What is the visual monitoring diff threshold?

The diff threshold sets how much pixel change must accumulate before Lemwatch alerts — default 2% is right for most product pages.

Quick answer

The threshold is the % of pixels that must change (after ignore-zone masking) before an alert fires. Default is 2%, which catches copy edits and layout shifts while ignoring anti-alias jitter.

Recommended thresholds

Where to find it in Lemwatch

Site → Visual Monitoring → <page> → Sensitivity.

FAQ

Why not just alert on any pixel change?

Browsers subtly re-render fonts and anti-aliasing between runs. 0% would page you constantly.

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