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Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.10.1
2024-10-17 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.10.1, which fixes some false positives and adds a 10x performance improvement in pages with lots of similar elements.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.10
2024-08-21 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.10, which adds a new rule for the summary element and fixes some bugs from previous versions.
HTML Validator Upgraded to W3C Validator 24.7
2024-07-31 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- html
We've upgraded our HTML Validator servers to use the latest version of the W3C Validator Nu.
Introducing Agency Plans
2024-07-22 by Jaime Iniesta
- subscriptions
- changelog
Today we're announcing the new Agency plans. Designed for web agencies and companies, Agency plans include all features, up to 100K checks per month and 10 guest accounts to set up your validation team.
Rocket Validator API V1
2024-05-26 by Jaime Iniesta
- api
- changelog
The 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.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.9
2024-03-27 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.9, which improves color contrast checks and fixes some bugs from previous versions.
HTML Validator Upgraded to W3C Validator 24.3
2024-03-27 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- html
We've upgraded our HTML Validator servers to use the latest version of the W3C Validator Nu.
Dark Theme and Improved Stats
2024-02-29 by Jaime Iniesta
- ui
- changelog
You can now enable dark mode in Rocket Validator if you prefer darker backgrounds and softer contrast, reducing eye strain.
Sidebar Navigation
2024-01-20 by Jaime Iniesta
- ui
- changelog
We've updated the app layout to use a responsive sidebar navigation and make better use of the screen space.
Stats for Micro Subscriptions
2023-11-29 by Jaime Iniesta
- stats
- changelog
Micro subscriptions now also include stats based on daily snapshots automatically generated from the data in your reports.
Easy Subscription Upgrades
2023-11-13 by Jaime Iniesta
- subscriptions
- changelog
Upgrading (or downgrading) your subscription plan and periodicity is a breeze with our Lemon Squeezy integration
Dynamic Crawler for JavaScript sites
2023-10-30 by Jaime Iniesta
- crawler
- changelog
Validating JavaScript-rich sites is now possible with the new Dynamic Crawler, that extracts links from the rendered HTML.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.8
2023-09-12 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.8, which adds new accessibility rules.
New Stats Section
2023-09-02 by Jaime Iniesta
- stats
- changelog
The new Stats section shows stats for the evolution of your checked domains, based on daily snapshots automatically generated from the data in your reports.
Advanced Crawling Options
2023-07-14 by Jaime Iniesta
- crawler
- pro
- changelog
Check out how you can use the advanced crawling options to control the initial URLs, exclusions and deep crawling.
Custom Months for Monthly Reports
2023-06-15 by Jaime Iniesta
- schedules
- pro
- changelog
Monthly schedules can now be customized to select the specific months to run the reports on.
Progress Report Emails
2023-05-24 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- email
- changelog
Starting this Friday, we'll send progress reports by email with a digest of your activity for the week, and links to the latest reports you've been working on.
Increased Report Data Storage
2023-05-18 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
Report data storage has been increased for all users.
Filter out tags with the 'none' mode
2023-05-08 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- ui
The tag filter has a new 'none' mode that allows you to filter out by tags.
Non-document errors are now inside the HTML issues section
2023-04-21 by Jaime Iniesta
- ui
- changelog
- w3c-validator
- reports
We've simplified reports including non-document errors and those are now within the HTML issues section.
New Report Form Redesigned
2023-04-20 by Jaime Iniesta
- ui
- changelog
- reports
The New Report form has been redesigned to provide a simpler interface.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.7
2023-04-18 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.7, improving many accessibility rules.
Organize your Reports with Tag Filters
2023-04-03 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- ui
You can now categorize your validation reports and schedules using tags, and filter them by tag combination.
HTML Validator Upgraded to W3C Validator 23.3
2023-03-15 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- html
We've upgraded our HTML Validator servers to use the latest version of the W3C Validator Nu.
Excluding URLs
2023-03-14 by Jaime Iniesta
- crawler
- pro
- changelog
We've enhanced the link crawler, you can now define URLs to be excluded from the reports.
