When was this website published?

Find out when the webpage you currently browse was created
What is When was this website published??
'When was this website published?' is a Chrome extension that provides the creation date of the current webpage you are browsing. Ideal for those moments when you're reading an article with no clear publication date, it uses the Wayback Machine to fetch this information. Accuracy and availability may sometimes be less due to the broad range of webpages being crawled by Wayback Machine.

Extension stats

Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.50 (16)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2015-06-22)
Creation date: 2015-06-22
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://web.archive.org/
  • tabs
Size: 12.37K

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Extension summary

Do you know this feeling ... you're browsing the web, maybe read an article or a blogpost ... and there is nowhere to be found when the article was published, it might be totally outdated.

Simply click the icon and this extension will tell you as accurate as possible:

When was the website that I'm currently visiting created?

NOTE: Since this extension is using the Wayback machine which crawls the ENTIRE web, accuracy and availability are lacking sometimes.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works flawlessly and as promised
  • Extremely useful for finding publication dates
  • User-friendly and simple to use
  • Helps avoid technical methods like terminal commands
  • Great for academic writing and citation
Cons
  • Could include the relative age of the website (e.g., 'xx months old')
  • Lacks a feature for automatic notifications about publication dates
Most mentioned
  • Fantastic extension
  • Extremely handy for work and projects
  • Works perfectly
Recent reviews
by Adrian Saffarnia, 2024-07-19

Exactly what i was looking for. Search results are filled with older non relevant articles. Until they find a cure for it this extension will be helpful. But could you add "xx months old" or something along with the actual date. Knowing the exact age would be more striking. Also if there could be an option for floating windows that automatically tells the age of a website without always need to clicking on the extension.
by A Kay, 2024-01-14

Works fine
by Jay, 2022-06-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

When was this website published? requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

When was this website published? has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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