How do octopus collectors collect articles from a website?
Octopus collector can help you quickly collect articles on the website. The following are the general collection steps: 1. Open octopus collector and create a new collection task. 2. In the task settings, enter the URL to be collected as the starting URL for collection. 3. Configure collection rules. You can use the intelligent identification function to let Octopus automatically identify the data structure of the page, or you can set the collection rules manually. 4. If you set the collection rules manually, you can use the mouse to select the article elements on the page and set the corresponding collection rules to ensure the correct acquisition of the required article content. 5. Set page turning rules. If you need to collect multiple pages of articles, you can set the octopus collector to automatically turn pages to get more articles. 6. Run the acquisition task. After confirming the correct settings, you can start the collection task and let the octopus start collecting articles on the website. 7. Wait for the collection to be completed. Octopus will automatically grab the articles on the page according to the set rules, and save them locally or export them to the designated database. Octopus has prepared a series of concise and easy-to-understand tutorials for users to help them quickly master the collection skills and easily cope with the data collection of various websites. Please go to official website to get a tutorial to help you learn more details.