diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/__init__.py
index 4b55668d..7faacb36 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/__init__.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
         browser_profile_form.fetch_backend.choices = fetcher_choices
 
         fetcher_supports_screenshots = {name: True for name, _ in fetcher_choices}
+        fetcher_requires_connection_url = {name: True for name, cls in cf.FETCHERS.items()
+                                           if getattr(cls, 'requires_connection_url', False)}
 
         # Table shows default built-in profiles first, then user-created profiles
         store_profiles = datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('browser_profiles', {})
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
             reserved_browser_profile_names=RESERVED_MACHINE_NAMES,
             fetcher_choices=fetcher_choices,
             fetcher_supports_screenshots=fetcher_supports_screenshots,
+            fetcher_requires_connection_url=fetcher_requires_connection_url,
             current_default_profile=current_default,
             editing_machine_name=editing_machine_name,
         )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html
index 1d37b81c..5c0282f9 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/browser_profile/templates/browser_profiles.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                     <div class="pure-control-group inline-radio">
                         {{ render_field(browser_profile_form.fetch_backend, id="profile-fetch-backend") }}
                     </div>
-                    <div class="pure-control-group browser-only-field">
+                    <div class="pure-control-group browser-only-field cdp-only-field">
                         {{ render_field(browser_profile_form.browser_connection_url) }}
                         <span class="pure-form-message-inline">{{ _('Optional — override the system CDP/WebSocket URL for this profile only (e.g.') }} <code>ws://my-chrome:3000</code>).</span>
                     </div>
@@ -128,13 +128,18 @@ function setDefaultProfile(machineName) {
 }
 
 const fetcherSupportsBrowser = {{ fetcher_supports_screenshots | tojson }};
+const fetcherRequiresConnectionUrl = {{ fetcher_requires_connection_url | tojson }};
 
 function updateBrowserFieldVisibility() {
     const fetchBackend = document.getElementById('profile-fetch-backend').value;
     const isBrowser = !!fetcherSupportsBrowser[fetchBackend];
+    const isCdp = !!fetcherRequiresConnectionUrl[fetchBackend];
     document.querySelectorAll('.browser-only-field').forEach(function(el) {
         el.style.display = isBrowser ? '' : 'none';
     });
+    document.querySelectorAll('.cdp-only-field').forEach(function(el) {
+        el.style.display = isCdp ? '' : 'none';
+    });
 }
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
diff --git a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/__init__.py
index da2164e3..bc285105 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/__init__.py
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ def _register_default_browser_profiles():
 # Populate the registry at module load time
 _load_fetchers()
 
-# Backwards-compat alias: stored data may reference 'playwright' (pre-refactor name).
-# Map it to playwright_cdp which is the CDP-based fetcher that replaced it.
-if 'playwright_cdp' in FETCHERS and 'playwright' not in FETCHERS:
-    FETCHERS['playwright'] = FETCHERS['playwright_cdp']
 
 _register_default_browser_profiles()
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/playwright/CDP.py b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/playwright/CDP.py
index 1401ea48..1a1d234f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/playwright/CDP.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/playwright/CDP.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from changedetectionio.content_fetchers.playwright import PlaywrightBaseFetcher
 
 class fetcher(PlaywrightBaseFetcher):
     fetcher_description = "Playwright Chrome (CDP/Remote)"
+    requires_connection_url = True
 
     def __init__(self, proxy_override=None, custom_browser_connection_url=None, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(proxy_override=proxy_override, custom_browser_connection_url=custom_browser_connection_url, **kwargs)
diff --git a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/puppeteer.py b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/puppeteer.py
index f6dfd014..1ca54601 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/puppeteer.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/puppeteer.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ async def capture_full_page(page, screenshot_format='JPEG', watch_uuid=None, loc
 
 class fetcher(Fetcher):
     fetcher_description = "Puppeteer Chromium"
+    requires_connection_url = True
 
     browser = None
     browser_type = ''
diff --git a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/webdriver_selenium.py b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/webdriver_selenium.py
index d7fad1be..354ea868 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/webdriver_selenium.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/content_fetchers/webdriver_selenium.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from changedetectionio.pluggy_interface import hookimpl
 
 class fetcher(Fetcher):
     fetcher_description = "Selenium WebDriver Chrome"
+    requires_connection_url = True
 
     proxy = None
     proxy_url = None