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Using Web App to Track Webpage Changes

Distill Web App is available at https://monitor.distill.io/.

Adding Monitors in Distill Web App

  1. Go to the Distill Web App at https://monitor.distill.io/.

  2. Click Add monitor. Here, you can choose the type of page you want to track (Details for steps as per monitor type).

    adding monitor using Distill Web App

  3. If you have chosen Web Page as your monitor type, the source page opens. Paste the URL of the webpage and click Go.

adding monitor in Distill Web App

  1. The Visual selector opens. Hover your mouse around the section on the page that you want to monitor. Once you select your desired content, click the Save icon.

Visual selector view in Web App

You can make multiple selections if you want to monitor different parts of the page.

Use the Expand, Contract, and Delete options to modify the size of the selected area. Read more about how to use the Visual selector here.

To monitor the full page, skip making selections and simply click the Save button. Alternatively, click More Options → Select Full Page.

  1. The Options page opens. Make changes to actions, schedule, etc., and save them. You can view all of your monitored webpages in the Watchlist.

  2. To view the changes recorded on a monitor, click on the preview. This expands the change history.

Visual selector view and checking changes

Follow along this video guide to set up a monitor on the Distill Web App:

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