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Switch manifest file extension to webmanifest

See original GitHub issue

Based on the spec, the manifest should have a .webmanifest extension.

It is also recommended by, webhint.

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Created 5 years ago
Comments:5 (2 by maintainers)

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Timercommented, Nov 2, 2018

We brought this up with @jeffposnick and learned that this was a suggestion, not a requirement. To reduce apparent “magic”, we agreed to leave it a json file so people knew what they were interacting with (and editors highlight correctly).

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stramelcommented, Nov 2, 2018

You’re welcome!

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