MonitorCat
MonitorCat feature

Detect changes across an entire webpage

Monitor text or HTML across an entire public page without choosing one element first.

Why use it

Stay on top of changes without checking manually

Whole-page monitoring compares the page body from one successful check to the next. It is useful when the relevant information can appear in different places, but it is broader—and potentially noisier—than selecting one stable section.

How it works

How it works in MonitorCat

1

Enter the page URL

Choose Page Change; no element selection is required for this monitor type.

2

Choose what counts as change

Monitor visible text, page HTML or both based on the kind of edit you need to detect.

3

Set the check interval

Choose an available schedule and let MonitorCat establish the first comparison baseline.

4

Inspect detected changes

Use the email alert and recent-check history to return to the source page and assess what changed.

Included features

Everything you need to review a change

No selection required

Monitor the page body without predicting which individual element will contain the next update.

Text or HTML comparison

Compare readable text, the more sensitive page HTML, or both.

Recent check history

Recent checks distinguish detected changes, no-change results and crawl errors.

Scope and limitations

Whole-page monitoring can react to legitimate but irrelevant edits such as rotating recommendations, timestamps or navigation changes. It does not visually highlight every changed DOM node. When one stable section contains everything you need, selected-content monitoring is usually the more precise choice.

Questions

Common questions

Does this visually diff two screenshots?

No. The monitor compares page text and/or HTML. Captured screenshots provide context for runs, but MonitorCat is not presented as a pixel-by-pixel visual-diff tool.

Can I reduce noisy alerts?

If the relevant content has a stable location, switch to selected-content monitoring and watch only that element.

Start monitoring a webpage today

Monitor a public webpage on a schedule and receive email alerts when the selected price or content changes.

Try It Free