chore: setup github actions release workflow and update readme

Author: jaiswalism

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Build and Release Extension
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*' # Trigger on version tags, e.g., v1.0.0
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # Needed for creating a release
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build extension
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Package extension (Zip)
+        run: |
+          cd dist
+          zip -r ../commitcode-extension.zip *
+          cd ..
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: commitcode-extension.zip
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false

README.md

@@ -20,9 +20,22 @@
 
 ---
 
-## 🚀 Installation (Developer Mode)
+## 🚀 Installation
 
-Since CommitCode is currently in active development, you can load it directly into Chrome using Developer Mode.
+### Option 1: Easy Installation (Recommended)
+You do not need to build the extension yourself. You can download the latest pre-built version directly from our releases!
+
+1. Go to the [Releases](https://github.com/jaiswalism/commitcode/releases) page of this repository.
+2. Download the `commitcode-extension.zip` file from the latest release.
+3. Extract the `.zip` file on your computer.
+4. Open Google Chrome and navigate to `chrome://extensions/`.
+5. Enable **Developer mode** (toggle switch in the top right corner).
+6. Click **Load unpacked** in the top left corner.
+7. Select the extracted folder!
+
+### Option 2: Build from Source (Developer Mode)
+
+Since CommitCode is currently in active development, you can also build it directly from source.
 
 1. **Clone or Download this repository** to your local machine:
    ```bash

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "CommitCode",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Privacy-first browser extension that automatically syncs accepted coding problem submissions from LeetCode to GitHub.",
   "icons": {
     "16": "logo.png",
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@
   },
   "content_scripts": [
     {
-      "matches": ["https://leetcode.com/problems/*"],
-      "js": ["src/content/index.ts"]
+      "matches": [
+        "https://leetcode.com/problems/*"
+      ],
+      "js": [
+        "src/content/index.ts"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "background": {
@@ -38,4 +42,4 @@
     "page": "src/options/index.html",
     "open_in_tab": true
   }
-}
+}

package.json

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 {
   "name": "commitcode",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Privacy-first LeetCode to GitHub sync extension",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {