Resurrect-pages on Mozilla Addons

Documentation

Dead pages, broken links, the scourge of the internet. Powerhouse sites like Slashdot and Digg can bring a server to its knees. What do we do when a page is dead but we still want to see it? Call in the clerics, and perform a resurrection ceremony! Or, the easier route, use this extension.

Features

• Searches through seven page cache/mirrors:
  • Google Cache (plus text-only version)
  • The Internet Archive
  • MSN Cache
  • Gigablast Cache (temporary(?) disabled since code not working anymore)
  • WebCite
  • Down for everyone?

Of course, not every page can be in every cache. When a page is unavailable, you'll generally see that site's error page. Hit back and try another one!

• Accessible:
  • In the context (right-click) menu for the current page, and for all links.
  • In the toolbar, just customize it to drag the button in.
  • With the keyboard: press Ctrl-Shift-U
  • Directly in the net error ("Firefox could not load this page...") page.

PLANNED

• sanitize remote content
• removeEventListener()
• repair gigablast
• requests synchronous (may need complete rewrite)

Changelog

• Version 2.1.2 (xx yy, 2105)
  • Removed remnants of yahoo and coral code
  • temporary(?) disabled gigablast since code not working anymore
• Version 2.1.1 (June 22, 2015)
  • Typo in some languages for Gigablast
  • Removed yahoo cache (yahoo uses bing cache now)
  • Removed coral CDN (almost alsways dead)
• Version 2.1 (Sep 19, 2013)
  • Firefox 22+ compatibility
  • Added isup.me provider
• Version 2.0.7 (Jun 26, 2011)
  • Firefox 5.0 compatibility.
  • Updated translations from babelzilla.org.
• Version 2.0.6 (Jan 17, 2011)
  • Firefox 4 compatibility. (#444, #453)
  • Rework netError.xhtml modifications to interact better with other extensions.
  • Add translations: cs-CZ, da, de, fr, nl, sr, sv-SE, tr-TR, zh-CN
  • Update translations: ca-AD, el-GR, en-US, es-AR, es-CL, es-ES, fi-FI, hr-HR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, pl-PL, pt-BR, pt-PT, ru-RU, sl-SI, uk-UA, zh-TW
• Version 2.0.5 (Nov 12, 2009)
  • Replace "MSN" with "Bing" engine.
  • Firefox 3.6 compatibility flag.
• Version 2.0.4 (Apr 30, 2009)
  • Compatibility with Firefox 3.5.
  • Visual tweak to the net error page.
  • Remove port number from CoralCDN URLs.
  • Remember the last target (window/tab) and use it as the default next time.
• Version 2.0.3 (June 27, 2008)
  • Increase the space available for the resurrect UI in the net error page.
  • Use the built-in openUILinkIn method to create a new tab.
• Version 2.0.2 (May 31, 2008)
  • Various translation updates.
  • Add ja-JP locale.
  • Do not show resurrect buttons in the "net error" page when it doesn't make sense.
• Version 2.0.1
  • Firefox 3.0 RC1 compatibility.
• Version 2.0.0
  • Firefox 3.0 beta compatibility.
  • New interface incorporating graphics and more intuitive buttons.
• Version 1.0.8 (Mar 28, 2007)
  • Disable the cache-selection interface while a synchronous API call is being made.
  • Add translations: ko-KR, fi-FI, ca-AD.
  • Update translations: hr-HR, es-CL.
• Version 1.0.7 (Feb 19, 2007)
  • Add translations: da-DK, hr-HR, uk-UA, sl-SI, el-GR
• Version 1.0.6
  • Clerical error, missing?
• Version 1.0.5
  • Internal fix for locale translations.
• Version 1.0.4
  • Locale updates.
• Version 1.0.3
  • Fix a foolish bug that left the in-error-page control broken in the last bugfix.
• Version 1.0.2
  • Fix bug when using "Resurrect this link" function.
• Version 1.0.1
  • Fix bug case
  • When a page that couldn't load shows the error page in a background tab, the interface would not work.
• Version 1.0:
  • Select current tab, new tab, new window for new page.
  • Translations for 9 languages, thanks to BabelZilla.org.
  • Minor code tweaks and improvements.
• Version 0.6:
  • Switch to using the MSN Search API, instead of screen scraping.
  • Integrate into the net error page.
• Version 0.5.1
  • Bugfix, broken shortcut key.

License

Resurrect Pages is released under the MIT license.