I would like to see some examples and real usages of PRTG’s customization abilities. Can you show me some application and code examples which show how to customize the web GUI of PRTG?
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This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 13.2.3 through 17.3.33
PRTG Web Interface Customizations
The PRTG API provides a lot of options to adjust the appearance of the PRTG web interface. With some knowledge of CSS, JavaScript, and/or HTML you are able to customize the webGUI in a way that it looks and shows items like you want it. Please see this article for an introduction to re-branding and customizing PRTG.
The following articles show specific usages of CSS, JavaScript, and HTML code for a customized styling of PRTG’s web interface.
General Appearance of PRTG
Device Tree and Sensor Display Adjustments
Geo Maps
PRTG Maps (Dashboards)
Note: If you want to update from an outdated PRTG version (previous to v13.2.3) to a current PRTG version, please consider also the article What about my web interface customization as of PRTG 13.2.3?
Mar, 2014 - Permalink
This article applies to PRTG Network Monitor 13.2.3 through 17.3.33
PRTG Web Interface Customizations
The PRTG API provides a lot of options to adjust the appearance of the PRTG web interface. With some knowledge of CSS, JavaScript, and/or HTML you are able to customize the webGUI in a way that it looks and shows items like you want it. Please see this article for an introduction to re-branding and customizing PRTG.
The following articles show specific usages of CSS, JavaScript, and HTML code for a customized styling of PRTG’s web interface.
General Appearance of PRTG
Gives an idea for your own PRTG login screen
Shows how to delete the “Forgot password?” link on PRTG’s login screen
Shows how to hide the help box in PRTG’s web interface
Provides a CSS code to modify the background color in PRTG
Shows how to display message boxes with custom text on the bottom right of PRTG’s web interface
Shows how to remove tooltips and info boxes from PRTG's web interface when hovering items
Shows how to remove the red warning message in the lower right corner of the web interface
Device Tree and Sensor Display Adjustments
Shows how you can use any icons for devices in PRTG.
Note: This is still possible in PRTG versions 17.3.34/17.4.35 and later.
Explains how you can extend the width of device tree “boxes” to show long device/group names
Shows how to change the number of sensors which are rendered instantly in the device tree
Shows how to not show sensors in a specific status (e.g. paused sensors) for read-only users
Shows how to remove graphs from group views
Shows how to remove sensor gauges from device and sensor pages
Shows how to enlarge the space in historic data reports to see full channel names instead of abbreviations
Geo Maps
Shows how to change color, size, and shape of geo map markers
Shows how to display current location and movements of a mobile device in a geo map using the Android Mobile Probe
PRTG Maps (Dashboards)
Collects articles about custom map objects and general map customizations
Note: If you want to update from an outdated PRTG version (previous to v13.2.3) to a current PRTG version, please consider also the article What about my web interface customization as of PRTG 13.2.3?
Mar, 2014 - Permalink