Every week I highlight a free or inexpensive software product that I like to use as a Web developer. And I realized this week that I'd been leaving off one of the tools I use nearly every day - the Web Developer Toolbar. This is a Firefox Add-on and you can install it in Flock and Seamonkey as well. And as I said, I use it constantly. It has features like:
- Disable different actions like JavaScript, refreshes, page colors, CSS, and more
- Work with cookies right from the bar, like deleting them, turning them on and off, even adding them
- Play with CSS, forms, and images on the page
- Get all kinds of information about the page as you're viewing it
- Outline specific elements (like tables, headings, links, and frames)
- Validate HTML, CSS, accessibility
- Even change the viewport size to approximate different resolutions
- And so much more
Even if you're a developer who doesn't believe in using add-ons in your browsers, you should consider including this one. It provides so much value in a very small footprint. The only days I don't use it are the days I don't turn on my computer.
- Every developer should use the Web Developer Toolbar
- See previous software picks of the week
Hi Jennifer
Cheers for that one! Never used it before so just downloaded.
Could make good use of it cheers
JP
One of the thing’s that’s cool about this add on is that you can customize which options you want showing and where they appear in your browser. I like that. It helps to save space.
Defiantly one of my favorite plugins if not my most favorite.
This is one Firefox add-on that I can’t live without, and I use it constantly. A great tool!
Hmmm…what a great tool for web developers. I wrote this post not too long ago. Very popular.
Yes I use it all the time, and it’s my main validation tool (I mean the links). I also like the option to verify local markup – it establishes a brief listening TCP socket just for the W3C crawler to fetch the data.
Otherwise, Firebug is my favorite.
This is a great toolbar. I also really love FireBug, great for working out CSS issues. Gotta love browser compatibility. I wish browser developers would adhere to W3C standards.