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HTML Validator Upgraded
by Jaime IniestaWe've upgraded our HTML Validator servers to use the latest version of the W3C Validator Nu. -
Excluding URLs
by Jaime IniestaWe've enhanced the link scraper, you can now define URLs to be excluded from the reports. -
How to Validate your Local Server
by Jaime IniestaValidating your local development server provides the fastest workflow, here's how to set it up. -
User Agents and Server IPs
by Jaime IniestaWe've published the list of User Agent strings and server IPs used by Rocket Validator on the validation requests. -
2022 Retrospective
by Jaime IniestaWelcome to the Rocket Validator 2022 kickoff, where we’ll highlight some of the new features and enhancements we released during this year. -
When was the last time you validated your whole site?
Keep your sites healthy checking for A11Y/HTML issues on an automated schedule.
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How to Export Report Data as Excel Files
by Jaime IniestaYou can now export all the data from your site validation reports as Excel files with a single click. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.6
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core, 4.6, improving many accessibility rules. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.5
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core, 4.5, enabling 8 new accessibility rules. -
Summary Report Redesign
by Jaime IniestaThe summary report has been redesigned, to offer more information and actions in a more compact layout. -
Device Viewport Emulation
by Jaime IniestaYou may define an alternative viewport resolution for your accessibility checks using the brand-new Device Viewport Emulation functionality. -
25,000 HTML checks per month. Fully automated.
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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Guest Accounts
by Jaime IniestaThe new Guest Accounts feature lets you invite other users in your team to use your account features and credits, without sharing your credentials. -
Multiple Subscriptions
by Jaime IniestaYou can now buy multiple licenses when subscribing to a plan, to increase the number of credits available. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.4
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe Core, 4.4 -
Changes in Mutings
by Jaime IniestaWe've improved the Mutings engine to provide a faster, simpler experience. -
Domain Stats
by Jaime IniestaWe've added new stats for the domains checked, that will show daily counters for the issues found, check status and web page coverage. -
50,000 Accessibility and HTML checks per month. Fully automated.
Let our automated scanner check your large sites using Axe Core and W3C Validator.
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Deleting web pages from reports
by Jaime IniestaWeb pages included in a report can now be deleted. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.3.0
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe Core, 4.3.0. -
Understanding Rate Limiting in Validation Reports
by Jaime IniestaA detailed explanation of how rate-limiting works and how to use it to estimate the time a report will take to complete. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 4.2.2
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 4.2.2 -
Deep Crawling is now optional
by Jaime IniestaYou can now optionally disable deep crawling in order to have more control of the exact URLs to validate. -
25,000 HTML checks per month. Fully automated.
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.2.0, including 4 new rules
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe Core, 4.2.0, and now includes 4 new accessibility rules. -
How to use XML or plain text sitemaps to organize large site validations
by Jaime IniestaOur crawler now supports plain text sitemaps, as well as XML sitemaps. Learn how to use them to organize large site validations. -
Severity Counters Are Back
by Jaime IniestaWe've brought the severity counters back to reports, to accurately show how many issues per severity have been detected. -
New Micro Plans
by Jaime IniestaThe new Micro plan is designed to help validate small and medium-sized websites. -
Privacy-Conscious
by Jaime IniestaWe're joining the no-tracking movement by replacing all our external integrations with privacy conscious alternatives. -
Still checking your large sites one page at a time?
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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Live Reports UI Redesign
by Jaime IniestaThe reports user interface has been redesigned to make it simpler, lighter and much faster. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 4.1.0
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 4.1.0 -
Wordpress Accessibility Day 2020
by Jaime IniestaRocket Validator is proud to sponsor the first WP Accessibility Day - WordPress is the most popular CMS so it's real good news that it has a dedicated team of developers promoting good practices about Accessibility. Way to go! -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.0.2
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 4.0.2 -
New Report Data Storage Policy
by Jaime IniestaReport data means everything that is generated when you run a site report: records representing the web pages and all the accessibility and HTML issues found in them. Report results are stored to let you work later on reviewing the issues without relying on real-time checks. Learn about our new report data storage policy. -
Still checking your large sites one page at a time?
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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New Summary Report
by Jaime IniestaThe new Summary Report gives you a global overview of the status of a site, including the counts of total HTML and accessibility issues found, and a percentage of the total number of web pages that passed all the checks. -
HTML Checker upgraded to W3C Validator Nu 20.6.30
by Jaime IniestaThe HTML validation server has been upgraded to the latest version released of Validator.nu by the W3C, which adds some fixes and improvements related with checking CSS, SVG, and ARIA. -
Check out the brand new Site Reports UI
by Jaime IniestaWe've just rolled out a brand new version of the Rocket Validator Reports UI with a simpler interface, charged with new features. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 3.5.5
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.5.5 -
Introducing the Rocket Validator API
by Jaime IniestaThe brand new Rocket Validator API allows you to manage your reports and integrate them easily in your existing workflows using conventional HTTP requests to a standard JSON API. -
Still checking your large sites one page at a time?
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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Better usage tracking
by Jaime IniestaThe subscription plan you choose determines the number of checks you can request per period length. For example, a Pro Monthly plan lets you request 50,000 checks per month. Learn how we're tracking accurately your usage, subtracting the checks you request from your subscription limit. -
Rocket Validator Documentation
by Jaime IniestaWe've been busy these days setting up a brand new companion site to Rocket Validator, dedicated to hosting all the documentation for our accessibility scanner. The new documentation site is ready and contains detailed guides with all you need to know to get the most out of Rocket Validator. -
HTML Checker upgraded to W3C Validator Nu 20.3.16
by Jaime IniestaThe HTML validation server has been upgraded to version 20.3.16 of Validator.nu by the W3C, which adds some fixes and improvements related with checking CSS, SVG, and ARIA. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 3.5.2
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.5.2 -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 3.5.0
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.5.0 -
12,500 Accessibility and HTML checks per week. Fully automated.
