Automation Settings

Detailed explanation of automation-level settings such as run mode, page load timing, URL matching, start time, and browser-dialog bypass.

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Run Mode

Choose whether the automation should start by itself or only when you trigger it with a hotkey.

Automatic runs every time the page matches and loads.
Manual (Hotkey) waits until you press the configured hotkey.
If you switch modes, refresh the target page before testing again.
Check the Status Bar when you want visual confirmation that the automation is ready.

Page Load Timing

Option	Default	Description
After Full Load	selected	Starts after the entire page, including images and scripts, has finished loading. Recommended for stability.
As Page Loads	not selected	Starts as soon as the DOM is ready. Faster, but less reliable on pages that inject elements late.

Re-run the automation when the page address changes without a full reload. This is important on SPAs and dashboards where navigation updates the URL but keeps the same browser tab alive.

When to use

The site changes the URL as users move through tabs, steps, or routes.
You need the automation to respond to in-app navigation instead of only full page refreshes.

How to enable

Open the automation's Settings.
Turn on Run on Page Navigation.
Use it with Automatic mode for the most predictable behavior.

What counts as a URL change?

Any change to the page address, such as the path (…/profile → …/profile/edit) or the query (…?tab=info → …?tab=security). Some sites also change the part after # (called a “hash”).

Examples

Exact page example (safe):
- URL Match Type: Exact URL → https://shop.example.com/checkout
- Result: Re-runs only inside that exact checkout flow.
Regex for a section (safe but broad):
- URL Match Type: Pattern Match → ^https://shop\.example\.com/checkout/.*$
- Result: Re-runs on any sub-page under /checkout/, such as shipping or payment.
Too broad (avoid):
- URL Match Type: Pattern Match → ^https://example\.com/.*$
- Result: May re-run across the whole site and cause duplicate automation.

Important: best practices and consequences

If you enable Run on Page Navigation with a very broad URL rule, the automation can keep re-triggering as the app navigates within the same tab. This can create duplicate steps.

Create separate automations per subdomain or major route.
Prefer Exact URL when possible; if using Pattern Match, make it as narrow as you can.
If you don’t need repeated runs during navigation, leave this switch off.

Hotkey

Set the hotkey used by Manual mode. Supported combinations include:

Ctrl + key
Ctrl + Shift + key
Alt + key
Alt + Shift + key
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + key

See Run Mode.

Google Sheets ID

Use this when your automation reads or writes values through Google Sheets features.

Paste the spreadsheet ID, not the full sharing URL.
The current UI validates that the value looks like a real spreadsheet ID.

Start Time (For Automations)

Set a daily start time in HH:mm:ss:fff format when you want the automation to wait until a specific time of day.

Examples:

08:30:00:000 for 8:30 AM
23:45:00:000 for 11:45 PM

Important Notes:

The automation waits until the specified time of day instead of starting immediately.
This is most useful with Automatic mode.

URL Match Type

Choose how the URL field should be interpreted.

Exact URL targets one specific address.
Pattern Match uses a regular expression to cover multiple matching URLs.

Example:

Exact URL: https://www.example.com/login
Pattern Match: ^https://www\.example\.com/products/.*$

Bypass Browser Default Behavior for Hotkeys

Control whether the extension should bypass the browser's native alert, confirm, and prompt dialogs when an automation is started with a hotkey.

Alert: Replace the native alert dialog.
Confirm: Replace the native confirm dialog.
Prompt: Replace the native prompt dialog.