# Set Web Recorder to use attributes as default matcher

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/set-web-recorder-to-use-attributes-as-default-matcher/41710>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** katalon-studio\
**Created:** [March 31, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/set-web-recorder-to-use-attributes-as-default-matcher/41710 "2020-03-31T09:54:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![plaidshirtakos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/plaidshirtakos/32/9361_2.png) [@plaidshirtakos](https://forum.katalon.com/u/plaidshirtakos)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/set-web-recorder-to-use-attributes-as-default-matcher/41710/1 "2020-03-31T09:54:00Z")

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Web Recorder uses xpath by default to identify objects. I need to change it to attributes option in each captured objects by clicking Show captured objects button.

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**Author:** ![gengland](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/gengland/32/20464_2.png) [@gengland](https://forum.katalon.com/u/gengland)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/set-web-recorder-to-use-attributes-as-default-matcher/41710/2 "2021-06-21T21:39:25Z")

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I second that!

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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/set-web-recorder-to-use-attributes-as-default-matcher/41710/3 "2021-06-21T23:58:00Z")

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Project \> Settings \> Test Design \> Web UI

 ![スクリーンショット 2021-06-22 8.56.28](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/6/b/6b004364e7f961260c027fea615d4250de3aae6a.jpeg)

> Drag and drop to change the priority of XPath locators

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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/set-web-recorder-to-use-attributes-as-default-matcher/41710/4 "2021-07-26T09:34:26Z")

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Closed on July 26, 2021, 9:34am UTC