A workflow monitor answers the question "does this still work?" It opens the page in a real browser, optionally performs a few steps, and then checks for a success condition. If the condition isn't met, the run fails and you're alerted.
Templates
When you create a workflow monitor you start from a template. Templates set sensible defaults; you can adjust anything afterwards.
Universal templates work on almost any site:
- Page health — the page loads and returns a healthy response. The best first monitor for any site.
- Important text present — a specific phrase appears on the page.
- At least this many items visible — a minimum number of matching elements are on the page (product cards, search results, listings).
- CTA or button visible — a key button or link is present.
- Redirect health — a URL lands on the page it should.
- Contact form submission / Lead form submission — fill and submit a form, then confirm the success state.
- Search returns results — enter a test value, trigger the search, and confirm results appear.
- Filter or sort changes results — click a control and confirm the results refresh.
- Thank-you or confirmation after click — click a CTA and confirm a confirmation message appears.
- Login or portal page health — a sign-in page loads correctly.
- Widget or embed visible — a third-party widget (chat, booking, map) renders.
Recommended for this site appears when Simrix recognises the platform — WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, HubSpot, Calendly, and others. These templates come with defaults tuned to that platform, such as Add-to-cart flow, Checkout ready, Booking flow ready, or Portal sign-in form ready.
Advanced checks give direct control for technical users: selector exists, selector missing, custom text assertion, text missing, page title contains.
Setup styles
Each template is one of three styles, shown on the monitor card:
- Simple page assertion — open the page, check the condition. No interaction.
- Guided click journey — click something first, then check.
- Guided form submission — fill in a form, submit, then check.
Success checks
Every workflow monitor ends with one final check. Depending on the template you can confirm that the page:
- opens successfully
- shows expected text
- avoids unwanted text (useful for "no maintenance banner")
- has a title containing expected text
- landed on the expected URL
- shows an expected element
- keeps an unwanted element hidden
Picking selectors visually
Templates that need a specific element (a button, a form field, a results container) let you choose it visually. Click Pick visually next to the field: Simrix loads the page in a preview and you click the element you want. Its selector is filled in for you. Suggested selectors appear beneath the field when Simrix can detect obvious candidates.
You can only preview pages on hosts that belong to sites in your workspace.
Frequency
Choose how often the monitor runs: every 1, 5, 15, or 30 minutes, hourly, or daily. The fastest options depend on your plan (see Billing and plans). Frequencies below your plan's minimum are shown but disabled.
Every run counts against your monthly run allowance. A monitor at every 5 minutes uses about 8,600 runs a month; at every 30 minutes, about 1,400. The setup form shows the estimate for your choice and warns if it would exceed your plan.
Reading results
A workflow run is either passed or failed. Run detail shows What this monitor checks, the Final success check, and the Monitor outcome in plain language, with the technical failure detail underneath when there is one. See Runs and results.