Guides on archiving the web
How to keep a dated record of websites: what to capture, how often, and how to use it later.
Best Website Change Detection Tools in 2026
Visual diff, text monitoring, open-source, budget options — an honest comparison of 8 website change detection tools and which one fits your workflow.
CCPA Privacy Policy Change Tracking: What You Need to Watch
CCPA requires your privacy policy to stay current — and your vendors' too. Here's how to catch silent changes before regulators do.
▪ Workflow Tips
How to Save a Website Before It Gets Deleted
Free tools to save a website before it disappears — Wayback Machine, SingleFile, wget, and how to set up automated screenshots so the next shutdown doesn't catch you off guard.
▪ Regulatory
Ad Landing Page Screenshots for FTC Compliance
The FTC investigates ad claims retroactively. By the time they look, your landing page has changed. Automated screenshots with timestamps create a record of what you published and when.
▪ Regulatory
Archive Job Postings for EEOC Salary Compliance
US pay transparency laws require salary ranges in job postings, but a quarter of listings still don't comply. When complaints hit months later, the posting is gone. Automated screenshot archiving captures timestamped proof before listings change or expire.
▪ Competitor Tracking
8 Best Website Screenshot Tools in 2026 (Tested)
We tested eight website screenshot tools across archiving, change detection, and free tiers. Here is what each tool does well, where it falls short, and which one fits your use case.
▪ Product Updates
90% of Automated Screenshots Work. The Other 10% Made Us Build a Button.
Screenshots break. Now you can report problems without leaving your dashboard — we get the full context automatically.
▪ Product Updates
API Docs Update: Filtering, New Endpoints, and Code Examples in Four Languages
Filtering and sorting on all list endpoints, two new endpoints, code examples in cURL, PHP, Python, and Node.js, and a published OpenAPI spec.
▪ Visual Diff
What the change percentage actually means in screenshot monitoring
Visual diff shows 22% changed, but the page looks the same. The percentage is always mathematically correct — but it only tells the truth when the page template stays stable between captures. Here's how to tell the difference and what to do about it.
▪ Competitor Tracking
Six types of website changes we actually caught with automated screenshots
Real examples of website changes caught by automated screenshot monitoring — from competitor redesigns and price drops to outages and new features. Each one with a before/after comparison.
▪ Competitor Tracking
7 Competitor Pages You Should Be Watching Right Now
How to set up automated competitor website monitoring with screenshots and visual diff — which pages to track, how often to capture them, and how to filter out noise from A/B tests and dynamic content.
▪ How-To Guide
When Viewport Screenshots Miss the Fine Print
Viewport screenshots work for headers and hero sections. But pricing tables, legal disclaimers, and footnotes live below the fold. Here's when to switch to full-page mode.
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