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[edit] Page format

Try and retain the format which already exists.

linkname - short desc (version)

  • the linkname should just be the tld w/ no subdomain
  • the short desc should be about 60characters or less.
  • (version) optional.

Version key:

  • BM - Beermovies
  • YB - yellowBkpk AJAX
  • DS - Darkstar AJAX
  • BE - black2d/ekius (typically uses lilwoot page from woot.com uncached)
  • SG - sgartner AJAX
  • MA - mraustin AJAX (2.1 rev 2)
  • LW - Uses lilwoot page from woot.com, typically not cached by hosting server
  • IK - ikishk AJAX frontend, perl backend.
  • WT - WootTracker - Pure XML/HTML & 100% Static - Perl Backend
  • O - Other/not defined

please no shamless plugs. just the facts, jack

--ikishk 05:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Also add links to the bottom of the relevant sections. This makes it easier to determine which sites really are stable. lets try and keep the stable section to max of 10 sites.

[edit] Report new or stable sites here

If you dont want to edit the main page, report new sites here and an admin will take care of it for you.

Hi, could you guys remove the error text from the twobitarcade.com listing, the '- Displays sold out ' part? And put it back in the stable section too? -Thanks!


New woot checker based on DS - http://woot.isyou.info

  • updated checkers page with all the previous info --ikishk 07:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
  • WootAlerts.com appears to be back up. 128.210.50.215 15:47, 14 May 2009 (UTC)voidstarpointer


New woot checker based on custom engine - http://www.wootcheck.com

New woot tracker built on top of Google App Engine and Google Web Toolkit. Written in Java, history cached with Google Datastore - http://www.wootplusplus.com

[edit] Report no longer stable, dead, or buggy sites here

woot.us seems to have crashed and is showing the wrong item, not showing percent left. This is happening to other wooters as well--24.176.29.42 02:07, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Dear Jerkface error

I am running the darkstar checker at http://woot.binarydata.net/ and just noticed the "dear jerkface" error. From what I understand it's when you hit woot's servers too many times. Could this be the the auto-throttling it does so towards the end it refreshes more often? Going to look at the code to see if I can force to, say, 30 seconds and see how that works. --Vrillusions 14:52, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Patched the xml parsing function so now it's standard wootoff update is 30 seconds and 15 seconds when almost gone. Edit xmlparse.php on line 114 change $refresh = 15 to $refresh = 30. On line 115 change the value from to 15. The changes should be reflected on the page. I'm going to try this and see how it goes --Vrillusions 16:56, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
Worked fine for a while but got it on an item that was <10% left for an extended amount of time. Made both values 30 for now. Perhaps scripts that throttle the updates do it based on how fast the sale is going. So if it goes from 100% to 80% to 60% with each 30 second refresh it's probably safe to increase the refresh rate earlier. Where if it goes 100, 100, 98 you don't want to increase the refresh till later. --Vrillusions 21:53, 7 December 2007 (UTC)


Very sorry about that. I rewrote a few sections of code to reduce any rogue fetches. I also rewrote the image fetch since sometimes the image wouldn't fetch and would stay a red X until the next item. The new release is v2.1-c available at http://woot.dswebhost.net/download.php -- Darkstar 02:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] General "Status" process/guidelines

Q: How long before you would consider a checker stable?

A: 4-6 hours under a woot-off load.

Q: X has been "stable" by your guidelines for several woot-offs now, why is it not listed under the stable checkers?

A no one reported X was stable or moved it up, until they put it in the FAQ, which no one checks for sarcasm regularly.

Q: why is the Woot-Off Checker page locked?

A: you have to be a registered user to edit the checker page. this is to hedge off anonymous edits and people who dont like the fact we have an addiction and add stupid porn sites.

Q: If s stable woot checker goes down, where do we put it after it comes back up?

A: Its no longer stable but still up, goes to the top of the normal section.

Q: A checker is down, where do I move it?

A: Move to the broke/offline section.

Q: A normal checker which was down is now back up, where does it go?

A: The bottom of the normal section. This is how we keep it fair to newer checkers on the list which start at the bottom.

Q: I had a restricted checker which is now unrestricted, where do I put it.

A: The bottom of the normal list. No, you cant add a restricted site, then unrestricted it to jump the list. If your site has been in the restricted list for more woot-offs than 3/4 of the sites listed have existed, the top 1/4 of the list should be fair. Ask here what others think first.

Q: Are checkers ordered in any specific way?

A: newer checkers are at the bottom of the list. As older checkers go offline or become unstable, newer ones move up the list. The stable section should be the same way as well, but someone decided to re-order them based on THEIR connection times from THEIR computer/host... not very accurate. over time this will correct itself.

Q: is it ok to move my own checker up on the list?

A: if you follow the flow, and dont skip steps, yes.

Q: How often are sites checked during wootoffs?

A: I (ikishk) try and check all the sites at least every 4 hrs. others check them too. feel free to help


Put any other questions or comments below this. I want to keep the Q/A section clean please --ikishk 02:20, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Misc

Woot checker guidlines http://woot.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:Woot_dev_offers_some_guidance&t=20070308213538

Apache Logs moved to Forum:Apache_logs_w/_checkers

Luke's help moved to Forum:Woot_dev_offers_some_guidance

shard, check out.... hotlinking woot.com moved to Forum:Woot_dev_offers_some_guidance

DS error moved to Forum:DS_error

Trackwoot Discussion moved to Forum:Trackwoot_Discussion

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