Special Filter

WebSite-Watcher has also some built-in filter options that must only be turned on/off. These filters work for the whole page and not only for specified parts as the Ignore/Watch filters do.

This filter is enabled by default and returns only the real, readable text content of a page while all HTML tags are ignored. This filter should only be disabled under special circumstances, for example if you want to monitor any changes in the page source code.

The source code "this is a <b>bold</b> word" contains the HTML-Tags <b> and </b> which let your browser display the word "bold" in bold. This filter removes the HTML-Tags, the result is the text "this is a bold word".

This filter is enabled by default and ignores all upper/lowercase changes. If you want to be notified on capitalization changes, then you have to disable this filter.

If this filter is enabled, then WebSite-Watcher ignores all entries in drop down boxes and in list boxes. Disable this filter if you want to monitor these entries. Be aware that there is no way to highlight new or changes entries. Technical description: Ignore everything between the HTML tags <option> and </option>

This filter sorts all words in a page and was implemented for some special situations. If you watch for example a search result where the order of found items is changed each time, then WebSite-Watcher would alert an update with each check. This filter sorts all words in the page and you won't get an update notification when only the order of the found items is changed.

If this option is enabled, you will be notified only if page content has been added or modified but not, when content has only been removed.

If you want to know if link addresses in a page are changed, then you have to use this filter. Link addresses are usually ignored by the filter "Ignore all HTML-Tags".

If you want to know if image addresses in a page are changed, then you have to use this filter. Image addresses are usually ignored by the filter "Ignore all HTML-Tags".