An HTTP response alone may not tell you whether the expected website loaded. Add a PD Uptime & Status website monitor in Blesta and require a recognisable phrase to help catch a parked page, an error screen or unexpected replacement content.

Prepare the address and expected content

Choose a website you administer and a short, consistent phrase present in the response sent to the monitoring server. This is a direct HTTP check, not a browser executing page scripts. Text added only by JavaScript after the page loads may not appear in the checked response.

Check whether the website already has a monitor. The add form creates a new monitor; it does not edit an existing one or preserve an old monitor’s history as a replacement. Keep the existing history when deciding how to change monitoring.

Add the monitor

1. Open PD Modules → Uptime → Monitors → Add a monitor.
2. Enter What is it, the label used in alerts.
3. Choose the website option under What to check.
4. Enter Address, including the intended HTTP or HTTPS scheme. HTTPS is assumed if omitted.
5. Enter the exact phrase in The page must contain, or leave it blank for no content requirement.
6. Choose Whose service is it only when the intended customer should be linked to this monitor, then press Add monitor.

Keyword matching is case-sensitive. It checks the returned page text, so a phrase appearing elsewhere in the response may satisfy it; this is not a complete application or transaction test.

Check the first result

Review Checked, state and the reason under Address after a scheduled round or Check everything now. In Settings, review Follow redirects and Seconds to wait for an answer. A challenge page, authentication prompt, HTTP error or TLS connection problem can explain why the monitor and your own browser differ. Check the actual recorded reason before changing the target website.

See the PD Uptime & Status Blesta guide for related tasks, or explore PD Uptime & Status.