This section can be used to define basic RSS and Atom feed configurations.


  • RSS style
    WebSite-Watcher supports different layouts to convert RSS feeds into a readable HTML page.

  • Ignore changes in old articles
    By default, WebSite-Watcher reports an update when new or changed postings are found in an RSS feed. If you are only interested in new posts and not in updated articles, enable this option.

  • Keep the most recent X articles
    By default, WebSite-Watcher displays only the RSS feed items currently contained in the RSS feed file. Enabling this option allows you to keep a small archive of older postings within the feed. This feature can also be useful when an RSS feed dynamically adds new articles and removes older ones.

  • Ignore articles older than X days
    By default, WebSite-Watcher displays all articles stored in an RSS feed. If a feed contains many old articles, the resulting HTML file can become very large and slow down WebSite-Watcher. With this option, you can ignore articles older than the specified number of days to keep RSS feeds small and fast.

  • Ignore article text
    If enabled, WebSite-Watcher completely removes the text bodies of articles. Only fields such as title and pubdate are displayed.

  • RSS item identification
    Defines which fields are used to detect new RSS feed postings. By default, WebSite-Watcher uses an automatic system that may fail under certain circumstances, for example when an RSS feed regularly changes the GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) for existing postings. In such cases, you can manually select the fields that should be used to detect new items. In most situations, the automatic system works correctly.

  • Blacklist / Whitelist
    You can define either a Blacklist or a Whitelist for each RSS feed. In Blacklist mode, articles that contain at least one of the specified words are ignored. If a blacklisted word is found, WebSite-Watcher removes the article completely from the list. In Whitelist mode, only articles that contain at least one of the defined words are monitored, all other articles are ignored and removed. Enter one word per line. Wildcards and regular expressions using the syntax regex(...) are supported.