Web Import
Web Import brings public website content into a Clear Ideas Site so that content can live inside the same governed workspace as your other approved materials.
This is especially useful when your team wants website content to support:
- Public AI Chat
- search and retrieval inside the Site
- repeatable AI or workflow automation over imported pages
What Web Import Does
Web Import can:
- import a page immediately for one-time capture
- follow links to bring in a larger section of a website
- import HTML pages and linked PDFs
- create recurring schedules to keep imported content current
- create new versions when imported source content changes
Immediate Import
Use immediate import when you want a one-time capture or when you want to test settings before creating a schedule.
From the Site:
- Open the Web Import action
- Enter the starting URL
- Optionally define a URL mask
- Choose link depth and file types
- Select the destination folder
- Run the import
Scheduled Import
Use scheduled imports when a website changes regularly and you want the Site to stay aligned with it.
Schedules are useful for:
- product documentation
- help centers
- resource libraries
- public knowledge bases
Version Behavior
Web Import maintains a URL-to-file relationship. When imported content changes, Clear Ideas can add a new version of the corresponding file rather than overwriting history invisibly.
Why This Matters
Web Import is one of the most useful ways to turn public content into governed operating content inside Clear Ideas.
Once imported, that content can support:
- cited public answers through Public AI Chat
- search and retrieval inside the Site
- repeatable workflows that depend on current imported material