Set Homarr to New Tab default in chrome & default the focus to the browser's Address/Search

[kanjieater]

When I open a new tab with chrome Ctrl+T it by default has the focus in the address bar, so you can start typing
w/ the browser's autocomplete and away you go.

I tried using https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna
to redirect to my homarr instance. Unfortunately due to how redirects work, the browser's address bar is no longer in focus.

How could I default Homarr to my new tabs, but keep the address bar in focus? If homarr had a dedicated extension to default w/o redirect I think this would work, but hoping there's a simpler solution