Simon 5 is coming soon!
Simon version 5 is currently in beta testing. It is a massive update, introducing a much-requested feature: syncing the Simon data between multiple Macs, plus a Simon Status service, a Link Checker filter, improved Find filter, iMessage and Speak Error notifiers, a new app icon, and much more.
Important: please note that Simon 5 requires a minimum of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), and will be a paid upgrade from Simon 4 after the beta. Purchasers since September 1, 2020 automatically get a version 5 license (that also works in previous versions).
Re: "Follow Redirects" option?
Simon automatically follows redirects. No need to configure anything. (Conversely, there's no way to not follow the redirect using the Web (HTTP) plugin. But you could via a script if desired.)
Re: "Follow Redirects" option?
Maybe it's the kind of redirect that we're talking about....what I meant in this case is the meta refresh tag, used for redirection purposes, not an HTTP 301 or 302 status code response.
I'm using the HTTP plugin to look for Required Text "CCIU Web Help Desk" at help.cciu.org That initial page does not have that text, but the page that it meta-refresh-redirects to does (you can look at it yourself, it's a public page). The test fails every time, and when I do a Preview, it only shows me the initial page, not the final page that it should redirect to.
So can Simon respect (perhaps optionally) a meta refresh used for redirection as well as an HTTP 301/302 redirect?
John
Re: "Follow Redirects" option?
Ah, I see. Yes, Simon will only load the initial page. A meta refresh is still a valid web page.
Simon doesn't know about meta refreshes. I suppose I could add support for them... but perhaps a better solution would be for you to just monitor the final page.