NameTrace

Tracking since May 22, 2026.

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• May 28, 2026
  description

  Wikipedia summaries (movie plots, novel synopses, episode recaps, biographies) routinely flip between first names, last names, and full names of the same person. A character may be introduced with just a first name in paragraph 1 and only get a last name five paragraphs later, forcing readers to scroll back or lose track.
  
  This extension fixes that without disrupting the reading experience. On any Wikipedia page with a dense cluster of name mentions, hovering a name reveals (a) the full name and (b) the original sentence where the person was first introduced.

  Long-form articles (e.g., Wikipedia plots, news stories, and blog posts) routinely flip between first names, last names, and full names of the same person. A politician introduced as Chuck Schumer in paragraph one is just Schumer for the rest of the piece. A novel synopsis names Ellen Ripley once, then five paragraphs of Ellen and Ripley in alternation. Readers either scroll back or lose track.
  
  NameTrace fixes that without disrupting the reading experience. On any article-shaped page with a dense cluster of name mentions, hovering a name reveals (a) the full canonical name and (b) the original sentence where the person was first introduced.

• May 28, 2026
  short_description

  Hover any character name on a Wikipedia article to see their full name and the sentence they were first introduced in.

  Hover any name on an article (Wikipedia, news, blogs) to see their full name and the sentence they were first introduced in.

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