Problem when JavaScript is DISABLED

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Hi there,

Suddenly all my monitors get errors :frowning:

Let me explain a little bit.

Since I use Distill I always use the monitors with disable JavaScript to avoid all those annoying tabs that keep opening. (I have 30 monitors running every 5 secsā€¦) It always worked perfectly.

But suddenly (and, again, I havenā€™t changed a thing) 3 days ago all the monitors got ERRORS =>
Code: SELECTION_EMPTY
Msg:
Selection did not match any content

The only way I found to make the monitors work again is to ENABLE JAVASCRIPT. Yes it works llike that but I really donā€™t like all these tabs that keep opening !!!

Please help me get back to the way it was before, I want to be able to disable JavaScript again with beautiful Distill working fine :))

Thanks a lot community :heart_hands:
Pierre

2

hello @inkkal, welcome to the community forum.

when a monitors encounters selection_empty error, it means that the monitored content in the page was not found.

some sites require javascript to render their content. if it used to work with js disabled in the past but doesnā€™t anymore, the site most likely rendred static content (without js) but started using js to render its content later. if you can share the link, i can check it out and let you know if that is the case.

edit: btw the desktop app is a good alternative for monitoring pages that requires javascript. the checks happen in an invisible window make it much more smoother. when using browser extensions, another option is to use ā€œsticky windowā€ for checks.

3

Hi Ajitk,

thanks for your message :))
this is the site i am monitoring =>
https://www.momox-shop.fr/

I am testing the webapp now and i found it is working well but not as good and fast as the firefow extension.
I will try the sticky windows.

thanks much :slight_smile:

4

hi @ajitk have you checked the url I shared ? whatā€™s the conclusion ?
thanks :))

5

this is a dynamic page @inkkal.

6

so ti means there is no way to retrieve the AWESOME disable javascript option ???

I am so sad, I have tried every single options (sticky window, desktop app, even tabsā€¦) none are working properly in my case: after a few minutes the browther is slowing down until there is no more sign of live in thereā€¦ :(((((((

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when the page loads content via js, it must be enabled for the page to load. you can try using the desktop app and see if that works better js enabled. that way your primary browser is unaffected by the checks.