Changelog 2026.02

2026.02

Page Timing Metrics for Monitors

Browser and Playwright monitors now automatically collect Core Web Vitals and page timing metrics: Time to First Byte (TTFB), First Contentful Paint (FCP), Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS).

These metrics appear on the monitor overview as summary tiles, in cycle details, in the graphs (with a new metric selector), and in CSV exports. You’ll get a much better picture of your site’s real-world performance over time, without any extra setup.

Request & Response Headers in Browser Traces

You can now view full HTTP headers when debugging a browser trace. Browser Bot traces capture request and response headers for each resource, and you can expand any resource in the waterfall view to inspect them. It makes debugging caching, content negotiation, and other HTTP-level issues much easier without reaching for a separate tool.

Home Dashboard Redesign

The home dashboard has been redesigned to be more context-dependent and useful:

  • Projects now supports compact and expanded display modes with improved sorting and filtering.
  • Load Testing shows recent tests with a getting started checklist for new users.
  • Monitoring shows a mini timeline for each monitor, with a getting started launcher for users who haven’t created monitors yet.
  • Team encourages admins to invite teammates.

If you’re already up and running, the getting started sections can be dismissed. The dashboard is also now better behaved on small mobile devices.

Compact Dashboard Mode

If you like to see more at a glance, the monitoring dashboard now has a compact display mode. Tables across the application have also been tightened up for a denser, more information-rich layout.

Playwright Results Improvements

Viewing Playwright results is now a much nicer experience, with improved trace viewing and a new Page Timings tab that breaks down navigation timing details for each test case.

Editor Formatting Options

The code editor got some new formatting options, and line wrapping can now be toggled off. Formatting preferences are remembered per team.

Dashboard Style Refresh

The whole dashboard got a style refresh with softer corners and a more modern feel throughout. We also swapped drawer-style dialogs for modals to keep things consistent.

Other Improvements & Bug Fixes

  • Added a “Disable Web Security” setting for testing sites with restrictive CORS policies.
  • Code blocks in the script editor now auto-grow as you type.
  • Added support for the prefers-reduced-motion accessibility setting.
  • Small tests can now launch on dedicated engines for improved isolation.
  • Improved the Playwright script editor toolbar.
  • Upgraded to GraalVM 25 and Spring Boot 3.5 for improved performance and JDK 25 support.
  • Added canonical tags to all website pages for better SEO.
  • Fixed a bug where popsicle graph elements could appear doubled.
  • Improved trace collection reliability for pages with detached frames or unresponsive scripts.
  • Fixed an autocomplete CORS issue in the code editor.
  • Fixed a flashing issue with the script execution log.
  • Fixed a race condition that could cause a blank test report.
  • Fixed custom header handling issues in browser scripts.
  • Fixed monitor period container width on the monitoring dashboard.
  • Fixed dataset scrolling and other inconsistencies on Windows.
  • Improved monitoring summary query performance and data cleanup.

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