Chrome – How to delete all web history that matches a specific query in Google Chrome

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In Google Chrome, is it possible to delete all search history that matches a specific query (for example, en.wikipedia.org)?

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Update Jan 2019

Now Chrome supports the keyboard shortcut CtrlA or ⌘A

Original answer

You can take the hacker shortcut injecting JavaScript code.

Step 1 Since Chrome history is queried inside a iFrame, we have to visit: chrome://history-frame/ (copy and paste URL)

Step 2 Do the search query.

Step 3 Open the Chrome console(F12 or CtrlShifti or ⌘⌥i) and execute:

var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; ++i) {
  if (inputs[i].type == "checkbox"){
    inputs[i].checked = true;
  }
}
document.getElementById("remove-selected").disabled = false

Step 4 Hit the 'Remove selected items' button.

Actually this deletes the elements in the current page. I might try to extend it, but it's a good starting point. Read the full article in my blog.

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