Discussion for the unofficial, community-developed addons, extensions and scripts built for the Waze Map Editor.

The official index of these tools is the Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools wiki page.

Post Reply
Forum rules
Discussion for the unofficial, community-developed addons, extensions and scripts built for the Waze Map Editor.

DO NOT START a new thread unless it is about a new idea. Keep discussion of existing tools within the main thread for that tool.

The official index of these tools is the Community Plugins, Extensions and Tools wiki page.

[Chrome/Firefox ext.] Distill Web Monitor

Post by vince1612
I have a few users in my area who edit very rarely, and they still make mistakes, but we don't want to block them either if they are responsive enough in PMs etc..
In many cases I forget about them since they are almost never active, and I miss their latest edits and mistakes when they start to edit again, only to find them because of UR's much later.

Example profile:
https://nsa37.casimages.com/img/2016/04 ... 883421.png

[EDIT] I was looking for a script to check for a change in the amounts of edits or daily activity and notify me when a value has changed, found a solution, check the post below.
vince1612
Waze Global Champs
Waze Global Champs
Posts: 9302
Has thanked: 2141 times
Been thanked: 2819 times

POSTER_ID:14731619

1

Send a message
https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeoped ... v18.10.png
Wiki & Forum: Wiki CH (D)(FR) | Forum CH (D) (FR) (I)
Website: waze-switzerland.ch | Facebook: Waze Switzerland
1+1=3 - The result of bringing talents together goes beyond simply adding them up.
https://i.ibb.co/2k1TJHH/RIPIain.png


Post by PvilleT
Note that changing the last two letters of the link for the Chrome download changes the language. ;)

Also available for Firefox.

Homepage for the service.

I use it but hadn't though of using it this way. Thanks!
PvilleT
Posts: 90
Has thanked: 20 times
Been thanked: 24 times
Send a message

Post by vince1612
I found a solution for this:

Distill Web Monitor
  1. Go to the user's profile that you want to monitor for activity
  2. Click the extension's icon at the top right of Chrome
  3. Click "select parts of a page" in the extension's menu
  4. Select the value to watch (eg. click the total number of edits "div.user-stats-value")
  5. Click "Save selection" at the lower right
  6. In the new window, setup how often the tool should check for changes and how it should notify you
  7. Click save
You will get a notification whenever someone you've added on your watch list has increased his edits. It also provides you with an edit count history starting when you first enabled the monitoring, making it easier for you to track someone who is rarely active by getting alerted when they use WME again.

http://nsa38.casimages.com/img/2016/04/ ... 870173.png

Easy to setup and offers conditional alerts too:
http://nsa38.casimages.com/img/2016/04/ ... 607778.png

The extension features unlimited and free checks as long as you use the extension locally on your browser and not their cloud services.
http://nsa38.casimages.com/img/2016/04/ ... 878162.png
vince1612
Waze Global Champs
Waze Global Champs
Posts: 9302
Has thanked: 2141 times
Been thanked: 2819 times
Send a message
https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeoped ... v18.10.png
Wiki & Forum: Wiki CH (D)(FR) | Forum CH (D) (FR) (I)
Website: waze-switzerland.ch | Facebook: Waze Switzerland
1+1=3 - The result of bringing talents together goes beyond simply adding them up.
https://i.ibb.co/2k1TJHH/RIPIain.png

Post by vince1612
I've found another way this can be used, besides monitoring editor activity you can also watch segments and be alerted if they are modified. (Only works if 1 segment is selected only)

Steps
  1. Click the segment you want to watch
  2. Refresh WME so that the current URL is its permalink with segment ID (I find short URL is better)

    Code: Select all

    For example: https://www.waze.com/editor/?env=row&lon=6.13584&lat=46.23628&zoom=5&mode=0&segments=178453360
  3. Click on the Distill Web Monitor extention
  4. Under "Add Monitor" to the left, select "Select parts of a page"
  5. Select the "Updated by" field
    https://i.imgsafe.org/43a98c13ba.png
  6. Save and setup your checking intervals and/or conditions
If the segment is modified you will get an alert:
https://i.imgsafe.org/43a982a5cf.png

Unfortunately if the segment ID is altered by deletion or a split you will not get alerted, but your watchlist will show that there was a problem while checking. So if you notice it you can still click the permalink and go check what was changed at those coordinates.
https://i.imgsafe.org/43a96c7046.png

I'm guessing that the same could be done for any item on WME which can be opened directly via permalink, like places.

Of course if you don't want someone to touch something on WME, the best way remains to use locks. But sometimes there is no good reason to put a high lock on something or simply another editor with your rank or above will decide to make a change despite your set lock. This can help you be notified about it.
vince1612
Waze Global Champs
Waze Global Champs
Posts: 9302
Has thanked: 2141 times
Been thanked: 2819 times
Send a message
https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeoped ... v18.10.png
Wiki & Forum: Wiki CH (D)(FR) | Forum CH (D) (FR) (I)
Website: waze-switzerland.ch | Facebook: Waze Switzerland
1+1=3 - The result of bringing talents together goes beyond simply adding them up.
https://i.ibb.co/2k1TJHH/RIPIain.png