webhint

Name: webhint
Rating: 3.8 (9 reviews)
Author: webhint

Quickly test your website to see if there are any issues with accessibility, browser compatibility, security, performance and more.

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webhint is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help developers quickly identify and resolve issues on their websites. It scans your site for problems related to accessibility, browser compatibility, security, performance, and other important factors, providing actionable feedback right within the browser's DevTools.

Customize your scans by selecting specific hint categories, target browsers, and third-party resources. Each issue detected comes with detailed documentation, guiding you on how to effectively fix problems and improve your website's overall quality and user experience. webhint is an essential tool for optimizing modern web development workflows.

Developer Tools Productivity Web3

By:: webhint
Users:: 2,984+ 17
Rating:: 3.80
(9)
Version:: 2.4.17 (Last updated: 2024-08-29)
Creation date:: 2021-10-29
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: <all_urls>
webNavigation
Size:: 817.94K
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 2,990 ▼ 45

Other rankings

#31 in performance keyword 15 ▼ 1

#35 in documentation keyword 35 ▲ 3

#42 in scan keyword 18 ▲ 1

#63 in feedback keyword 22

#73 in identify keyword 38 ▲ 5

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Other platforms

webhint (v2.4.17)

2,000+ 5.00

(7)

webhint (v2.4.17)

2,661+ 4.63

(38)

User reviews

Very useful linter. Covers many things not covered by other linters. I wish it was more actively developed, updated and improved though. There are a few dated 'errors/warnings' which are no longer relevant.

by Christian, 2024-06-03

by Alden, 2023-11-13

So good

by Ray, 2021-04-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

webhint requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

webhint is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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