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Chrome 154 will ask before HTTP: audit your forgotten URLs now
In October 2026, Chrome will enable Always Use Secure Connections by default for public sites. Users will be asked before they first visit a public URL that does not support HTTPS.
Jelle De Laender - 24 August 2026

Life at Semonto
Semonto's 2022 wrap-up
Time flies, it’s already 2023. Time to look back at 2022 and all the things that happened at Semonto.
Jelle De Laender - 02 January 2023

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How to set allowed downtime thresholds when monitoring a website
In Semonto, you can define how long an issue is allowed to persist before you want to be alerted. You can also create an escalation system, so that different people get notified depending on the duration of the issue.
Jelle De Laender - 23 December 2022

Tips and Tricks
Importance of monitoring by ChatGPT
We asked ChatGPT, an AI tool by OpenAI, why monitoring the uptime, broken links, HTTPS TLS certificate and mixed content of websites are important
ChatGPT - 11 December 2022

New
How to customize notifications for website monitoring
Some users have told us that they would like to manage notifications on a feature level in Semonto. We have been working hard to make that possible.
Jelle Kalkman - 1 December 2022

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What do you think of Semonto’s redesign?
Have you noticed that we gave Semonto a makeover? It is now easier to navigate between the details of the websites you are monitoring.
Jelle Kalkman - 17 November 2022

Tips and Tricks
9 ways to prepare your website for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Can your website handle the Black Friday and Cyber Monday madness? With this checklist, your website is ready for a possible peak in traffic.
Jelle De Laender - modified 11 November 2022

Tips and Tricks
What is the cost of downtime?
Is your business impacted when your website is temporarily unavailable? In this article, we help you calculate your total cost of downtime.
Jelle Kalkman - 3 November 2022

Tips and Tricks
What is web hosting, and why should I care?
What is hosting? Who is responsible for your hosting? And how can you measure the quality? In this article, we answer all hosting-related questions.
Jelle De Laender - 20 October 2022

New
How to track your website’s broken links over time
We have added a chart that shows you the evolution of the number of broken links on your website in the last 30 days.
Jelle De Laender - 14 October 2022
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