FAQ: Broken Elasticsearch Head Chrome Extension Workaround

Sian_Ayres

Quantexa Team

5 months ago

FAQ relevant for: all Academy versions

Hi all,

Support for Manifest V2 has officially been disabled in Google Chrome, which means the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension is no longer functioning properly on the VDIs.

When you try to add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension you may see the following error:

Error Message: This extension was turned off because it is no longer supported

"This extension was turned off because it is no longer supported"

or this error:

Error message: Cannot install extension because it uses an unsupported manifest version. Could not load manifest.

"Cannot install extension because it uses an unsupported manifest version. Could not load manifest."

We are looking into ways we can resolve this issue, however for now we have a workaround to get the extension working.

Latest Workaround

Step 1: Go to the Ubuntu terminal and run the following command:

nano ~/Desktop/chrome-v2.desktop

Step 2: Enter the following and save the changes:

[Desktop Entry] 
Version=1.0 
Type=Application 
Name=Chrome (Manifest V2 Enabled) 
Comment=Run Google Chrome with Manifest V2 enabled 
Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --disable-features=ExtensionManifestV2Unsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled 
Icon=google-chrome 
Terminal=false

This will create a new shortcut for Google Chrome which should allow you to add and use the Elasticsearch Chrome extension!

(Old) Workaround

Here are the steps you can follow to work around this error:

Step 1: Navigate to chrome://flags/ in the Chrome browser:

Step 2: Disable the following settings:

Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Warning Stage
Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Disabled Stage
Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Unsupported Stage

Alternatively on some versions the setting may appear as the following:

Allow legacy extension manifest versions

In this case you will need to enable the setting as seen above.

Step 3: Restart Chrome.

Step 4: Re-add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension. This comment details how to add the extension to Chrome.

You should now be able to use the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension as normal!

Alternative Elasticsearch Query Tool

Alternatively you can query your Elastic indices without using the Elastic head Chrome extension!

This post walks you through this method:

ElasticSearch alternative query tool | Quantexa Community

Thanks pashadia for creating this post!

Apologies for the inconvenience, I hope this helps!

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27 Comments

maayahm
Enthusiast III
15 hours ago
Hi all
none of the above solutions worked with me and this is what I have when I search fo M1
MINA
Enthusiast III
24 days ago
I have the same issue
pashadia
Quantexa Team
2 months ago
Alternative approach: Replace the extension with a small script.

ElasticSearch alternative query tool | Quantexa Community
navalsudhakar
Explorer
2 months ago
Hi josephng ,

Your suggestion solved the issue. Many Thanks :-)
OliverCadman
Quantexa Team
2 months ago
Hello all, we are aware that the original solution may not work for others facing this issue. Please find the complete collection of solutions below:

NOTE: Method 2 involves modifying a value for the setting ‘Allow legacy manifest versions’. If you find that you are not able to locate this setting, please try Method 3.

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Method 1 - The Original Solution

Step 1: Navigate to chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning in the Chrome browser:

Step 2: Disable the following settings:

Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Warning Stage

Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Disabled Stage

Extension Manifest V2 Deprecation Unsupported Stage

Step 3: Restart Chrome.

Step 4: Re-add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension. This comment details how to add the extension to Chrome.

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Method 2 - 'Allow legacy manifest versions'

Step 1: Navigate to chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning in the Chrome browser:

Step 2: Type ‘Extension’ in the search bar and scroll to the bottom of the search results until you find the setting ‘Allow legacy extension manifest versions’.

Step 3: Click the dropdown box labelled ‘Default’ and select Enabled, then restart the Chrome browser.

Step 4 (optional): In some cases, you may need to re-add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension. This comment details how to add the extension to Chrome.

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Method 3 - If 'Allow Legacy Manifest Versions' setting is missing

Many thanks to josephng for providing us with this solution!

Step 1: Navigate to chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning in the Chrome browser:

Step 2: Type ‘M1’ in the search bar - you should be presented with two options:

‘Temporarily unexpire M138 flags’

‘Temporarily unexpire M139 flags’

Select ‘Enabled’ for both settings, then restart the Chrome browser.

Step 3: Type ‘Extension’ in the search bar and scroll to the bottom of the search results until you find the setting ‘Allow legacy extension manifest versions’.

Step 4 (optional): In some cases, you may need to re-add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension. This comment details how to add the extension to Chrome.

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I hope this helps!
- z1234
  Explorer
  17 days ago
  I have tried all of these however I still get this error
josephng
Quantexa Team
2 months ago
i found a guide,
you have to search "m1" and enable "temporary unexpire M138 flags" and "temporary unexpire M139 flags". restart your chrome then you would be able to search "mv2" and allow legacy extensions. restart again and you should be good to go. works for chrome v140.
- Shweta_Rao
  Enthusiast II
  2 months ago
  Thank you josephng your guide worked for me in addition to the steps mentioned in the post. Extension got disabled by Chrome citing deprecation, it did earlier work for me.
- certekin
  Enthusiast I
  2 months ago
  thank you so much josephng , it is working.
navalsudhakar
Explorer
2 months ago
Hi OliverCadman ,

I tried the steps that you have mentioned, but i do not get the option of Allow legacy extension manifest versions.
- OliverCadman
  Quantexa Team
  2 months ago
  Hi navalsudhakar
  
  May I ask for your permission to access your VDI? I can take a look inside and hopefully identify the issue for you.
  - dominikastepnowska
    Enthusiast I
    2 months ago
    Hi Oliver,
    Could you please access my VDI and help me solve the same issue? I wanted to add the extension once again (Step 4 above) but it is impossible.
Gayathri_Selva
Enthusiast I
2 months ago
Hi OliverCadman ,

I have tried to find "Allow legacy extension manifest versions".No such setting found.Please advice on this. Thanks
Gayathri_Selva
Enthusiast I
2 months ago
I am facing same issue as well.Please let me know for the solution
- OliverCadman
  Quantexa Team
  2 months ago
  Hi Gayathri_Selva
  
  Try the following:
  
  Step 1: Navigate to chrome://flags/#extension-manifest-v2-deprecation-warning in the Chrome browser
  
  Step 2: Type ‘Extension’ in the search bar and scroll to the bottom of the search results until you find the setting ‘Allow legacy extension manifest versions’.
  
  Step 3: Click the dropdown box labelled ‘Default’ and select Enabled, then restart the Chrome browser.
  
  Step 4 (optional): In some cases, you may need to re-add the Elasticsearch Head Chrome extension.
  
  I hope this helps. Let me know if you need any more assistance! Thanks
  
  Oliver Cadman - Academy Team Lead
certekin
Enthusiast I
2 months ago
I have the same issue too