Ignore zones for visual monitoring

Mask ads, cookie banners, or rotating widgets so visual monitoring only alerts on real changes.

Quick answer

Draw a box over any part of the screenshot Lemwatch should skip when comparing. Ads, cookie banners, live chat widgets, and rotating carousels are the top candidates.

What it does

Where to find it in Lemwatch

Visual Monitoring → [page] → Ignore zones → click Draw zone.

How to add one

  1. Open the page in Visual Monitoring.
  2. Click Ignore zonesDraw zone.
  3. Drag on the screenshot to cover the noisy region.
  4. Name it (e.g. "Cookie banner") so you remember why it's masked.
  5. Click Save. The mask applies on the next capture.

FAQ

How many ignore zones can I create per page?

Up to 10. If you need more, consider watching a CSS selector instead.

Can I ignore based on element rather than pixel box?

Yes — CSS selector monitoring is the element-based version.

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