page-monitoring

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Web page monitoring, change detection, and availability tracking. Use when tracking content changes, detecting when pages go down, monitoring for updates, preserving content before deletion, or generating feeds for pages without RSS. Covers Visualping, ChangeTower, Distill.io, and self-hosted monitoring solutions.

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# Page monitoring methodology Patterns for tracking web page changes, detecting content removal, and preserving important pages before they disappear. ## Monitoring service comparison Free-tier limits and retention windows shift annually — verify at the service's pricing page before relying on a specific number. The columns below reflect a 2026 snapshot. | Service | Free Tier | Best For | History | Alert Speed | |---------|-----------|----------|---------|-------------| | **Visualping** | A few daily checks (free plan tightened in recent years) | Visual changes | Standard | Minutes | | **ChangeTower** | Yes (verify current limits) | Compliance, archiving | Multi-year on paid plans | Minutes | | **Distill.io** | ~5 monitors with 7-day history | Element-level tracking | Limited on free tier | Seconds | | **Wachete** | Limited | Login-protected pages | 12 months | Minutes | | **UptimeRobot** | 50 monitors at 5-minute intervals (free SMS removed) | Uptime only | 60 days | 5-min checks | | **changedetection.io** | Self-hosted; free | Privacy / DIY | Disk space | Configurable | | **urlwatch** | Self-hosted; free | Cron-driven CLI | Configurable | Configurable | ## Quick-start: Monitor a page ### Distill.io element monitoring ```javascript // Distill.io allows CSS/XPath selectors for precise monitoring // Example selectors for common use cases: // Monitor news article headlines const newsSelector = '.article-headline, h1.title, .story-title'; // Monitor price changes const ...

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jamditis
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jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
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5 months ago
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HTML
License
MIT

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