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Ask HN: What are the best tools to detect website changes?

by iamandras on 8/29/2022, 9:55:12 PM with 5 comments
I would like to get notified when certain websites change.

I used visualping so far, but many websites have way too many moving elements. Comparing screenshots to detect changes caused too many false alerts. What other tools I should try?

  • by sergesalager on 8/30/2022, 3:10:35 PM

    Have you tried Visualping's action tools? There is one called "blocker" that prevents dynamic elements from loading. You can use this to prevent false alerts coming from them.

    Here is a nice YouTube tutorial: https://youtu.be/cQEMypuoX0E

    Also check the resource center for more details: https://help.visualping.io/en/articles/5948932-how-do-i-use-....

    Hope this helps!

  • by gregsadetsky on 8/29/2022, 10:00:55 PM

    I use ChangeTower in addition to Visualping.

  • by hmahncke on 8/29/2022, 10:17:47 PM

    trackly.io