Announcing the webhint v1 browser extension for Microsoft Edge

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We are thrilled to announce that the
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browser extension has moved from beta to its v1 release and is
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, as well as for
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and
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The webhint browser extension allows you to easily scan a website and get feedback on accessibility, browser compatibility, security, performance, and more within the browser DevTools. Read more at
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Try the webhint browser extension


Once you’ve
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for your browser, simply open DevTools and select the Hints tab. From here, you’ll be able to run a customizable site scan. You can select what browsers are relevant to you by using the browserslist syntax. (
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is the defacto standard for creating browser support matrix, and it’s used by tools such as
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.) You can also ignore certain cross-origin resources in your scan, letting you focus on the code you care about most.

Screenshot of the Hints tab in the Microsoft Edge DevTools


What’s new for v1


Since
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, we’ve made a number of bug fixes, improvements, performance enhancements, and all-new features to the browser extension based on your feedback. Here are a few of the highlights.

Improvements to cross-browser compatibility hints


Making sure your website works in all the browsers you care about is a difficult task. webhint’s compat-api uses
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to help you identify possible gaps in your browser support matrix.

In v1, we added
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. These hints are especially helpful for testing cross-browser compatibility. We also improved the way in which browser versions are listed in compatibility hints, as shown in the before and after screenshots below.

Screenshot of a hint in the previous version of webhint

Browser versions were shortened in prior versions of webhint

Screenshot of a hint in the webhint v1 extension, with an improved layout

In webhint v1, compatibility hints will display browser versions more clearly, and provide tips to get better cross-browser support

Grouping of similar hints


Previously, if a hint affected numerous elements on a webpage, it could produce an overwhelming number of recommendations. We’ve improved this experience by grouping similar hints together.

Screen capture showing similar hints grouped together

Similar hints are now grouped together

More insights on accessibility


Previously, the browser extension surfaced color contrast hints but did not display the current color contrast ratio. In v1, this information has been added to color contrast hints.

We’ve also made more granular category breakdowns for accessibility to help you quickly sort through recommendations.

Screenshot of category breakdowns and new accessibility insights


…and more!


webhint now uses
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version 3.3.2, giving us a great performance boost. Browser extension scans now take and average of 9 seconds. We’ve also added hints for
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, bug fixes, and more! You can see the full changelog
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webhint
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open source



Illustration of the webhint mascot, Nellie the narwhal, at a computer


webhint is built in then open as an OpenJS foundation project, and has benefited from the contributions of about
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since our last browser extension announcement at the end of July. Thank you all for being part of the webhint community!

If you have feedback or would like to get involved in the future development of webhint, please find us on
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