WhatsApp Heart Favorites enhances your WhatsApp Web experience by automatically starring messages that you react to with a heart emoji (❤️). This makes it easier to keep track of important messages without having to manually star them.

Features

Automatically stars messages when you add a heart reaction
Works seamlessly with WhatsApp Web
Lightweight and unobtrusive

Installation

From Chrome Web Store

Visit the Chrome Web Store (link to be added)
- Chrome Web Store (TODO)
Click "Add to Chrome"
Confirm the installation

Manual Installation

Download or clone this repository
Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
Enable "Developer mode" in the top-right corner
Click "Load unpacked" and select the downloaded folder
The extension should now be installed and active

Usage

Open WhatsApp Web (https://web.whatsapp.com/)
React to any message with a heart emoji (❤️)
The message will be automatically starred
Remove the heart reaction to unstar the message
The star will be removed from the message

How It Works

The extension injects a script into WhatsApp Web that:

Accesses WhatsApp's internal JavaScript modules
Adds a new callback for the heart reaction
This new callback triggers the star message function

Permissions

This extension requires the following permissions:

activeTab: To interact with the WhatsApp Web page
scripting: To inject scripts into the page
Access to https://web.whatsapp.com/*: To function on WhatsApp Web

Development

The extension consists of:

manifest.json: Extension configuration
content-script.js: Detects when WhatsApp Web is loaded and injects the main script
injected.js: Contains the core functionality for detecting reactions and starring messages