Hi,
Is there a way to prevent the chrome page from closing? I am doing 5 sec checks. Sometimes if the page does not see the element it will take 10 seconds to close the window, which makes the interval >>5 sec. Is there a setting to keep the page open but just refresh it every 5 seconds?
Thanks in advance.
@alexhan2 Good question — this comes up often when running very short intervals like 5 seconds.
If an element isn’t found immediately, Distill waits before closing the page, which can extend the effective interval beyond 5 seconds. This is expected behavior, especially on dynamic pages. At the moment, there is no setting to keep the same Chrome tab permanently open and simply refresh it every 5 seconds.
That said, you can use a Sticky Window to reserve a minimized window that Distill reuses for checks. Instead of opening and closing a new tab every time, Distill keeps using the same window, which helps keep intervals more consistent and avoids the repeated tab close/open delay.
You can find more details over here:
https://distill.io/docs/web-monitor/extensions-open-new-tab-for-checks/#how-to-prevent-checks-in-a-new-tab