# How do I get notified when a new thread is posted on a forum page?

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**Created:** [March 19, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-do-i-get-notified-when-a-new-thread-is-posted-on-a-forum-page/1761 "2023-03-19T02:29:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/u/ajitk)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-do-i-get-notified-when-a-new-thread-is-posted-on-a-forum-page/1761/4 "2023-03-20T01:41:53Z")

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Got it. There are two ways to monitor the BladeForums for updates:

1. They offer an RSS feed of the updates. It can be monitoring using the “Monitor feed” option shown in Disitll’s menu popup as shown in the following screenshot. It is the fastest and easier way to monitor the forum.  

2. Or, by selecting specific parts of the page. This works for any webpage, especially the ones that don’t offer a feed. Here is a quick start guide: [Distill.io Chrome Extension - Monitor Website Changes – Distill](https://distill.io/docs/web-monitor/distill-chrome-extension/). Following config should be able to monitor the list:

```json
{
  "selections": [
    {
      "frames": [
        {
          "index": 0,
          "excludes": [],
          "includes": [
            {
              "expr": "[data-xf-init='preview-tooltip']",
              "type": "css"
            },
            {
              "expr": ".label",
              "type": "css"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "dynamic": true,
      "delay": 0
    }
  ],
  "regexp": null,
  "ignoreEmptyText": true,
  "includeStyle": false,
  "viewport": {},
  "dataAttr": "text"
}

```

To learn more about config, checkout [Config and Advanced Options – Distill](https://distill.io/docs/web-monitor/config-and-advanced-monitor-options/). I recently showed how to view and edit config here as well: [How to get notified of front end changes - not back end changes - #5 by ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/t/how-to-get-notified-of-front-end-changes-not-back-end-changes/1759/5)

Note that the two approaches can alert whenever a new post is added or an existing post is updated.

Try these out and let me know if you need any help. Cheers!

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