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.

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By: Sebastian Pältz

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.73 (15)

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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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 15517 ▼ 89

Other rankings

#4091 in Accessibility ▲ 5

#9 in publish keyword 2 ▼ 3

#17 in website keyword 84 ▲ 10

#86 in article keyword 12 ▼ 6

#87 in chrome homepage keyword 57 ▲ 5

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Summary

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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 and there is nowhere to be found when the article was published, it might be totally outdated.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

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Provides publication date of web pages which is helpful for referencing
Simple and easy to use without the need for HTML code inspection
Able to retrieve publication dates of very old websites

Cons

Some users may desire additional features such as displaying how old the website is in months
An option for floating windows for automatic age display is desired but currently not available

Most mentioned

Aids in finding non-visible publication dates
User-friendly interface
Useful for academic referencing
Works on both recent and old websites
Desire for additional functionality such as age in months and last update date

Recent reviews

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.

A Kay, 2024-01-14

Works fine

Jay, 2022-06-07

I knew there were others who needed such an extension - and it really works flawlessly and does exactly what it promises

Marcel Michelfelder, 2021-10-14

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Safety

Risk impact

When was this website published? may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.