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New features, improvements, and fixes shipped to Visual Sentinel. Newest at the top.

883 releases · current v2.264.4

Fewer, clearer alerts and a weekly summary for small visual changes

v2.244.0
  • NewSmall visual changes can now go into a weekly or daily summary email instead of alerting. Big changes still alert you straight away. Turn it on in a monitor's visual settings, or for many monitors at once from the monitors list.
  • ImprovedReminders for a site that stays down now space out: after 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours, then once a day. Email and push reminders stop after 3 days with a final note, and every reminder has a Stop reminders link. The recovery alert still arrives.
  • ImprovedA single failed check no longer opens an incident on its own. We check again about a minute later and alert only if the site is still down.
  • ImprovedNew monitors accept any normal success or redirect response, not only one specific code.
  • ImprovedA visual change now needs two matching screenshots before we say the page is back to normal. A page that keeps changing and changing back pauses its alerts and points you to the setting that hides moving parts like sliders.
  • ImprovedVisual changes in a new monitor's first 24 hours appear in your in-app notifications instead of being emailed.
  • ImprovedAlert emails now have a one-click unsubscribe for that monitor, and an outage and its recovery arrive in one email thread. Alert settings show who unsubscribed and let you ask them to turn alerts back on.
  • ImprovedAlert settings now show addresses whose emails are bouncing. Temporary bounces clear on their own after 7 days.
  • ImprovedUnsubscribe links now ask you to confirm, so email security scanners cannot unsubscribe you by accident.
  • ImprovedYou can now add custom headers to a webhook channel in its settings, and saved webhook addresses are hidden.
  • ImprovedThe payment window now tries again if it is slow to load, and says what to allow if a browser extension blocks it.
  • ImprovedMarketing emails now include our postal address.
  • FixChoosing a plan during setup now retries if the save fails for a moment.
  • FixSigning out no longer leaves background errors on the page.
  • SecurityEnhanced security hardening.

Clearer privacy, safer alert settings and smaller fixes

v2.243.0
  • ImprovedOur privacy policy and cookie policy now describe exactly which analytics and session recording tools run, what they hide, how long they keep data, and when they wait for your consent.
  • ImprovedPlan cards on Billing now show how much you save by paying yearly.
  • FixA paused monitor no longer shows a Live badge over its latest checks.
  • FixUnsubscribing from outage emails now covers every form of your address.
  • FixScreen reader and wording fixes in alert settings.
  • SecurityEnhanced security hardening.

Free outage emails for popular services, and clearer plans

v2.242.0
  • NewOur "Is it down?" pages for popular services now let anyone get a free email when that service goes down and when it is back. You confirm your address first, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
  • ImprovedCheck my site on those pages now runs our free website checker on your own site.
  • ImprovedA new workspace without a plan now shows when its one-hour preview ends and what it includes. After that, paused monitors say Paused: no plan, with one button to resume.
  • ImprovedThe email that confirms your address now shows how to keep monitoring running after the preview.
  • ImprovedPlans now open on monthly billing everywhere, with the yearly saving shown next to each plan.
  • ImprovedIf you close a checkout without finishing, a short question now answers what stopped you, such as the yearly price or why a card is needed for the trial.
  • ImprovedThe payment window now matches your light or dark theme.
  • ImprovedSigning up from a plan link now shows a short recap of that plan and what you pay today.
  • ImprovedBlog posts now suggest related reading.
  • ImprovedOur privacy policy now describes the usage analytics in the mobile app.
  • FixAfter you delete your account, the sign-in page now confirms it. Keeping your account with the 20% offer no longer leaves the dialog asking to delete.
  • FixAlert settings now name your own account email when it is not confirmed yet, instead of counting it as an outside address.
  • FixScreen reader and keyboard improvements in the account and alert dialogs.
  • FixPage content no longer shows through above the page header while you scroll.
  • ImprovedThe plan card in the sidebar is shorter: your plan, how many monitors you use, and Manage plan.

