Fluxguard Alerts Not Arriving by Email: Troubleshooting

If Fluxguard alerts are not arriving by email, first check the affected user’s notification frequency and site-category selection in Account Settings. Fluxguard says daily summaries are the default; a change may not produce an immediate email if the account is set to a digest. Then verify that the page is included in monitoring, its initial crawl completed, and the selected detection strategy has recorded a new version.

1. Check when the email should arrive

Fluxguard’s FAQ describes daily summary email as the default and says users can change the frequency to immediate delivery or another interval. Compare the expected alert time with the configured cadence before treating an email as missing. A daily summary can arrive later than the event that prompted it.

1. Open Account Settings for the affected user.
2. Review the email alert frequency.
3. Set it to the cadence you expect, such as immediate delivery, if that option is available for the account.
4. Allow the configured interval to pass, then check whether the relevant report arrives.

Fluxguard documents that notification preferences are user-specific, so check the settings for the person who expected the message, not only another team member’s account. Fluxguard FAQ

2. Verify the recipient’s site and category preferences

A user’s notification settings can filter reports by selected site categories. If the monitored site is outside the recipient’s selected categories, that user may not receive the expected report even when monitoring is configured for the account.

• Open the affected user’s own notification preferences.
• Confirm the email frequency is correct.
• Check that the categories selected for reports include the monitored site.
• If unsure, adjust the selection to include the relevant category, then observe the next expected report.

These settings affect what that user receives; another recipient may have different preferences. The FAQ documents user preferences and category selection, but does not describe provider-side mail logs or guarantee a particular inbox delivery time. Fluxguard’s notification FAQ

3. Confirm that the page is actually being monitored

An email cannot report a detected change if the relevant page is not included in monitoring or no new version has been recorded. Fluxguard’s setup guide says to add the site or URL, wait for the initial crawl, and enable monitoring for additional pages discovered during setup when needed.

1. Find the site or exact URL in the Fluxguard console.
2. Confirm monitoring is enabled for that page.
3. For a newly added site, check that its initial crawl has completed.
4. If the site exposes additional pages, confirm the pages you care about were selected for monitoring.
5. Review the session’s crawl settings if the monitored content or timing is not what you expect.

Fluxguard’s monitoring tutorial also explains that the selected primary detection strategy determines when a new version is recorded. A visual or content change you expect to trigger an alert may not meet the configured strategy’s conditions. Check the strategy and compare it with the kind of change you are waiting to detect. Fluxguard’s website monitoring tutorial

4. Check general mailbox filtering

After confirming Fluxguard’s settings and monitoring state, check ordinary mailbox controls: spam or junk folders, quarantine, organization-level mail rules, blocked senders, and inbox filters. These are general email troubleshooting checks, not specific Fluxguard-documented fixes. If the message is not there and the expected cadence has passed, ask Fluxguard support to investigate.

5. Try another configured notification route

Fluxguard materials mention Slack, SMS, webhooks, and API alongside email. Availability and setup can vary, so verify the choices in your current account rather than assuming a channel is enabled. Product updates also describe alarms and category-refined Slack notifications. If an alternate route is already configured, it can help you determine whether the event was detected even while you investigate email. Fluxguard product updates

6. Contact Fluxguard support with useful details

If the recipient settings, cadence, page monitoring, initial crawl, detection strategy, and general mailbox checks all look right, contact Fluxguard through its account-support route. The FAQ describes automated chatbot help and account-manager support for account-related questions.

Include the affected account or user, monitored site or URL, expected cadence, approximate time of the change, and when you expected the email. Also mention which checks you completed and whether another configured notification channel reported the event. This gives support enough context to locate the relevant account and event. Fluxguard support information

Quick troubleshooting checklist

Check	What to confirm	Next step
Timing	Daily digest versus immediate or another cadence	Review the affected user’s Account Settings and wait for the configured interval
Recipient preferences	The user’s own alert frequency and selected site categories	Include the monitored site’s category
Monitoring state	The page is included, monitoring is enabled, and the initial crawl completed	Enable the page or complete setup as needed
Detection	The primary strategy can record the kind of change you expect	Review the detection strategy and crawl settings
Mailbox	Junk, quarantine, rules, blocks, and filters	Check with your mail administrator if organization controls apply
Escalation	The expected interval passed and configuration checks are clear	Contact Fluxguard with recipient, URL, cadence, and event time

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FAQ

Does Fluxguard send an email as soon as it detects a change?

Not necessarily. The documented default is a daily summary; users can adjust the cadence in their notification settings.

Why might one teammate receive an alert while another does not?

Notification preferences are user-specific, and site-category selection can affect which reports each person receives.

Can I use Slack or a webhook instead of email?

Fluxguard materials list Slack, SMS, webhooks, and API, but availability and configuration may vary. Check the current options in your account.

What information should I give support?

Provide the affected user, monitored URL, expected alert cadence, approximate change time, and the checks you have already completed.