Edit this page: Useless but fun bookmarklet lets you edit any web site
Ever have the urge to change a headline or rewrite the text of a web site? Edit this page is a browser bookmarklet that makes any web page instantly editable. Well, kind of. Here's how it works. Drag this bookmarklet to your bookmark toolbar. When you're on a page you'd like to rearrange, just hit the bookmarklet and you can edit any text area.
Of course, nobody else will see the edits you've made unless you take a screenshot and share it with the world. But in completely unrelated news we are particularly proud of the distinction Time Magazine gave us earlier this year, so we thought we'd share that with you.
[via Digital Inspiration and Techzilo]
Of course, nobody else will see the edits you've made unless you take a screenshot and share it with the world. But in completely unrelated news we are particularly proud of the distinction Time Magazine gave us earlier this year, so we thought we'd share that with you.
[via Digital Inspiration and Techzilo]













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Subscribe to commentsXvegittoJul 8th 2008 10:26PM
I remember using firebug to edit BBC sports site as a joke on my friends, i changed some news about rival football team and most of them fell for it. lol.....good fun, too bad i am a nice guy and couldn't sustain the deception.
KaiJul 9th 2008 7:32AM
Thanks for the pointer. However, I find it plenty useful for editing web pages for printing which have no or crappy "for print" layouts. Or is there a better way to print only what you need?
Kai
Brad LinderJul 9th 2008 7:35AM
You could try GreenPrint:
http://www.printgreener.com/
T3chnic133Jul 9th 2008 8:37AM
while this is cool in terms of practical jokes with your friends. it looks like it would make it easier for people to dupe less tech savvy people in to releasing banking info on spoofed sites.
JamesJul 9th 2008 10:33AM
FYI If you're a web developer you probably already have the Web Developer Toolbar installed; many don't realize, though, that it already has this functionality, under Miscellaneous->Edit HTML. Can save a lot of time when working on minor changes.
As for spoofing, in order to accomplish that in this way, I think that's pretty far-fetched -- you would already have to have access to the person's computer (or let them use yours to access their bank site), install the plugin, change another page to look like their bank's .... far easier just to look over their shoulder and peek at their account number!
kingkool68Jul 9th 2008 8:47PM
Firebug makes this a snap.