Alerts reach the right people, and only them

v2.241.0
  • NewOn the Free plan, a new alert email address outside your team gets a confirmation email, and alerts reach it once the recipient confirms. Paid plans keep sending as before, and your team's own confirmed addresses never need confirming again.
  • NewAnyone who gets your email alerts can stop alerts from your workspace with one link, and turn them back on by confirming again. A WhatsApp STOP reply applies everywhere that number is used.
  • ImprovedAlert settings show where each address stands: confirmed, your team's account email, waiting for confirmation (with Resend), or stopped by the recipient (with Ask again).
  • ImprovedEach plan includes a number of alert email addresses outside your team and of WhatsApp numbers. Your team's own addresses never count, and nothing you already have is removed.
  • ImprovedWhen several of your channels include the same address, number or webhook, each alert reaches it once.
  • ImprovedA channel whose destination keeps refusing alerts for hours, such as a deleted webhook, is paused and workspace owners get an email. Send a test or update the channel to turn it back on. Temporary outages on the other side do not count towards a pause.
  • ImprovedWhatsApp numbers are saved in international format, and you no longer need to enter WhatsApp account details.
  • ImprovedThe alert email field warns you when an address looks like it cannot receive mail, and editing a channel checks its address the same way as creating one.
  • NewChoose whether to get occasional news and offers from us, at signup or in your account settings. It stays off unless you turn it on.
  • ImprovedSign-ups from temporary email inboxes are no longer accepted.
  • FixBilling shows your next payment with the 20% retention discount applied.
  • FixConfirming the email address of a suspended account now says the account is suspended and how to reach support.
  • FixWhile setting up a new workspace you can now sign out or delete your account from the Account menu, including accounts that sign in with Google, GitHub or Apple.
  • SecurityEnhanced security hardening.

More accurate alerts, clearer checks and a smoother start

v2.240.0
  • ImprovedMobile and extra-page visual checks now confirm a change with a second look before alerting you, and keep running when your site is only slow.
  • ImprovedVisual checks pause while your site is down, and Capture now tells you why instead of taking a screenshot of an error page.
  • ImprovedAfter a plan change, pages beyond your plan's page limit are marked as not checked and keep their earlier screenshots.
  • FixEmail alerts now start right away when you confirm your address by signing in with Google, GitHub or Apple. Recent sign-ins now lists every way you sign in.
  • ImprovedWhen you cancel a monthly plan from Billing, you can now choose to keep it with 20% off your next payment instead.
  • FixIf a checkout cannot start a free trial, the confirmation page now says why and how to start your plan.
  • FixThe plan comparison during signup now lists the same features as the pricing page.
  • FixYour first check now shows Checking until it has actually run.
  • FixNew workspaces created with a Gmail, Outlook or similar address no longer get the email provider's name.
  • FixThe free website checker tells you when a site's bot protection blocked the check, says correctly when an address does not exist, and returns results faster.
  • FixDNS monitoring now reliably confirms when a record has been removed.
  • FixUptime charts count the same checks as the uptime percentage, and show failures seen from one region in that region's line.
  • FixWorkspaces with one or two monitors now get slow-response alerts without an extra wait.
  • SecurityEnhanced security hardening.

Set status page details for every site at once

v2.239.0
  • NewStatus page editor: show or hide uptime bars, response time and certificate for every site at once.
  • ImprovedThe site list in the status page editor is tidier: names read as text until you click to rename them, and the display options are lighter.
  • ImprovedOpen incidents are marked with a colour edge on the left instead of a ring: red until someone acknowledges them, amber after.

Fewer false outage alerts

v2.238.5
  • FixFewer false outage alerts for websites whose domain takes a few seconds to look up, especially sites hosted far from the checking location.
  • FixThe free website checker no longer reports a working site as down when an address lookup could not be completed on our side.

More accurate free website checker results

v2.238.4
  • FixThe free website checker now shows only the locations that completed the check, so a site is no longer shown as partly down by mistake.
  • FixThe website checker API now explains failed checks in plain words, the same as the website checker page.
  • FixA status page your plan took offline no longer shows an access option as selected, so it does not look like a setting you chose.

Status pages keep the right page live after a downgrade

v2.238.3
  • FixAfter a downgrade, the pages your new plan can show stay live first. A page on your own domain no longer takes the only slot on a plan without own domains, and making a live page private brings back a page your plan took offline when it fits.
  • FixA page offline only because of its own domain now says so in the list and the editor, and its Password and Allowed IPs forms stay closed while it is offline.
  • FixAt a full allowance, the New status page button explains the limit and shows your plan options.

Clearer status page allowance messages

v2.238.2
  • FixWithout a plan, creating a status page now explains that status pages come with every plan, and a full allowance says how many pages your plan includes.

