generate Xpath

Generate unique Xpath for a DOM element

Generate Xpath Chrome Extension

Generate Xpath is a Chrome extension that allows users to easily generate unique Xpath for HTML DOM elements. It simplifies the process of locating elements within a webpage and improves efficiency in web scraping, automation, and testing.
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Extension stats

Users: 52
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Rating: 1.00
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Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2013-12-24)
Version code: 1.0
Creation date: 2013-12-24
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
Size: 92.17K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

The main purpose of this extension is to generate a unique Xpath-for a given HTML DOM Element. It may so happen that that if the element has no attributes, it tries to create shortcut with respect to text. This needs lot of improvement and this is my first experiment with chrome extensions hence kindly excuse for some trivial mistakes.

Let me know if anything is not relevant or which may be missing.

Below are the few known issues which would be fixed soon.

  1. have to fallback on the traditional xpath if no optimized xpath found.

Extension safety

Risk impact

generate Xpath requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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