Configure a website monitor
After adding a website monitor, you can customize its settings to match your needs. You can change its URL, name, description, monitoring frequency, timeout, alert sensitivity, and more.
Open the configuration menu
- Go to Monitors from your left menu.
- Find the website you want to update.
- Click the three-dot menu (⋮) on the right side.
- Select Configure.
Configuration tabs and options
General tab
- Website URL – The address StatusGator will check.
- Display Name – The name shown in your monitor list.
- Description – Add a short description for internal context or for status page visitors. Once saved, the description appears as an info icon next to the monitor name — viewers can hover over it to read your note.
- Icon – Upload a custom PNG, JPG, WEBP, or GIF (up to 500KB).
- Delete monitor – Remove the monitor if you no longer need it.
Tip: Use a descriptive name and icon so your team can recognize the monitor at a glance.
Settings tab
Basic
- Select interval – How often StatusGator checks the site (1–5 minutes).
- Check type–
- Monitor uptime: Verifies the site responds.
- Check for content: Confirms specific text or HTML exists on the page.
- Expected response code – Choose valid HTTP status codes for “up” status.
- Follow redirects – Enable if the URL redirects to another address.
- Check locations – Select monitoring regions.
- Alert trigger – Notify only if all or any selected locations are down.
Advanced
- Timeout – Max time allowed for the request to complete.
- Alert sensitivity – Number of retries before alerting.
- HTTP method – Choose GET, POST, PUT, or PATCH.
- HTTP headers – Add custom headers to requests.
- HTTP basic authentication – Enter username and password if required.
Delete or pause a website monitor
If you no longer need this monitor, you can remove it completely — or pause it temporarily if you just want to stop checks without losing your settings.
To pause a monitor:
Go to the Monitors page, click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to the website monitor, and select Pause. You can resume it anytime from the same menu.
To delete a monitor permanently:
- Click Delete monitor at the bottom of the General tab in the configuration screen, or
- Go to the Monitors page, click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to the website monitor, and select Delete Monitor.