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884 releases · current v2.264.6

Accurate visual-monitoring email for Free-plan accounts

v2.167.1
  • FixThe early follow-up email about visual monitoring no longer tells a Free-plan account the feature is already included. It now says clearly which plan adds it and links straight to pricing.

Faster alerts from the free status and check tools

v2.167.0
  • ImprovedThe free service status pages now offer to alert you the moment a service goes down, right next to the live result, with a quiet link to API monitoring for anyone watching more than a website.
  • ImprovedThe free website checker now offers to keep watching the site you just checked, shown directly with your result instead of further down the page.
  • ImprovedStatus page titles and headings now mention "status" as well as "down right now" so they match how people actually search.

Clearer search snippets for status pages

v2.166.1
  • FixThe search result descriptions for "is it down" pages no longer stop mid-sentence. Each now says what the page checks for that service and where its status reference comes from.

DNS propagation and clearer SSL checks

v2.166.0
  • NewThe free DNS checker now checks propagation: pick a record, optionally paste the value you expect, and see which of 15 public DNS resolvers already return it, compared with your domain's authoritative nameserver, with TTL and a propagation percentage. The all-records lookup is still available.
  • ImprovedThe free SSL checker now answers in one sentence when a certificate expires and shows separately whether the chain is complete, whether it covers the hostname, and which TLS version the server uses, with the certificate compared across check regions.
  • ImprovedBoth tools link straight to monitoring for the domain you checked: certificate expiry alerts on the free plan, and DNS change alerts on Solo.

Reliable alerts for new outages on grouped servers

v2.165.3
  • FixWhen an earlier grouped outage on a server was still open because one website had not recovered, a new outage on another website of that server could be treated as part of the old group and go unannounced. New outages now alert on their own unless they are part of the same event.

Accurate certificate renewal alerts

v2.165.2
  • FixWebsites that present different SSL certificates to different check regions no longer trigger repeated "certificate renewed" notices, and warnings for the older certificate keep their schedule until it is actually replaced.

Clearer capture messages and honest comparisons

v2.165.1
  • FixWhen Capture now cannot photograph a page because it loaded too slowly, could not be reached, or answered with an error, the Visual tab now says which one instead of showing a generic failure.
  • ImprovedThe UptimeRobot and Visualping comparisons now summarize recent public reviews of each product, with counts and dates, and say plainly which complaints Visual Sentinel addresses and which it does not.
  • ImprovedThe Freshping alternatives guide now links every Freshping date to Freshworks' own support articles, adds current HetrixTools plans, and shows when each fact was checked.

Check how AI answers mention your brand

v2.165.0
  • NewUse the free AI Visibility Check to see whether a buyer question brings up your brand in ChatGPT and Perplexity, along with the answer and cited websites.
  • NewEnter your address on the homepage or website checker to see a live screenshot of your site in seconds, then start visual monitoring in one step.
  • ImprovedComparison pages now include a sourced table of alternatives with their current entry prices and what each plan includes.
  • FixVisual checks for the same page no longer interfere with each other when they run close together.

Clearer screenshot status and faster signup

v2.164.3
  • FixWhen a page loads its styles or fonts too slowly to photograph, the Visual tab now explains that the page did not finish loading in time instead of reporting a problem on our side. Screenshots keep retrying automatically.
  • ImprovedCreating an account responds faster. Your verification email is sent right after the account is created.

One alert when a shared host goes down

v2.164.2
  • FixWebsites on a managed hosting account are now added to its group automatically when they share the same origin address as sites you already linked. When the host has a brief outage, you get one grouped alert and one recovery instead of one per website.
  • FixWebsites in a grouped outage no longer send their own down or recovery alerts when their failure shows up as a refused connection or a Cloudflare origin handshake error.
  • FixServer links now refresh daily, so website address changes are picked up without manual action.

Complete signup measurement

v2.164.1
  • FixSignups completed with Apple on the website are now included in consent-based signup measurement.

Clearer signup and trial measurement

v2.164.0
  • ImprovedImproved how we measure completed signups and trial starts so we can spot onboarding problems more quickly.

Choose when to start paid coverage

v2.163.0
  • NewBuy a paid plan immediately from pricing, onboarding, or a plan prompt. Review the amount before confirming checkout.
  • ImprovedEligible new workspaces can still choose a separate 10-day trial with a card. Trial billing starts on day 11 unless canceled.

Clearer server warnings

v2.162.4
  • FixServer warnings on the overview now say what is wrong in a full sentence, such as when an agent stopped reporting or a server is under load.
  • FixManaged hosts without an agent and servers still being set up are no longer shown as incidents.
  • FixThe overview breadcrumb no longer repeats its own name.

Row action menus stay on top

v2.162.3
  • FixThe actions menu on each monitor in list view now opens above the rows below it instead of behind them.

Clearer plan guidance and accurate comparisons

v2.162.2
  • ImprovedThe SSL monitoring comparison now describes each vendor from their own documentation and states which plans include certificate checks.
  • ImprovedThe agency page and Visualping comparison now describe report, alert and visual-site limits exactly, and recommend a plan that fits a ten-site workload.
  • FixLinks to a status page that does not exist now return a proper not-found response.
  • FixDocumentation pages link back to the main website consistently, and sitemap update dates reflect reviewed content changes only.

More reliable payment reporting

v2.162.1
  • FixImproved payment reporting reliability while respecting analytics consent and original payment dates.

Stronger editorial review for monitoring guides

v2.162.0
  • ImprovedNew and updated website monitoring guides now require a recorded review of their claims and sources before publication.
  • FixSearch update notifications now refer only to changes on the public website.
  • FixArticle visits no longer change the recorded content update date.
  • SecurityEnhanced security hardening.

Consistent guide and update navigation

v2.161.3
  • FixPage links now keep guide and product-update pages synchronized with their page addresses.

Easier browsing of guides and product updates

v2.161.2
  • FixBrowse older blog articles and topic guides with reliable page links.
  • ImprovedProduct updates now load in smaller pages while keeping the full release history available.
  • FixThe website footer now links directly to our security reporting policy.
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