Websites

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The Websites screen lists the web pages your agent uses as references when it answers, and is where you add a website by its URL. Found in the agent sidebar under Knowledge β†’ Websites. Clicking a website opens its detail page.

Websites List

New WebsiteOpens the Add New Website form.
Search WebsitesShows or hides the search panel below the buttons.
Sort BySorts the list by Code, Title or State, in Ascending or Descending order.
Grid View / List ViewSwitches between thumbnail cards and a compact list. Your choice is remembered.
Website cardShows the thumbnail, a state badge, the title, the code, the author and how many chunks are active. Click it to open the detail page.
Load more dataLoads the next page of websites.

Search Websites

TitleFinds websites by title.
CodeFinds websites by code.
AuthorLimits the list to one registered author.
StateLimits the list to one state (for example Active or Failed).
ApplyRuns the search.
ResetClears every search field.

Add New Website: Source and Extraction

Website SourceThe starting URL, including http:// or https:// (required).
GuidelinesExpands the URL rules: HTTP and HTTPS only, a valid domain, at most 2048 characters, and large websites take longer to process.
Get MetadataReads the page to fill in the title and thumbnail, and opens the rest of the form.
Ingestion ModeHow the collected content is split into chunks (required). Options: Semantic or Skimming. See the Ingestion Modes on the Documents page.
... button (Ingestion Mode)Opens Ingestion Mode Parameters for the selected mode.
Content ExtractionWhether to extract only the starting page or follow links: Single Page or Related Pages.
... button (Content Extraction)Shown for Related Pages. Opens Content Extraction Parameters.

Content Extraction Parameters

Used when Content Extraction is Related Pages. In create mode the dialog closes with Set Parameters.

Max DepthHow many link levels to follow from the starting page (required).
Max PagesThe most pages to extract from the website. Fewer pages are faster and cheaper; more pages give wider coverage.
KeywordsOptional words that focus the crawl on relevant pages. Press Enter after each one (up to 10 keywords, 50 characters each). Leave empty to extract all pages.
Process The Whole DomainWhen the starting URL has a path (for example example.com/docs/), only that path is processed by default. Turn this on to follow links across the whole domain.
Cache ModeAdvanced. How previously visited pages are handled: Bypass, Enabled, Disabled, Read Only or Write Only. Bypass always fetches fresh content; Enabled reuses cached results.
Word Count ThresholdAdvanced. Pages with fewer words than this are skipped.
Excluded TagsAdvanced. HTML elements whose links are ignored while crawling, such as navigation menus.
Strip TagsAdvanced. HTML elements removed from the page before extraction, such as headers, footers and sidebars.

Website Details

TitleThe main name of the website (required).
AuthorA registered author, shown as code and name (required). Authors are managed under Citations β†’ Authors.
CodeYour own unique identifier for the website (required).
Thumbnail SourceChoose URL (paste an HTTPS image link and click Preview) or Upload (pick an image file).
PermissionsPermission codes that restrict this website to authorized users only.
Website SourceA link to the source or website location.
Save / CancelSave creates the website and starts processing.

Website Detail

Resource StateThe current state of the website and the number of active chunks.
View ChunksOpens Chunks filtered to this website.
Chunking ProcessThe chunking status, with a View Log button that opens the Chunking Log.
EditingThe details can only be edited while the website is Inactive.

Detail Actions

The buttons in the page header depend on the website's state.

DeactivateShown when the website is Active. Stops the agent from using it.
ActivateShown when the website is Inactive. Puts it back into use.
RetrainShown when Inactive. Lets you change the ingestion and extraction settings, then collects and processes the website again.
Retrain as NewAvailable in retrain mode. Processes a copy of the website as a new website.
DeleteShown when Inactive. Deletes the website after confirmation.
Cancel ChunkingShown while the website is processing. Stops the processing.
Retry ChunkingShown when processing was Cancelled or Failed. You confirm by typing the website title.
Purge WebShown for Deleted, Failed or Cancelled websites. Removes it permanently after you type the website title.

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