Let our automated scanner check your large sites using Axe Core and W3C Validator.
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New Activity View
by Jaime IniestaThe new Activity view is here to simplify your work, by showing the latest 10 sites you've been working on, and the latest report for each one, pointing you to the 3 most important accessibility and HTML issues detected on the latest scan. -
Announcing Enterprise Plans
by Jaime IniestaToday we're announcing the new Enterprise plan for power users and agencies that need to check a really large number of web pages. A single Enterprise plan will let you perform up to 500,000 checks per month, with unlimited domains and re-checks. -
Chrome extensions for HTML validation
by Jaime IniestaChrome extensions offer a great way to extend your browser with tools that help you in your daily job as a web developer. In this article we analyze the most popular extensions that help you with HTML validation directly from your browser. -
Global Accessibility Reports
by Jaime IniestaToday, we introduce the Rocket Validator Global Reports - we'll monitor reference sites on different fields like higher education and public administration, and will show the accessibility / HTML issues found on their pages. -
Accessibility Leaderboards September 2019
by Jaime IniestaCheck out the latest rankings on the Accessibility Leaderboards, including US Education, UK Education and European Parliaments -
6,250 HTML checks per week. Fully automated.
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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Report filters
by Jaime IniestaWe've added filtering for validation reports. This lets you search within your reports list by site URL, your web pages per its URL, and the accessibility and HTML issues found by its issue message. -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 3.3.0
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.3.0 -
Education Leaderboards June 2019
by Jaime IniestaWe've added 10 new candidates to the United Kingdom Universities, and updated the U.S. Education Leaderboard -
Australian Web Awards 2019
by Jaime IniestaAs in past editions, Rocket Validator sponsors the AWA by helping the judging panel determine the code quality on the submitted sites. The judges use Rocket Validator to find accessibility and HTML issues found on the finalist sites. -
Education Leaderboards April 2019
by Jaime IniestaWe've added 10 new candidates to the United Kingdom Universities, and updated the U.S. Education Leaderboard -
Still checking your large sites one page at a time?
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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What to do if you disagree about a checking report
by Jaime IniestaOur mission at Rocket Validator is help you quickly check web pages in your large site, but we're mere messengers between you and the checkers. What to do if you disagree with the checking results? -
Education Leaderboards March 2019
by Jaime IniestaWe've added 10 new candidates to the United Kingdom Universities, and updated the U.S. Education Leaderboard -
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 3.2.0
by Jaime IniestaThe Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.2.0 -
European Parliaments Accessibility
by Jaime IniestaSeptember 23rd, 2020, marks the deadline to comply with the European Web Accessibility Directive, that obliges all European Member States to ensure that public web sites are accessible. How do European parliaments conform to accessibility standards? -
United Kingdom Education Leaderboard
by Jaime IniestaWe've just published a new A11Y & HTML Conformance Leaderboard, this time dedicated to United Kingdom Education. This leaderboard starts with 10 Universities on the UK. -
6,250 HTML checks per week. Fully automated.
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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DeAnza College Ranked No. 1 in Accessibility Leaderboard
by Jaime IniestaDe Anza’s Office of Communications has made accessibility a priority for the college website, which was completely redesigned last year. The new design includes numerous features that improve accessibility. Their web team uses Rocket Validator and other tools to proactively identify and correct any accessibility problems that might arise when pages are updated or new webpages are added. -
US Education Leaderboard January 2019
by Jaime IniestaWe've updated the Top 10 U.S. Education A11Y & HTML Conformance leaderboard, adding 10 new universities and community colleges to the list: -
US Education Leaderboard December 2018
by Jaime IniestaWe've updated the Top 10 U.S. Education A11Y & HTML Conformance leaderboard, adding 10 new universities and community colleges to the list. -
Introducing Leaderboards
by Jaime IniestaGood news! We've seen lately an increase in the number of education sites being checked for Accessibility and HTML conformance in Rocket Validator. We wondered what the current status is in regards to A11Y and HTML conformance, within the major United States universities, so we created a leaderboard to reflect that. -
How to fix your validation issues?
by Jaime IniestaWhile most of the users of Rocket Validator are web professionals, freelancers and web studios, there are also many other users that come to our site in search for a fix for their HTML validation errors. -
Still checking your large sites one page at a time?
Save time using our automated web checker. Let our crawler check your web pages on the W3C Validator.
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Have you been blocked by the W3C Validator?
by Jaime IniestaHave you ever tried to validate a web page at the W3C validator and faced a warning message about Excessive traffic pattern blocked. If you have, you've been banned. Learn why this happens (there's a good reason!), and how to avoid it. -
W3C Validator is dead, long live Validator.nu!
by Jaime IniestaIt may not be apparent, but the W3C HTML Validator that we've been using all these years, yes, the one at validator.w3.org, is dead. But, there's a faster, more modern and more robust validator also maintained by the W3C. -
How does Rocket Validator work?
by Jaime IniestaTo validate a site, you just need to enter its main URL and click a button. In a few seconds you start receiving results, which complete in just a few minutes. But, what happens in our servers after you click the "Submit" button?
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