How to be aware of any updates to the site without RSS feeds and newsletters
Browsers / / December 19, 2019
RSS technology is still the most convenient way to get notifications for new sites without the need for constant visits. However, not all cases, this method can be used. For example, some sites, although they are not much, generally do not have a news feed or mailing list. Or you want to check for updates only a certain section of the site, rather than to seek out the right a total tape. Throw tracking comments and new posts in forums, tracking price changes in shops or angling for changes in the text of a particular page. In all these cases, we come to the aid special extensions for Google Chrome and Firefox browsers, which are able to monitor exactly what you need.
Page Monitor
Page Monitor - is an extension for Google Chrome browser, which is able to look for changes on the web pages you and notify you if they are detected. Installing the extension is completely normal and does not cause any problems. In your toolbar, a new icon will appear in the form of a pulse signal. You simply open the page that interests you, click on this icon and select the pop-up menu to track.
When a change is detected in the monitored Page Monitor page will show you a pop-up and will beep. When you click on the icon displays a list of headings of the new pages, and when you click on one of them will jump page and leave the list. You can also open the page in the viewing mode changes and then all added units will be painted in green, and remote content - red.
If desired, you can open the Settings window, where you will find a variety of options: refresh period, a way of attracting your attention, action performed when clicking on the icon, appearance and so on. But the most valuable is the ability to set the page area that will be monitored, so that you, for example, will receive notice only from news column or block comments, but will not be distracted by false positives due to changing advertising banners.
Price: 0
Update Checker
Update Checker - is an extension for as Mozilla Firefox, allows you to receive about changes to pages you are interested in notification. After installing it on the bottom panel of the browser add-ons will be a new icon in the form of arrows. When you click on the right mouse button we will see a context menu, in which we are interested in the item Scan the web page for updates.
When you add a page pops up a window where you can specify the period of testing, coding, and some other options. The appearance changes extension signals a change in the color icons in the status bar and a small pop-up window. Clicking on the icon will open the list of pages you can track in the side panel of the browser, where you can go directly to the study of change.
No means to "fine" setting tracked content in Page Monitor, is not available, regulating the number of characters in addition to the slider on the page, below which there will be changes ignored. With it, you can try to filter out false positives monitor for advertising and minor updates.
Developer: developer
Price: Free