How-It-Works.md

How the Worldbrain Extension Works

Search through your history.

There are 2 ways to search your history. In the Omnibar or through the Overview.

Omnibar

1. Go to the address bar of your browser
2. Type w + space_bar
3. Now simply type in your search query and the results will show below.
4. Hitting enter will bring you to the overview

Overview

1. Click on the worldbrain extension
2. In the popup under search, type your search query and hit enter.
3. This should bring you to the overview page

Blacklist Sites

Have a website you don't want worldbrain to log? It's easy to choose either a whole domain or specific address. Note by default worldbrain doesn't run in "incognito" or "private" windows

For a site you are currently visiting

1. Click the worldbrain extension
2. Click Blacklist
3. Choose either the whole domain or the specific url
4. It was almost too easy 🎉

For other sites

1. Click the worldbrain extension
2. Click on Settings
3. In the left menu click Blacklist
4. Now simply type the address you want worldbrain to ignore and click Add to Blacklist

Import

Want to import all your previous history items to make searching even better?

1. Click on the worldbrain extension
2. Click Settings
3. Click on Import in the left menu
4. Check the tic box of browsing history and/or bookmarks depending on your preference.
5. Click Start Import
6. This could take a while.... Feel free to pause or cancel at any time
7. Please remember if you keep the tab open in the background it will still run!