Clearer status page and plan messages

v2.238.1
  • FixPlan and billing now names a status page your plan took offline even when you are within your page allowance, and shows monitors your plan paused.
  • FixThe status page editor now explains when your plan took a page offline, whatever its access setting, and that choosing Private keeps it private.
  • FixVisitors to a private status page now see that the page is not available, instead of a message about IP addresses.

Status pages come back when you upgrade

v2.238.0
  • ImprovedFrom now on, when a smaller plan takes a status page offline, it is published again once your plan includes it. Pages you made private stay private.
  • ImprovedStatus pages taken offline by your plan are marked as over the plan limit, and Plan and billing shows what is offline or paused when you are over your plan.
  • ImprovedBefore a downgrade, the confirm window now says that status pages going offline come back on a plan that includes them.
  • ImprovedThe plan upgrade email now says when your trial continues on the new plan, when it ends, and what the new plan costs after it.
  • FixThe free speed test, SSL checker and website checker now explain in plain words when an address cannot be found or cannot be checked.
  • FixThe monitor count in Plan and billing no longer includes deleted monitors.
  • FixOur guides and comparisons read cleanly again: icons sit beside their text, step numbers no longer overlap headings, labels no longer cover tool names, and subheadings stand out.

Clearer plan changes and checker messages

v2.237.1
  • FixWhen the free SSL checker cannot connect, it now says why in plain words (no answer, connection refused, unknown domain, or no secure connection), in a sentence that fits small screens.
  • FixWhen the free speed test cannot test a page, it now tells you whether to check the address or try again.
  • FixLists in our guides show their bullets and step numbers again.
  • ImprovedBefore you move to a smaller plan, the confirm window now lists what switches off, such as visual checks on named sites or Custom CSS on your status pages.
  • FixThe plan change window on the pricing page now shows as a card that reads well in light and dark mode and on phones.
  • FixDuring a trial, the pricing page now says a plan switch costs nothing until your trial ends.
  • FixThe pricing page now opens on the billing period you pay by.
  • FixWhen an address cannot be watched, the add-monitor page no longer counts it toward your plan.

Change plan during your trial

v2.237.0
  • NewDuring your trial you can now change plan yourself, from Billing, the pricing page or a plan limit. Nothing is charged until your trial ends, and the new plan's features start right away.
  • FixWhen two sites share a name, the status page Add sites list now shows which kind of check each one is.
  • FixWhen a server address has no IPv4 address, the first check now says so before you start watching it, instead of when you save.
  • ImprovedEach monitor's page title now includes its name, so browser tabs are easy to tell apart.
  • ImprovedThe status page editor now labels its preview as a compact version and points to the full-size view.

More reliable checks and clearer error messages

v2.236.1
  • FixWebsite, certificate and WebSocket checks of sites that also have an IPv6 address no longer fail when an address lookup briefly fails on our side.
  • FixWhen subscribing to a status page or running a free tool fails, you now see the reason instead of a generic error page.
  • SecurityEnhanced security hardening.

API access on every paid plan, and checks you can trust

v2.236.0
  • NewAPI keys and the account tools for AI assistants (MCP) now come with every paid plan, including Solo and Starter.
  • NewServer is reachable and UDP checks now work. A UDP service that used to answer and stops answering counts as down.
  • FixWhen a website's own DNS stops working, you now get an alert. A short DNS problem on our side no longer counts against any check, including certificate and WebSocket checks.
  • ImprovedServer is reachable, UDP, TCP and port checks need an address that has an IPv4 address, and say so when you add one.
  • ImprovedDeleting your account in the iPhone app now also disconnects Sign in with Apple.
  • FixWhen your session ends, workspace pages say so and link you back to sign in.
  • ImprovedEvery signed-in page has its own title, dialogs return focus to the button that opened them, and buttons are named by the words they show.
  • FixSites with the same name show their address in site pickers.
  • FixA Discord alert channel now only accepts a Discord webhook address, so alerts cannot silently go nowhere.
  • FixThe status page editor preview now looks like the page visitors see, and the editor only offers settings your plan includes.
  • FixPublic status pages show "Since" with a date when a service has less than 90 days of history, and no longer show the check type.
  • ImprovedThe site footer now links to the iPhone app as well as the Android app.
  • FixCounts read correctly in the singular, report results use plain words, and a paused monitor no longer offers Check now.

