I cant select any elements on the following page, where ever i click it just selects "root", trying to move to the children doesn't seem to work either.
Url: SuttaCentral
Am I doing something wrong or is it something in that site? Thanks
@psilocybin Hello.
This issue appears because of the multiple "shadow-roots" this website contains.
To select the list of names for example, you should manually create a selector like this - sc-site-layout:shadow-root #page_selector:shadow-root sc-static-names:shadow-root dl > dt
Learn more: CSS selector | Web Scraper Documentation
Sitemap example:
{"_id":"suttacentral-net","startUrl":["https://suttacentral.net/names"],"selectors":[{"delay":0,"id":"name","multiple":true,"parentSelectors":["_root"],"regex":"","selector":"sc-site-layout:shadow-root #page_selector:shadow-root sc-static-names:shadow-root dl > dt","type":"SelectorText"}]}
Hope it helps!
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perfect, thank you! 
Curious as why a web-developer might choose to use a shadow-root within their code? What function does is provide?
maybe cause it makes it harder for newbs to scrape? 
@psilocybin @bretfeig Most likely it improves the loading pace & and the consistency of the website.