SEO testing made easy: Disable JS, CSS, images & cookies. Simulate user-agents, mobile devices and more!

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Version
0.1.0
Update
April 29, 2025
Size
116KiB
Developer
www.samgipson.com
Category
Users
0
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (UK)
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Permissions
Storage
Scripting
Debugger
DeclarativeNetRequest
ContentSettings
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SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension Extension

SEO Toggle is a powerful SEO Chrome Extension that puts essential SEO testing tools right at your fingertips.

Whether you’re diagnosing crawl issues, checking how your content appears without JavaScript, or auditing for mobile-first indexing, SEO Toggle makes the process faster, easier, and more reliable.

// Features //

✅ One-click toggles to disable JavaScript, CSS, Images, and Cookies.
✅ User-Agent switching to view your site as Googlebot, Bingbot, and more.
✅ Mobile device emulation to audit for mobile-first indexing.
✅ Network throttling simulation for real-world speed testing.
✅ Clear visual banners to show when testing tools are active.
✅ Fast, lightweight, and built for SEO professionals.
✅ Automatic settings save for seamless ongoing testing.

// Why SEO Toggle? //

A key part of SEO is ensuring that search engines can find and access your critical content — ideally, without relying on JavaScript.

SEO Toggle allows you to quickly test how your website behaves when key resources like JS, CSS, Images, and Cookies are disabled, helping you identify content that remains easily accessible to crawlers.

It’s also common for more complex websites to serve different content based on user-agent detection (for example, serving one version to Googlebot and another to regular users).
With SEO Toggle’s user-agent simulation, you can easily spot any differences and ensure your site complies with SEO best practices.

With Google now operating a mobile-first index, SEO Toggle makes it simple to simulate a mobile crawler’s experience. Combine device emulation, custom user-agents, and resource blocking to fully audit your site in the same way a search engine would.

// Permissions //

** storage **
- Purpose: To save your extension settings locally on your computer.
- Why it's needed: This allows the extension to remember which features you've turned on or off (like disabling CSS or enabling mobile view) even after you close and reopen your browser.

** scripting **
- Purpose: To modify the web pages you visit.
- Why it's needed: This is essential for features like: Disabling CSS styles directly on the page.
Showing the notification banner at the top of the page when certain testing features (like mobile view) are active.

** debugger **
- Purpose: To control certain browser features normally accessed through developer tools.
- Why it's needed: This permission is required for advanced testing features like: Simulating different mobile devices (Mobile View). Changing your browser's reported identity (User Agent simulation, e.g., pretending to be Googlebot). Simulating different internet connection speeds (Network Throttling).

** declarativeNetRequest **
- Purpose: To block specific parts of websites from loading efficiently.
- Why it's needed: This is used to: Block JavaScript files from running. Block external CSS stylesheets from loading. Prevent cookies from being sent or received. This method is faster and respects user privacy more than older methods.

** contentSettings **
- Purpose: To change browser settings for specific types of content.
- Why it's needed: This is specifically used to turn off image loading across all websites when you use the \"Disable Images\" toggle.

** host_permissions: [\"\"] **
- Purpose: To allow the extension to work on any website you visit.
- Why it's needed: Since this is a general-purpose testing tool, it needs permission to interact with any website you might want to test. This allows all the features mentioned above (like disabling CSS, blocking JS, simulating mobile devices) to function correctly on the specific page you are currently viewing.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension", "version": "0.1.0", "description": "SEO testing made easy: Disable JS, CSS, images & cookies. Simulate user-agents, mobile devices and more!", "permissions": [ "storage", "scripting", "debugger", "declarativeNetRequest", "contentSettings" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "icons/icon16_v2.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["banner.js"], "run_at": "document_start" } ], "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16_v2.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png" }} "
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How to download and manually install SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension file

Select and download the SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension 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 SEO Toggle - An SEO Testing Extension extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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