White-label shows only your brand, and a smoother checkout

v2.235.0
  • ImprovedWith white-label on, report emails, PDFs, subscriber emails and status pages now show only your brand.
  • NewYou can set a reply-to address for emails sent under your brand. Without one, report and alert emails use the workspace owner's address, and status page subscriber emails have none.
  • ImprovedThe "Powered by Visual Sentinel" line is off by default with white-label on, and you can switch it on in white-label settings.
  • ImprovedWhen a status page has its own verified domain, its other address now forwards visitors there.
  • ImprovedCheckout now shows the payment options on one screen, and the Back button closes the payment window instead of leaving the page.
  • ImprovedChanging what a visual check captures now takes a new baseline at the next check, and the Visual tab says when a baseline came from older settings.
  • FixA monitor whose checks fail below your alert threshold no longer shows as slow with no downtime.
  • FixYour first check after signup now says why it failed, including an expired certificate.
  • FixNew monitors start at your plan's fastest check interval, and GraphQL API monitors keep their query when created.
  • FixA monitor deleted in another tab can no longer be edited, and the open settings page says it was deleted.
  • FixIncident counts no longer show an old number right after you acknowledge an incident.
  • ImprovedWhere cookie consent is required, analytics and advertising tags now wait for your choice, and declining removes their cookies.
  • FixThe cookie notice no longer covers buttons, and several public pages now show their full design.

Fewer false visual alerts

v2.234.0
  • NewOngoing incidents that nobody has acknowledged now stand out in your incident list with a moving outline. It stops once someone acknowledges the incident.
  • FixScreenshots now hide popups opened by common page builders, such as Elementor, Popup Maker and OptinMonster, so a timed promotion no longer looks like a change to your site.
  • FixWhen you change which parts of a page are ignored, the next screenshot becomes the new reference instead of being compared with one taken under the old settings.
  • FixTyping visualsentinel.com/signup or /login now opens the sign-up or sign-in page.

Smoother deletes and clearer billing

v2.233.1
  • FixDeleting a monitor from its settings panel works in one step again. The extra confirmation that appeared behind the panel is gone, and you can still restore the monitor for 24 hours.
  • FixIf you belong to several workspaces, signing in opens one you can use, instead of one where your seat is paused or that only its owner can reactivate.
  • FixWhen a check on our homepage cannot finish, you now get a plain explanation and can start watching the site from there.
  • ImprovedPlan and billing opens on monthly pricing, shows the recommended plan inside its card, and says Subscribe or Start trial when you have no plan yet.
  • ImprovedThe plan step states the trial terms once, and says that checkout shows the exact amount including any tax.
  • ImprovedThe sign-up page fits on shorter laptop screens without scrolling.
  • ImprovedScreen readers now announce a link and a button by the words you see on them.

A quicker, clearer start

v2.233.0
  • NewGetting started is quicker: your website is filled in for you when you sign up.
  • NewEvery trial button now shows what you pay today, what you will be charged and when, before you enter a card.
  • NewYour first screenshot during setup now sits next to a simulated broken version of the same page, so you can see the kind of change Visual Sentinel alerts you to.
  • ImprovedSigning in with Google, GitHub or Apple now recovers on its own from an interrupted sign-in.
  • ImprovedAfter you check your site on our homepage, signing up opens your first check on that same site.
  • ImprovedAfter signing in, new accounts go straight to their next step, and accepting a team invitation takes you straight into that team.
  • ImprovedThe plan step shows your screenshot first, starts on monthly pricing, keeps full plan details under Compare plans and says who handles your payment.
  • ImprovedFeedback surveys wait until you have used Visual Sentinel for a few days and appear at most once per visit.
  • ImprovedThe email that confirms your address is clearer.
  • ImprovedThe free website checker explains clearly when an address cannot be found, and you can start watching a site right from its result.
  • FixFewer false alarms: when a site asks our checker to prove it is a real browser, that check is marked as unable to see the page instead of down, and no down alert is sent.
  • ImprovedIf a site keeps asking our checker to verify itself for 30 minutes or more, you get a private notice that the site is blocking our checks, so it is never left unchecked without you knowing.
  • ImprovedThe pricing and sign-up pages keep their main buttons in view on smaller laptop screens and phones.
  • FixVisual checks now wait for loading screens and pop-ups to settle, always capture from the top of the page, and take a second screenshot to confirm a new change before alerting you.
  • ImprovedBecause screenshots are now taken more consistently, each visual monitor quietly takes one fresh reference screenshot after this update.
  • FixClosing checkout on the Plan and billing page without paying no longer shows a payment as being confirmed.
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