Lists, validates, and checks if favicons are crawlable and indexable on the current website.

Latest Version

Version
1.1
Update
March 4, 2025
Size
33.28KiB
Developer
far.hn
Category
Users
0
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ActiveTab
Scripting
Favicon
WebRequest
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Favicon Checker Extension

Favicon Checker - Validate and Analyze Favicons Effortlessly

Favicon Checker is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help web developers and SEO specialists validate and analyze favicons on any webpage. It checks for relevance based on size, format, and accessibility while ensuring compliance with Google's guidelines for favicons in search results.

Key Features
• Favicon Validation: Automatically validates favicon size (minimum 48x48 pixels) and supported formats (ICO, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, WEBP).

• Robots.txt Analysis: Checks if the favicon is blocked by robots.txt, ensuring it is crawlable by search engines.

• Detailed Reports: Provides a clear summary of each favicon's validity, including size, format, and crawlability status.

• User-Friendly Interface: Displays results in a clean and intuitive popup with toggleable details for each favicon.

• Google Compliance: Validates favicons based on Google's official documentation.

How It Works
• Open any webpage in Chrome.

• Click the Favicon Checker extension icon in the toolbar.

• The extension scans the page for all favicon links.

• It validates each favicon for:

Size (minimum 48x48 pixels)
Format (ICO, PNG, JPG, etc.)
Crawlability (checks robots.txt for restrictions)

• View detailed validation results in the popup.

Why Use Favicon Checker?
• Ensure your website's favicons meet Google's standards for search visibility.

• Detect issues like unsupported formats or blocked favicons that may impact SEO performance.

• Save time with automated analysis and a user-friendly interface.

Who Is This For?
• Web Developers: Ensure your website's favicons are properly configured and accessible.

• SEO Specialists: Improve search engine visibility by validating favicon compliance.

• Website Owners: Quickly identify and fix favicon-related issues.

Get Started
Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store.

Open any webpage and click the extension icon to analyze its favicons.

Review detailed reports to ensure compliance with best practices.

Contribute to the Project
This is an open-source project! You can contribute to the development of Favicon Checker by visiting our GitHub repository.

Privacy Policy
Favicon Checker does not collect or store any user data. It operates entirely within your browser to analyze webpage content locally.

Support
Have questions or feedback? Feel free to contact us or open an issue on our GitHub repository.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Favicon Checker", "version": "1.1", "description": "Lists, validates, and checks if favicons are crawlable and indexable on the current website.", "permissions": ["activeTab", "scripting", "favicon", "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking"], "host_permissions": [""], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "/icons/icon16.png", "48": "/icons/icon48.png", "128": "/icons/icon128.png" } }, "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": ["_favicon/*"], "matches": [""] } ], "icons": { "16": "/icons/icon16.png", "48": "/icons/icon48.png", "128": "/icons/icon128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Favicon Checker extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Favicon Checker extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Favicon Checker extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Favicon Checker extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Favicon Checker extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Favicon Checker extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Favicon Checker Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Favicon Checker extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Favicon Checker extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Favicon Checker extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Favicon Checker extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Favicon Checker extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Favicon Checker extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Favicon Checker extension file

Select and download the Favicon Checker extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Favicon Checker extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Favicon Checker extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Favicon Checker extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Favicon Checker extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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