Open the Page Editor

The Page Editor used to develop and customize mods.

Open from the Floating Action Button

To access the Page Editor, you can click the Bricks icon that appear when you hover over the Floating Action Button that appears on any page:

Don't see the PixieBrix Floating Action Button? You may have disabled it on a current page. You can head to your Extension Settings to re-enable it.

Open from the Quick Bar

Alternatively, you can open the Page Editor from the PixieBrix Quick Bar by pressing CMD/Ctrl + M and choose the Open Page Editor action.

Open from the Sidebar

Click the PixieBrix icon from the Chrome Extension menu to open the Sidebar. At the bottom of the main tab, choose the Open Page Editor link.

Excellent work! Now you’re ready to dive into the Page Editor Components.

Troubleshooting

If you can't find the Page Editor, try these troubleshooting tips.

Check for hidden tabs

If you've opened the Chrome Dev Tools (how?) and don't see the PixieBrix tab, you might need to click the >> icon at the end of the tabs.

Still don't see it? Keep reading!

Make sure you've got the Extension installed.

Head to app.pixiebrix.com and confirm that you see a button that says Open Extension Console.

✅ Extension has been installed if you see this:

If it says Install from Chrome Web Store, you need to install the Chrome Extension. Click the button from the Admin Console to install.

Go to an extension-accessible page

You cannot access the Page Editor from a blank new tab page or certain pages, like the Extension Console.

To see if you're on a page that PixieBrix can't access, click the PixieBrix icon in the Chrome Extension section of your URL bar.

✅ If the sidebar opens, you're on a page that PixieBrix can access!

🛑 If you see a modal that says PixieBrix mods cannot run on this page, then you'll need to go to another page to access the Page Editor.

Try visiting another page, like Linkedin, GitHub, Wikipedia, or even the PixieBrix website.

Still having issues?

Pick one of the following ways to get support:

• Join the PixieBrix Slack Community and post in the #learning channel

• Send an email to [email protected]