Websites do not always load successfully during monitoring. A page may temporarily become unavailable, return a 404 Not Found error, or display another server error. Auto Refresh Plus includes Error Page Detection to help identify these situations automatically.
Can Auto Refresh Detect 404 Pages?
Yes. Auto Refresh Plus can detect error pages such as:
- 404 Not Found
- 500 Internal Server Error
- Other failed page states
When an error page is detected, the extension can either stop refreshing or continue refreshing based on your selected preference.
How to Enable Error Page Detection
Follow these steps:
- Open the Auto Refresh Plus extension
- Go to the Interval tab
- Scroll down to Error Page Detection
- Enable the feature
- Choose the action to perform when an error page is detected
Available actions:
- Stop – Stops the refresh cycle when an error page is detected
- Continue – Continues refreshing even when the page returns an error
How Error Page Detection Helps
This feature can be useful when:
- Monitoring websites that occasionally go offline
- Tracking product pages that may temporarily fail
- Watching services that experience downtime
- Preventing unnecessary refreshes on unavailable pages
Instead of repeatedly refreshing a broken page, Auto Refresh Plus can respond automatically according to your settings.
Optional Error Alerts
You can also enable an alarm notification when an error page is detected.
This helps you:
- Know immediately when a monitored page becomes unavailable
- Respond faster to website outages
- Avoid checking tabs manually
Important Notes
- Error Page Detection is configured per website
- The feature is available from the extension popup
- Detection works during active refresh sessions only
- You can choose whether refreshing should stop or continue after detection
Summary
Auto Refresh Plus can automatically detect 404 pages and other website errors during refresh sessions. Enable Error Page Detection from the extension popup and choose whether the extension should stop or continue refreshing when an error page is encountered.