Blogs Are Back is a companion extension for blogsareback.com that makes following blogs effortless. Features

Feed Discovery — Automatically detects RSS/Atom feeds on every page on blogs you visit. Optional floating "follow" button can be enabled for easy additions to your feed collection.
Direct Fetching — Fetches feeds locally in your browser, bypassing CORS. No proxy server means your reading stays private.
Readable Extraction — Extracts clean article text using Mozilla's Readability library.

Two Modes Basic Mode (default): Lightweight feed discovery. No background activity. Featured Mode: Full experience with desktop notifications, badge counts for unread posts, and configurable background checking. Privacy

Feeds fetched directly in your browser
Data stored locally
Never collects browsing history

The "Access all websites" permission is required solely to fetch feeds from any blog you follow. View source code on GitHub