Hi guys,
Need your help as im looking for an app or even a desktop add-on to help me find a change in a web page but only to notify me when a specific word is added to the page.
I currently use web alert on Android but that does not so change of specific words but all changes on a page.
Thanks for your help
Web Alert does work for specific words? It is based on what you highlight. Could be one letter, could be a whole sentence…
Edit: Oh, you want only if a specific word is added…so the above is not possible…gotcha.
There are many web services (e.g. Wachete) that do that but the free plans normally have a slow refresh interval (say 24 hrs).
I can show you a script for Tampermonkey but if you don't know Tampermonkey (on Chrome) or how to read scripts then I can't explain how to set it up or use it since it will take forever :)
You have to change @match to your website rather than ozbargain.com.au. Change YOUR UNIQUE KEYWORD to your keyword.
setTimeout(function(){location.reload()}, 300000); - means the site will reload every 300000 milliseconds (5 minutes).
timeout: 300000, - how long the Chrome notification will sit on your desktop in milliseconds (make it as long as you need).
// ==UserScript==
// @name Find Your Keyword on OzBargain
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.1
// @description Find that keyword
// @author You
// @match https://www.ozbargain.com.au
// @grant GM_getValue
// @grant GM_setValue
// @grant GM_notification
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
window.addEventListener('load', function() {
if (/YOUR UNIQUE KEYWORD/i.test(document.body.innerHTML)) {
var notificationDetails = {
text: 'FOUND IT!!!',
title: 'YOUR MAGICAL KEYWORD IS HERE',
timeout: 300000,
onclick: function() { window.focus(); },
};
GM_notification(notificationDetails);
alert ("Found YOUR KEYWORD!");
} else {
setTimeout(function(){location.reload()}, 300000);
}
}, false);
})();
You could use Google search alerts with the site: operator (usage: site:http://www.somesite.com/somepage.html) and the word you want.
eg. search for:
site:https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/edit/6271483 AND Bazza
to be alerted when the word Bazza is added to this page.
Hi,
I used to use changedetection.com but this has recently become visualping.io
I'd certainly try the Google solution (above) google likes you to use:
"+" immediately before the search term.
what's the specific word?