What's happening
Several templates in this project use https://source.unsplash.com/random for background images in the new tab page:
template-lit-js/src/newtab/index.jstemplate-alpine-ts/newtab.htmltemplate-vue-ts/src/newtab/NewTab.vuetemplate-vue-js/src/newtab/NewTab.vue
Unsplash deprecated this endpoint in mid-2024. It now returns 503 Service Unavailable, so every extension created from these templates ships with a broken background image.
Suggested fix
Option A — pin a specific Unsplash photo URL (no dependency):
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1579546929518-9e396f3cc809?w=1920&h=1080&fit=crop&q=80
Option B — use tteg to download a real photo (one command, no API key):
uv tool install tteg
tteg save "abstract gradient background" ./src/newtab/bg --orientation landscape
Then reference the local file instead of the remote URL.
Happy to open a PR if that's helpful.
What's happening
Several templates in this project use
https://source.unsplash.com/randomfor background images in the new tab page:template-lit-js/src/newtab/index.jstemplate-alpine-ts/newtab.htmltemplate-vue-ts/src/newtab/NewTab.vuetemplate-vue-js/src/newtab/NewTab.vueUnsplash deprecated this endpoint in mid-2024. It now returns 503 Service Unavailable, so every extension created from these templates ships with a broken background image.
Suggested fix
Option A — pin a specific Unsplash photo URL (no dependency):
Option B — use tteg to download a real photo (one command, no API key):
uv tool install tteg tteg save "abstract gradient background" ./src/newtab/bg --orientation landscapeThen reference the local file instead of the remote URL.
Happy to open a PR if that's helpful.