User Agents and Server IPs
2023-01-11 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- servers
We've published the list of User Agent strings and server IPs used by Rocket Validator on the validation requests.
How to Export Report Data as Excel Files
2022-12-15 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
You 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
2022-12-13 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The 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
2022-10-28 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core, 4.5, enabling 8 new accessibility rules.
Summary Report Redesign
2022-10-07 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
The summary report has been redesigned, to offer more information and actions in a more compact layout.
Device Viewport Emulation
2022-08-04 by Jaime Iniesta
- devices
- pro
- changelog
You may define an alternative viewport resolution for your accessibility checks using the brand-new Device Viewport Emulation functionality.
Guest Accounts
2022-02-18 by Jaime Iniesta
- accounts
- changelog
The 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
2022-02-06 by Jaime Iniesta
- subscriptions
- changelog
You 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
2022-02-05 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe Core, 4.4
Changes in Mutings
2021-12-24 by Jaime Iniesta
- mutings
- pro
- changelog
We've improved the Mutings engine to provide a faster, simpler experience.
Domain Stats
2021-10-27 by Jaime Iniesta
- domains
- stats
- changelog
We've added new stats for the domains checked, that will show daily counters for the issues found, check status and web page coverage.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.3.0
2021-07-13 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- pro
- axe-core
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe Core, 4.3.0.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 4.2.2
2021-06-04 by Jaime Iniesta
The 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
2021-05-01 by Jaime Iniesta
- crawler
- pro
- changelog
You can now optionally disable deep crawling in order to have more control of the exact URLs to validate.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.2.0, including 4 new rules
2021-04-27 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The 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
2021-04-26 by Jaime Iniesta
Our 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
2021-04-22 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- reports
- kpi
We've brought the severity counters back to reports, to accurately show how many issues per severity have been detected.
New Micro Plans
2021-03-25 by Jaime Iniesta
- changelog
- plans
- micro
The new Micro plan is designed to help validate small and medium-sized websites.
Live Reports UI Redesign
2021-02-01 by Jaime Iniesta
- ui
- reports
- changelog
The reports user interface has been redesigned to make it simpler, lighter and much faster.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 4.1.0
2020-11-17 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 4.1.0
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.0.2
2020-09-08 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The 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
2020-07-29 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
Report 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.
New Summary Report
2020-07-06 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
The 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
2020-06-30 by Jaime Iniesta
The 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
2020-06-22 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
We'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
2020-06-16 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.5.5
Better usage tracking
2020-04-23 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
The 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.
HTML Checker upgraded to W3C Validator Nu 20.3
2020-03-16 by Jaime Iniesta
The HTML validation server has been upgraded to version 20.3 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
2020-03-10 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The 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
2020-02-11 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.5.0
New Activity View
2020-02-03 by Jaime Iniesta
- ui
- reports
- changelog
The 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
2020-02-03 by Jaime Iniesta
- subscriptions
- changelog
Today 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.
Report filters
2019-07-12 by Jaime Iniesta
- reports
- changelog
We'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
2019-07-10 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.3.0
Accessibility Checker upgraded to 3.2.0
2019-03-05 by Jaime Iniesta
- accessibility
- axe-core
- pro
- changelog
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to the latest version of Axe released by Deque, 3.2.0

Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.10
2024-08-21 by Jaime Iniesta
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.10, which adds a new rule for the summary element and fixes some bugs from previous versions.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.9
2024-03-27 by Jaime Iniesta
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.9, which improves color contrast checks and fixes some bugs from previous versions.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.8
2023-09-12 by Jaime Iniesta
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.8, which adds new accessibility rules.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.7
2023-04-18 by Jaime Iniesta
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core 4.7, improving many accessibility rules.
Accessibility Checker upgraded to Axe Core 4.6
2022-12-13 by Jaime Iniesta
The 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
2022-10-28 by Jaime Iniesta
The Accessibility validation server on Rocket Validator has been upgraded to Axe Core, 4.5, enabling 8 new accessibility rules.

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