This page last changed on Sep 24, 2008 by smaddox.
When you watch a page, you are notified by email whenever the page is modified.
You will receive email notifications for:
- page edits (unless the "Minor change" checkbox is ticked before saving) or page deletion
- attachments (including new versions of an existing attachment or deletions of an existing attachment)
- comments (including new comments, edits of existing comments or deletions of existing comments).
Note: You will not receive notifications when page content changes simply due to the output of a macro.
For example: The output of the {children} macro will change if someone adds a child page. The page when displayed will show the new child page. But the page content itself has not been edited, so no notifications will be sent.
To watch a page, you require 'View' permission for the page.
To start watching a page,
- Go to the page.
- Click the Tools menu at the top of the page.
- Select the 'Watch Page' icon
from the list. This will be replaced with the 'Stop Watching Page' icon .
To stop watching a page,
- Go to the page.
- Click the Tools menu at the top of the page.
- Select the 'Stop watching Page' icon
from the list. This link will be replaced the 'Watch Page' icon .
Here is an example of the email notification you will receive when a comment is added to a watched page:

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You can manage your watches via the 'Watches' tab under your user profile settings. See Managing Watches. |
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