UoM Blackboard Enhancement

Name: UoM Blackboard Enhancement
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: RyanXin

Improve your experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester.

As of June 2026, UoM Blackboard Enhancement has 63 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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0.2.0

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History

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Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	63	5.00	3	0.2.0
May 2, 2026	68	5.00	3	0.2.0
Jun 1, 2026	67	5.00	3	0.2.0
Now	63	5.00	3	0.2.0

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About

This extension aims to improve user experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester, help customize your own blackboard and improve productivity.

It is quite light-weight and written by native JavaScript to ensure high efficiency and reliability.

----- Main features -----
Customize Home Page
- Hide unnecessary course entries.
- Display UK time.
- Customize live sessions portal. (Provide direct access to zoom meeting)
- Collapse any portlet as you wish.

Control Embedded Video Player
- Apply embedded player in Video Portal (replace original one).
- Use keyboard to control embedded video player.
- Save and override caption styles of embedded player.
- Allow user to reload and restore video progress on network error.

Other Utilities
- Go to external link in new tab directly.
- Open links of file content in new tab.
- Open embedded pdf file in browser directly.
- Open embedded web page (like piazza) in browser directly.
- Jump to in-page hash anchor directly.
- Auto log in to UoM Login System. (Your account information is stored locally)
- Auto login if token was expired.

Settings Page (Popup)
- Import/Export your user configuration for migration.
- Configure account information for auto login.
- Turn on/off switches for various features.

Accessibility
- Sync layout and configuration with your browser account automatically.
- Auto update with long-term support.

----- Support -----
This is an open source project on GitHub. For more information, go to project repo 👉 https://github.com/RyanXinOne/UoMBbEn
Developed by RyanXin - a Computer Science student @UoM.

----- Feedback -----
If you like it or have any ideas regarding new features or bugs/improvement, do not hesitate to leave a reply or contact me ([email protected]) directly!