{"id":13387,"date":"2014-04-15T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/website-monitoring-software\/"},"modified":"2014-04-15T11:23:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T11:23:16","slug":"website-monitoring-software","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29996\/website-monitoring-software","title":{"rendered":"Website Monitoring Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_website_monitoring_software_mean\">What Does Website Monitoring Software Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Website monitoring software is a type of software that keeps track of the visitors, performance and operations of a website. <\/p>\n<p>It enables website administrators to perform automated monitoring and tracking of the website activity, availability and overall performance.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_website_monitoring_software\">Techopedia Explains Website Monitoring Software<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Website monitoring software primarily ensures that the website performs as expected and any problem is taken care of as it appears. 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