URL Configuration in Auto Refresh: How to Target Specific Pages for Automatic Reloading

Sometimes you do not want to refresh whatever tab happens to be open — you want a specific set of pages reloading on their own schedules, whether or not you are looking at them.

Auto Refresh URL configuration lets you target exact pages by their address. Add each URL to your Refresh List, give it its own interval, and the extension keeps just those pages updating — including HTTP, HTTPS, and local file paths.

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e.g. https://www.example.com/orders 10 Seconds

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How to configure a URL for auto refresh

1. Open the Auto Refresh popup and switch to the Refresh List tab.
2. Enter the page address in the URL field (e.g. https://www.example.com/orders).
3. Set the refresh interval for that URL.
4. Click Save to add it to your Active Tab List.
5. Repeat for any other pages you want on their own schedules.

URL options and patterns

• URLs must start with http:// or https:// (or be a local file:// path).
• For local files, enable "Allow access to file URLs" for the extension in Chrome's settings.
• Wildcard URLs let one entry match many pages and tabs — useful for a whole section of a site.
• Each URL keeps its own interval and Advance Options, independent of the others.
• Use the pencil icon next to any entry to edit its address, interval, or settings later.

Normal URLs, wildcards, and local files

Most of the time you add a single, exact address — https://www.example.com/orders — and Auto Refresh reloads just that page. But you can also use a wildcard URL when you want one rule to cover many pages or tabs in the same section of a site, instead of adding each one by hand.

Local files work too. Point Auto Refresh at a file:// path to keep a generated report or an exported document refreshing on your own machine — just remember to enable "Allow access to file URLs" for the extension in Chrome's settings first, or the local path will not load.

Organizing a multi-page Refresh List

When you are watching several pages, give each one an interval that matches its purpose rather than a single shared value. A live dashboard might sit at 30 seconds while a daily report only needs a few minutes — running everything at the fastest interval just wastes bandwidth. Each entry also carries its own Advance Options, so you can hard-refresh one page and leave another on a normal reload.

As the list grows, export it occasionally as a backup and so you can move it to another machine. If several pages share a pattern, a single wildcard entry can replace a long list of near-identical URLs, which keeps the Refresh List short and easier to manage.

With per-URL configuration you can run a dashboard at 30 seconds, an orders page at 5 minutes, and a local report file all at once — each refreshing exactly how you need. Build your Refresh List once and let Auto Refresh keep every page current.