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Table based forums

WebSite-Watcher supports a special technique for table based forums, concretely for the pages that list the forum topics. Such a page must typically contain:

  1. A table header
    The header tells WebSite-Watcher, where the topic list starts, for example the line:
    Topics | Replies | Author | Views | Last Post

  2. A "Last Post" date

  3. A table footer
    The footer tells WebSite-Watcher, where the topic list ends. The footer should be a static text, for example "Mark forum read" or "Page 1 of".


Typical forums that fulfill these requirements can be found at http://www.aignes.com/forum/.

If a forum fulfills these requirements, you can use the Forum-Wizard to configure all required bookmark settings (such as watch/ignore filters), no further configuration is required in that case.

  1. Create a new bookmark
  2. Enter the forum address, for example http://www.aignes.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3
  3. Click the "Wizard" button
  4. Select "Forum-Wizard" (this will initialize the page) and follow the steps of the assistant


See also chapter Highlight methods for more information.