By the end of this guide, you will have:
Understood how to compare two replay instances using Archive Compare in MirrorWeb Insight.
Prerequisites
Before starting this guide, please ensure that you have the following information:
- Log-in credentials to MirrorWeb Insight;
- Access to the Web Module and archived web instances.
How to navigate to Archive Compare from Web
- From the Insight dashboard, navigate to the Web Module and click on the Compare sub-module in the sidebar.
- On the next page, start typing the name of the site profile containing the capture instance that you wish to run a comparison against. Select the website you wish to compare on from the list that appears.
- Once the Profile is selected, type a full base page URL i.e www.mirrorweb.com that you wish to compare on. Select the relevant URL from the dropdown of results.
- In the calendar view, choose a date for comparison.
- Repeat steps 2-4 for the comparison page fields and click on Compare to launch the Archive Compare functionality.
How to navigate to Archive Compare from Replay
- From the Replay banner, click on the Compare icon at the top right
- On the modal that appears, add the details of the Site profile, URL (i.e www.mirrorweb.com), and specific capture for the webpage you want to compare and Update.
Archive Compare view
- On the two archived webpages that appear side-by-side, you can use the slider to reveal different parts and compare the page contents.
- To control the settings for comparison, click the cog in the top right of the page.
- To overlay the two webpages over one another, drag the slider completely to the right, then go to the Settings cog and reduce opacity to 50%. This will make each page semi-transparent, allowing you to see any differences on the page.
- To change the base webpage or the webpage being compared against, click the Update icon next to either page banner.
- In the modal that appears, you can select a different site profile, URL, and specific capture. Click on Update to resume comparison.