WebsiteAge

About

Would you hand your credit card to a store that opened last week?

WebsiteAge shows you how long any website has been registered, instantly, on every page you visit, without clicking anything.

A small floating badge appears at the bottom of every site you visit:
- "26 years ago" on google.com - you can trust it
- "14 days ago" on that urgent deal site - think twice


Why it matters

Fraudulent websites are almost always relatively new. Scammers register a domain, copy a legitimate brand's design, and disappear after collecting money or credentials. A bank, a retailer, or a government site that has existed for 15+ years is far less likely to be an impersonator than one registered last month.

WebsiteAge gives you that signal at a glance. No searching, no copy-pasting URLs into lookup tools.

Use cases:
- Fraud & phishing protection: before entering passwords or payment info, check if the site is actually established
- AI & startup research: new companies launch every day; know exactly when a company first registered its web presence
- Safe online shopping: avoid fly-by-night stores with no history
- News & media literacy: verify whether a news site is an established outlet or a recently created one
- Competitor & market research: know when your competitors or industry players first established their web presence


How it works

WebsiteAge queries the phdapi.com database for the domain registration date and displays the result as a small, unobtrusive badge in the corner of your screen. The badge repositions itself when you hover over it so it never blocks content.

It works on regular websites and single-page apps (React, Vue, etc.). The badge updates automatically as you navigate.

Badge states:
- Domain age (e.g. "3 years ago") — registration date found
- "domain age n/a" — site exists but registration date is not publicly available (common in some European and country-specific domains)
- No badge — private/local addresses are skipped automatically


Privacy

To look up domain age, the domain name of the site you are visiting (e.g. "example.com") is sent to phdapi.com. No page content, no personal data, and no other browsing data is collected.


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