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How-to · 3 October 2026Export data from a website behind login to CSVExport selected fields from signed-in website pages to CSV in Chrome. Reuse your browser session, check missing data, and recover from expired logins.How-to · 30 September 2026How to screenshot pages behind a login in ChromeCapture private dashboards in your signed-in Chrome tab. Test one screenshot, save a short URL list, and check for expired sessions before exporting.How-to · 30 September 2026Website redesign content inventory: what to save firstBuild a page reference set before a redesign: screenshots, rendered HTML, and SEO metadata. Review a real sample export and plan what to keep or rewrite.How-to · 27 September 2026How to get a back-in-stock alert in ChromeReload a Chrome product page until it is back in stock, then get a desktop, sound, or phone alert. Keep Chrome open. You still complete the purchase.How-to · 26 September 2026How to keep a website from logging you out in ChromeStop inactivity logouts on a tab you leave open. Reload on a timer, click the site's Stay signed in prompt, or get an alert if the session still ends.How-to · Updated 30 September 2026How to screenshot multiple URLs in ChromePaste page URLs in Chrome and save a PNG of each one in the same tab. Capture the visible area or the full page, then download the files from local Results.How-to · Updated 30 September 2026How to save rendered HTML from multiple URLs in ChromeBatch-save HTML after JavaScript runs in Chrome. Visit a URL list, wait for the content you need, then download the saved pages individually or as a ZIP.How-to · 18 September 2026How to export title tags and meta descriptions from an XML sitemapUse an XML sitemap to collect titles, descriptions, headings, canonicals, and robots directives in Chrome, then export the metadata inventory to CSV.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026SERP analysis: build a brief from Google resultsUse Tab Automation’s Google Search workflow to collect competing pages, review search questions, and turn a local research export into an SEO content brief.Notes · 13 September 2026See which tabs are running automationsTab Automation now marks running and paused tabs with favicon badges. See which tabs are automated at a glance, and turn the indicators off in Settings.How-to · Updated 30 September 2026Download images from multiple pages in ChromeSave product images from multiple pages in Chrome. Pick image elements once, review the files in local Results, then download individual images or a ZIP.How-to · Updated 3 October 2026Extract text from web pages to CSV in ChromeCollect product names and prices from linked pages in Chrome. Pick text fields once, check each page in local Results, and export the dataset as CSV.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How to automatically download a file in ChromeCapture a direct HTTP(S) file on a repeat interval in Chrome. Retain each file locally, review it in the Dashboard, and download individual files or a ZIP.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How can I screenshot a page without a cookie banner?Hide a picked cookie banner or overlay before a Chrome screenshot. Chain Hide Element and Take a Screenshot, then learn what hiding does not change.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026Auto refresh and scroll to the bottom in ChromeAuto refresh a Chrome tab and jump to the bottom or a picked element. Chain Refresh Page, Scroll Page, and Repeat to keep live logs and dashboards current.How-to · Updated 24 September 2026How to automatically screenshot a Chrome tabAutomatically save PNGs with Take a Screenshot and Repeat in Tab Automation. Capture the visible area or enable Full page to include content below the fold.How-to · Updated 27 September 2026How to auto refresh until text appears in ChromeReload a Chrome tab until a phrase appears, then pause or send an alert. Set up the text check and avoid sending a notification when a wait times out.Notes · Updated 4 October 2026How the Tab Automation Explorer License worksClaim six months of Explorer access during our limited-time launch offer. Learn what's free, what Explorer unlocks, and how contributions earn more time.Explainers · Updated 16 September 2026What a no-code Chrome automation extension can doCompare reload timers, page-action editors, and remote automation. See what Tab Automation can do in Chrome and which tasks need a different tool.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How to auto click a button in ChromeChrome has no built-in repeating click. Pick one button in Tab Automation, add Click Element plus Repeat, or try a short-lived console script.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026Send a Slack webhook when a Chrome page changesSend a Slack, Discord, or ntfy message when a Chrome page matches your condition. Configure a webhook, test delivery, and avoid alerts on a timeout.How-to · Updated 30 September 2026How to walk through links in ChromeCollect matching links from one Chrome page, open each URL in the same assigned tab, and run a repeatable set of steps on every page.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026Chrome notifications not working? Fix silent alertsTroubleshoot silent Tab Automation alerts on macOS, Windows, or Linux: test output, allow Chrome in the OS, check Focus, then verify the run.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How to auto refresh a tab in ChromeChrome has no built-in repeating reload. Set up Refresh Page plus Repeat, understand cache options, or try a short-lived console script.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How to auto refresh a background tab in ChromeAuto refresh a background Chrome tab with an extension timer outside the page. Learn why console scripts and Memory Saver behave differently.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How to auto refresh a dashboard in ChromeKeep a Chrome dashboard current with a recurring reload. Set a wait longer than its load time, and bypass cache only when normal reload is stale.How-to · Updated 16 September 2026How to auto refresh multiple tabs in ChromeAuto refresh multiple Chrome tabs with one recurring automation per tab. Give each page its own wait, pause controls, and cache choice.Explainers · Updated 16 September 2026Auto refresh vs page monitor in ChromeChoose a timed reload, an immediate page check, or polling for a later change in Chrome. Add Send Alert only where a notification or webhook should fire.Notes · Updated 26 September 2026What the Tab Automation side panel doesCreate your first automation in the Chrome side panel. Choose a tab, add steps, control repeated runs, and find saved output in the Dashboard.