From a5db3a0b99d5b87f2b9dc4b5d69a31568b193b2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dgtlmoon Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023 12:28:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README-pip.md --- README-pip.md | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README-pip.md b/README-pip.md index fbf78faa..0ac23c95 100644 --- a/README-pip.md +++ b/README-pip.md @@ -2,19 +2,44 @@ Live your data-life pro-actively, track website content changes and receive notifications via Discord, Email, Slack, Telegram and 70+ more -[Self-hosted web page change monitoring](https://changedetection.io) +[Self-hosted web page change monitoring, list of websites with changes](https://changedetection.io) [**Don't have time? 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