Managing monitored Page URLs

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Pages are the URLs monitored by Calibre’s synthetic testing. You can add, remove and update Pages to control which URLs are included in scheduled Snapshots and synthetic monitoring.

You can manage Pages for a Site by navigating to Site → Synthetic → Settings → Pages. There are two ways to decide which URLs are monitored: let Calibre discover pages automatically, or add pages manually.

Screenshot of the Manage Pages section of Calibre

Discover pages automatically#

Calibre scans your Site, finds the pages worth monitoring, and imports them for you. It ranks pages by signals like internal linking and navigation placement, then keeps the list current as your Site changes, adding new pages and removing old ones.

Enable it when you create a Site, or switch an existing Site over:

  1. Navigate to Site → Synthetic → Settings → Pages.
  2. Choose Discover pages automatically.
  3. Save your changes.

Calibre then scans your Site and monitors the pages it finds.

Add pages manually#

Choose the URLs yourself. Calibre collects synthetic data (as per scheduler settings) for each URL you add.

Tip

To ensure accurate results, be sure to enter URLs that are free of HTTP error codes (e.g. 404, 500) or redirects.

Here are the steps to add a Page:

  1. Navigate to Site → Synthetic → Settings → Pages.
  2. Click Add Pages.
  3. Enter a Name and URL of the Page you want to monitor.
  4. Click + to add additional Pages.
  5. Click Save.

Once a Page is added, Calibre will start collecting synthetic data for the URL from the next scheduled Snapshot.

You can also add Pages using the Calibre Command-Line Interface (CLI) or Node.js API.

Which pages should I monitor?#

You should monitor the most important pages of your Site. For e-commerce sites, this might be the homepage, product pages, and checkout. For content sites, this might be the homepage, articles, and category pages.

In cases where your site has a large number of pages, you can monitor a sample of pages that are representative of each template or layout.

How to monitor certain user scenarios?#

You can monitor different scenarios by creating Test Profiles. Test Profiles allow you to add headers, cookies, turn of ads and other settings to emulate different user experiences.