Support

Help & common questions

RecencyPulse is small, so most problems have short answers. If yours isn't here, get in touch at the bottom of the page.

Getting started

How do I use it?

Click the RecencyPulse icon in your Chrome toolbar, type a topic, then click Search Reddit or Search TikTok. The results open in a new tab.

You can also press Enter instead of clicking — it searches whichever platform is currently selected.

I can't see the icon in my toolbar

Chrome hides new extensions behind the puzzle-piece icon. Click the puzzle piece, find RecencyPulse, and click the pin next to it to keep it visible.

What does the coloured outline mean?

It shows which platform is selected. Orange means Reddit, black means TikTok. Pressing Enter searches the outlined one.

Troubleshooting

Nothing happens when I click a button

Check that you've typed something in the box — the input briefly turns orange if it's empty.

If it's still stuck, try reloading the extension:

  1. Go to chrome://extensions
  2. Find RecencyPulse
  3. Click the circular reload arrow

TikTok shows me a login screen instead of results

TikTok limits search for logged-out visitors. Sign in to TikTok in the same browser and the results will load normally.

This isn't something the extension can work around — it's TikTok's own restriction, and it applies whether you arrive via RecencyPulse or by typing the address yourself.

Reddit results look older than a month

Reddit occasionally shows a few pinned or highly-ranked posts outside the window. The time filter is applied in the URL — you can confirm it by looking for t=month in the address bar of the results tab.

Why isn't Facebook included?

It was, briefly. Facebook returns an error for direct search links unless you're already logged in, and has been retiring the search paths that made it work. Rather than ship a button that fails for most people, it was removed.

Privacy & permissions

Why didn't Chrome ask me to approve anything?

Because there's nothing to approve. RecencyPulse requests no permissions at all — it only opens new tabs, which needs none.

Do you store my searches?

No. Your terms are used to build a search URL and nothing else. There's no server, no account, and no storage. The full details are in the privacy policy.

Still stuck?

Get in touch

Report a bug or request a feature:
Open an issue on GitHub

Prefer email?
wushumaster75@gmail.com

It's a free project maintained in spare time, so replies may take a few days — but every message is read.