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Notifications/Actions on

With the Notifications/Actions option, you can define when an update notification and Bookmark actions, for example "Send email", are performed. The default value is "Notifications-On-Changes", which means that you receive update notifications only when a page has changed.

See also "Notification when a page is initialized for the first time" and the global error handling settings in the program configuration.

Technology to check webpages

Internal
This is the default method for checking pages. Use alternative methods only if this method fails.
Browser
Use this method if WebSite-Watcher cannot check a page with the internal check technology, for example when a page can only be displayed using JavaScript.

By default, WebSite-Watcher filters all JavaScript content from a page and works only with the static text content. This method opens the page in a hidden browser window and converts the dynamic JavaScript content into static text that can be processed by WebSite-Watcher. Supported browser engines are Chromium, Edge, and Internet Explorer.
Screenshot
If a page contains content that cannot be monitored with the other methods, for example content displayed using JavaScript, you can create a Screenshot of the page and compare it to detect changes. See chapter Check by screenshot for more information. Supported browser engines are Chromium and Edge.

Advanced Options

Delay after page has loaded, in seconds
Use this option for pages that change their content dynamically after the page has loaded, for example when the final content is displayed a few seconds later.
Scroll down pages
Defines how many times the page is scrolled down during a check. Use this option if a page loads additional content dynamically while scrolling.
Simulate user interaction
Activate this option if a page requires user interaction, for example keyboard input or mouse movement, to load correctly. Enable this option only if necessary, as the page takes longer to load.
Alternative method to get page content
You can try one of these methods if WebSite-Watcher cannot retrieve the content from the browser to monitor a page.

Print/PDF: The browser prints the page content to a PDF file, and WebSite-Watcher converts this PDF file into an HTML page.
Collect: This method analyzes all transferred documents and combines them into a single page. This method can be useful if WebSite-Watcher cannot resolve IFRAMES or other embedded elements.