-	  "*://*.clarin.com/*",
-	  "*://*.courant.com/*",
-	  "*://*.couriermail.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.cricketarchive.com/*",
-	  "*://*.dailypress.com/*",
-	  "*://*.durangoherald.com/*",
-	  "*://*.economist.com/*",
-	  "*://*.fd.nl/*",
-	  "*://*.forbes.com/*",
-	  "*://*.ft.com/*",
-	  "*://*.geelongadvertiser.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.haaretz.co.il/*",
-	  "*://*.haaretz.com/*",
-	  "*://*.hbr.org/*",
-	  "*://*.heraldsun.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.inc.com/*",
-	  "*://*.independent.co.uk/*",
-	  "*://*.investingdaily.com/*",
-	  "*://*.irishtimes.com/*",
-	  "*://*.kansas.com/*",
-	  "*://*.kansascity.com/*",
-	  "*://*.latimes.com/*",
-	  "*://*.lanacion.com.ar/*",
-	  "*://*.letemps.ch/*",
-	  "*://*.mcall.com/*",
-	  "*://*.medscape.com/*",
-	  "*://*.nationalpost.com/*",
-	  "*://*.newsweek.com/*",
-	  "*://*.newyorker.com/*",
-	  "*://*.nikkei.com/*",
-	  "*://*.nrc.nl/*",
-	  "*://*.nyt.com/*",
-	  "*://*.nytimes.com/*",
-	  "*://*.ocregister.com/*",
-	  "*://*.orlandosentinel.com/*",
-	  "*://*.quora.com/*",
-	  "*://*.scmp.com/*",
-	  "*://*.seattletimes.com/*",
-	  "*://*.slashdot.org/*",
-	  "*://*.smh.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.sun-sentinel.com/*",
-	  "*://*.technologyreview.com/*",
-	  "*://*.theage.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.theaustralian.com.au/*",
-	  "*://*.theglobeandmail.com/*",
-	  "*://*.thenation.com/*",
-	  "*://*.thestreet.com/*",
-	  "*://*.thesundaytimes.co.uk/*",
-	  "*://*.thetimes.co.uk/*",
-	  "*://*.volkskrant.nl/*",
-	  "*://*.washingtonpost.com/*",
-	  "*://*.wsj.com/*",
-	  "*://*.wsj.net/*"
-                  ],
+  "permissions": ["webRequest", "webRequestBlocking", "*://*/*"],
   "background": {
     "scripts": ["background.js"]
   },