Change capture time for one or more screenshots
Sometimes you want an updated schedule to start right away, instead of waiting for the next planned capture.
For example, say a webpage is captured weekly and the next screenshot is scheduled 7 days from now. You change the frequency to every 3 days, but the next capture is still 7 days away. That's because changing the frequency doesn't reset the next scheduled capture.
To apply your changes right away, you also need to update the starting date and time.
Reschedule the next capture for a single webpage
- Open the webpage's detail page and click Edit. (You can also choose Edit Webpage in a card's menu in Grid view, or click the pencil icon in List view.)
- On the Basics tab, adjust the capture frequency, for example to every 3 days.
- Click the date next to starting. In the Starting at dialog, choose Now to start the new schedule immediately, or pick a specific date and time, and click Select.
- Click Save changes.
Changing the starting time reschedules the next screenshot, and the new frequency counts from that moment. If you only change the frequency and leave the starting time as it is, Stillio keeps the existing next capture date.
Reschedule multiple webpages at once (Batch Edit)
To reschedule many webpages at once, use Batch Edit:
- In Grid view or List view, tick the webpages you want to update.
- Click Edit in the toolbar that appears.
- Under Next screenshot, choose the date and time.
- Click Update (it shows how many webpages you're updating, for example Update 3 webpages).
This reschedules the next screenshot for all selected webpages.
Important: the 1-minute interval rule
When you reschedule multiple webpages, Stillio doesn't capture them all at the exact same second. To avoid flooding the website you're capturing (which could trigger firewall protection or rate limits), Stillio automatically captures one URL per minute, starting from the time you chose.
For example:
- 10 webpages: captures are spread over 10 minutes
- 60 webpages: captures are spread over 1 hour
- 300 webpages: captures are spread over 300 minutes (5 hours)
This is intentional. It protects both your monitoring setup and the websites you capture.
When should you reschedule?
Rescheduling is handy when:
- You change from weekly to daily (or any other frequency change)
- You want a new schedule to start immediately
- You need a fresh capture before an important event
- You're adjusting your monitoring after launching website updates
Resetting the next screenshot time keeps your monitoring in step with what you need.