How do I monitor a website or news page?
Most monitors start with websites: trade publications, local papers, company newsrooms and specialist blogs. Add the URL of the section that updates, not a generic homepage if a tighter path exists.
The page must be readable without your personal login. If you can only see the story after subscribing, SentryDock will not see it either.
To add a website:
- Open the monitor and find the source list.
- Add the public URL.
- Open the same URL in a private browser window. If it asks you to log in, do not rely on it.
- Save and wait for a run, then confirm a result links back to that site.
Good candidates
- A ministry or regulator notices page.
- A regional paper that covers a specific mine, port or plant.
- A company press or operations update page that is public.
Poor candidates
Infinite homepages that mix sport, lifestyle and markets; sites that show a wall after three clicks; PDFs that only appear after a form. Prefer RSS if the site publishes a feed β it is usually cleaner.