Ping DOM element

This extension is rendering a green button if the given DOM element available on the specified URL and red one when it is not.
What is Ping DOM element?
Ping DOM element is a Chrome extension that allows you to check if a specific DOM element is available on a webpage. It periodically checks the given URL in the background using chrome's alarm API and renders a green button if the element is available and a red button if it is not.

Extension stats

Users: 76
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 0.2.7 (Last updated: 2014-04-22)
Creation date: 2014-04-22
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://*/
  • https://*/
  • alarms
Size: 49.14K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

The extension checks the given URL in the background periodically. It uses chrome's alarm API to do this so it does not consume to much resources. The frequency is around 1 request / minute. You can check for a specific element on the page too, doing this with the "elementToCheck" field, which accepts jQuery selectors. For example you can check the page http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/ for having "Brighton" in the headlines. Where you should specify elementToCheck to div#more-new-headlines:contains(Brighton) . That is it. Enjoy using this tool!

Extension safety

Risk impact

Ping DOM element requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Ping DOM element has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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