code-charity / code-charity/youtube

💡Remove Watch Again section from search results

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Description

Problem

On YouTube search results pages, a Watch Again shelf appears showing videos the user has previously watched. This duplicates content the user has already seen and pushes actual search results further down.

Solution

Add a toggle in ImprovedTube to remove the Watch Again section from YouTube search results.

Implementation

CSS/JS selector targeting the shelf renderer that displays Watch Again content. Follow the existing pattern in the codebase for removing related search results.

Scope

Filtering and Discovery of Content

Parent

Split from #957 (was: Remove useless search results). This is the Watch Again removal component.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the existing pattern for removing related search results and identify the shelf renderer used for Watch Again content on YouTube search pages. Add the toggle within that pattern; done means enabling it removes only the Watch Again shelf while leaving other search results intact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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