Google Chrome Bookmarklet: PageRank Status Checker - Check the Google PageRank & Alexa Rank

Developed by Andrew.

Updated on Jun 01, 2009: The current developer version of Chrome supports extensions since May 12, 2009. I developed a PageRank Extension for Chrome, it's a really toolbar extension that automatically shows Google PageRank of the current web page.

With IE or Firefox, we can install Google Toolbar and Alexa Toolbar to check the Google PageRank and Alex Rank. Unfortunately, the current version of Google Chrome doesn't support any extensions such as Google Toolbar and Alex toolbar. So I developed a Javascript Plug-in that allows Google Chrome user to check the PageRank of the page you are browsing. It's a bookmarklet(a bookmark containing JavaScript) in practice, you can also use it in FireFox, Safari or Inetnet Explorer. See example:

Install Google Chrome Plugin: PageRank Status Checker

To install Chrome Google Pagerank Plug-in, please do following steps:

• The way A:
1. Make sure your Google Chrome browser always shows the Bookmarks bar. If not, click menu: Tools -> Always show bookmarks bar.
2. Drag and drop PageRank Status to your Chrome bookmarks bar.
• The way B:
1. Make sure your Google Chrome browser always shows the Bookmarks bar. If not, click menu: Tools -> Always show bookmarks bar.
2. Right click on the bookmarks bar, and then select Add Page.



3. In the Name field, enter "PageRank Status" or something you will remember, then for the URL field paste:

javascript:void(window.open("http://www.chromefans.org/pr/?u="+escape(location.href), "PageRank%20Status%20-%20ChromeFans","width=405,height=120,top=0,left=0,location=0"))

Now the Javascript plugin is installed in your Google Chrome. You can click "PageRank Status" button to view the Page Rank information.

Update History of PageRank Status Checker

• Oct 07, 2008, PageRank Status Checker version 1.0 released.
• Jan 09, 2009, PageRank Status Checker version 2.0 released.

Because Google Chrome current version doesn't support for Google Toolbar and Alexa Toolbar, so it's a lot of vistors of PageRank Status Checker. Unfortunately, Alexa blocked my server IP since Dec 2008. When you check the PageRank, the page always shows Server Busy. :-(

I just modified the server script and released version 2.0, this version uses Widgets method to receive the Alexa data, it works fine now.

The screenshot of version 2:



• Jun 01, 2009: Really Chrome Extension

The current developer version of Chrome supports extensions since May 12, 2009. I developed a PageRank Extension for Chrome, it's a really toolbar extension that automatically shows Google PageRank of the current web page.

Other resources of PageRank Status Checker

1. Google Chrome Extension: PageRank Status Checker - A really Google Chrome extension to show Google PageRank of the current web page.
2. Google Chrome Bookmarklet: Split your Google Chrome browser - Google Chrome Dual View (JavaScript Plug-in)
3. Google Chrome Bookmarklet: YouTube Downloader - Download YouTube Videos in Google Chrome (JavaScript Plug-in)
4. Join our Chrome FORUM - Chat Chrome news, tips, themes, plugins...
5. External link: Official Google Blog - A fresh take on the browser
6. External link: Introduction to Google Search Quality - The most famous part of our ranking algorithm is PageRank
7. External link: Google Toolbar - Internet Explorer and Firefox Toolbar with Google search.
8. External link: Alexa Toolbar - Alexa toolbar for Internet Explorer or Firefox

Tags: Bookmarklet | Google Chrome | Google PageRank | Javascript Plugin | Google Chrome Plugin | PageRank Status Checker | Alexa Rank