DSH YT Niche Evaluator

Name: DSH YT Niche Evaluator Research YouTube niches with verified query and competitor evidence, then receive structured scores and decisions. Evaluate a YouTube niche with just a few clicks. No spreadsheet setup, manual data collection, or formulas to maintain. The extension applies the evaluation logic for you, so you can examine the evidence before entering a niche. DSH YT Niche Evaluator guides you from keyword research through competitor channel evaluation. It verifies the public YouTube evidence and sends completed research to DSH's private scoring service. The result? A clear GO, TEST, CHECK NEEDED, or NO-GO decision based on the research collected so far. Use it to: - Collect structured YouTube results for a keyword - Compare small, growing, and established channels - Measure recent proof and competitor traction - Automatically create your own DSH YT Niche Template - Receive consistent scores, classifications, and decisions Private scoring needs your permission. The research you create through the extension is sent to and stored by DSH so the evaluator can calculate scores and decisions. The extension does not monitor unrelated browsing or send anything outside this evaluator workflow. DSH YT Niche Evaluator v0.12.3 Release date: 29 August 2026 Notes Fixed the save error that said request fields did not match the service contract. Public extension versions can now finish saving while the Chrome Web Store gradually updates users, and the current extension declares its exact request contract so future mismatches fail with a clear update message. The Privacy Policy now loads from the evaluator's managed service instead of the unavailable website page. It contains no scripts or remote code. Store visuals now show three real packaged workflows: Query Evidence, Competitor Evidence, and Research Tools. What changed - Added backward-compatible handling for every query and competitor request format shipped in versions 0.9.1 through 0.12.3. - Added the explicit `sync.v1` contract to all current sync requests. - Kept strict validation for current requests and unknown future contracts. - Added `/privacy-policy` and sync-contract details to `/health`. - Refreshed Store listing copy, reviewer instructions, release checks, screenshots, and asset provenance. Updated: 12 August 2026 Version 0.9.1 The evaluator now follows the research currently present in your Sheet. Add a row. Delete or replace one, and the score and recommendation refresh after the Sheet is verified, so removed evidence cannot remain inside a newer result. Updates include: - Scores and recommendations now refresh when query or competitor research is added, removed, or replaced. - Deleted research stops contributing after the evaluator verifies the current Sheet. - Every valid, distinct query and eligible competitor kept in the Sheet can contribute to the current result. - Improved duplicate protection using exact research references, with safe support for evaluators created by older versions. - Existing evaluators receive the clearer current labels and guidance without replacing the niche name or collected research. - Added clearer Ready, Updating Result, and Check Needed messages throughout the evaluator. - Fixed public workbook notes that still described obsolete locked research groups. - Fixed unreadable Research Reference and Channel ID headers. - Replaced internal system wording with plain instructions students can follow. Updated: 5 August 2026 Version 0.8.8 Competitor research now works across more YouTube channel layouts. Updates include: - Fixed competitor collection when Latest or Popular appears inside a dropdown. - Added support for newer YouTube video cards and channel layouts. - Added support for older grid layouts and mobile-style page structures. - Improved detection when YouTube changes how selected filters are marked. - Added a backup verification method using exact publication dates and view counts when the page hides its selected sorting state. - Improved video discovery without depending on one specific YouTube card format. - Improved compatibility with channels that show Members only and Public filters. - Added clearer progress messages when video order is verified through YouTube data. - Strengthened protection against collecting the wrong channel or sorting method. - The extension now blocks uncertain evidence when Oldest is selected, multiple filters conflict, video metadata is missing, the channel changes, or the visible video order changes during collection. - Older unfinished competitor captures are cleared after updating, so they cannot be mistaken for evidence collected under the improved verification rules. Updated: 1 August 2026 Version 0.8.7 Version 0.8.7 makes the evaluator easier to use across devices. Mobile users can now download a ready-to-use evaluator when Google sign-in is unsupported, while desktop users keep the automatic Google Sheets workflow. A new Copy data button also lets you move completed query or competitor research into another evaluator manually, without changing the existing research, scoring, Sheet, or download workflows. Support: contact@lasharisoft.com Privacy Policy: https://lasharisoft.com/dsh-yt-niche-evaluator-privacy-policy/