Find the first stage without evidence.
“The page changed, but I got no alert” can mean several different things. Start with the monitor’s latest successful capture and change history. Check whether PageFluxer saw the new content before changing notification settings.
| Evidence | Likely next check | Useful reference |
|---|---|---|
| No successful check after the edit | Paused state, next check, allowance, backoff or Local browser availability | Schedules and usage |
| A successful check, but old or missing content | Selection, loading method, session and whether the page has a different URL | Capture methods |
| New content in history, but no matching alert | Rule, threshold, matching phrase or All conditions | Alert rules |
| A matching change, but no delivery | Destination enablement, digest time, quiet hours and delivery status | Notification settings |
A failed capture leaves a gap. It does not prove that the page was unchanged. A first confirmed baseline is also intentionally quiet: it records where monitoring starts.
Check the source and captured content.
Open Current captured text or the relevant retained capture. Is the changed wording actually there? Confirm the monitor’s URL and selection still identify the intended section. A publisher may replace a PDF or move an article to a different URL while leaving the original unchanged.
Cloud HTML reads the response; Cloud Browser can render supported JavaScript content. Local uses the connected Chrome profile and needs an awake desktop, running Chrome and connectivity. For signed-in pages, inspect the current session and expected content rather than accepting a login screen as a baseline.
If the source denies access, shows a CAPTCHA or rate-limits requests, follow access troubleshooting. Changing execution methods does not establish permission. If the capture is simply missing the selected element, test a revised selection before replacing the baseline.
Check what the saved rule actually means.
Any change follows the selected captured content. A literal phrase rule is narrower. A new-item rule follows newly detected links or entries; it does not automatically report wording edits inside an already-known page.
A price crossing below 100 needs a transition from at least 100 to less than 100. A starting value of 90, a move to exactly 100, or a later move from 90 to 85 while still below the threshold does not create that crossing. Use a price-drop rule when each captured decrease matters.
With All conditions, inspect every target in the same capture. One satisfied condition may be insufficient. Optional relevance filtering can also affect which eligible changes lead to an alert; check the recorded result and the saved settings before loosening the rule.
Check delivery after confirming the matching change.
Confirm both workspace and monitor email settings. A daily digest waits for its saved time; quiet hours defer email instead of stopping monitoring. A monitor with its own schedule may not use the workspace’s default timing.
Check delivery status and limits, then your inbox and spam folder. For an available webhook or team channel, verify that destination is enabled for the monitor and inspect its status separately. An email schedule does not control every other delivery channel.
A labelled test notification checks that delivery path. It does not establish that a website change was captured or matched. Do not recreate an otherwise healthy monitor just to test an email destination.
Retest with one known change.
Keep a record before changing settings.
Note the monitor, execution method, last successful capture, expected change and delivery destination. Keep secrets and sign-in links out of screenshots and support messages.
Use the controlled practice source.
Follow the full alert test with the same URL and a confirmed starting price. Wait for a successful scheduled check after its change.
Verify history and delivery separately.
Check the before-and-after value, matching rule and destination result. If it still fails, share the monitor URL and relevant error with support so the missing stage is clear.