Automated Moderation rules can be set up in order to simplify administrative tasks in the Inbox! Automated Moderation rules can be designed to apply multiple actions at once.
The following actions can be automated with Automated Moderation:
Hide
Remove
Assign
Label
Review
Post is labeled
In this article, we will outline real world examples in which Automated Moderation can be configured to assist your team. These examples include:
Please Note: You can report on Inbox labels in the Reports tool! More information on that is available in our Label distribution report article.
Automated Moderation - Filtering Spam
Automated Moderation rules can be created in order to actively filter out spam on your social media profiles. In this case, you can utilize the following setup:
Keywords: Any spam related keywords
Action: Label and hide item
Automated Moderation - Customer Support
Automated Moderation can be used to easily assign and label customer support questions in your Inbox. You can assign specific topics to specific team members in accordance with their expertise. An example of this could be:
Keywords: Who, what, when, where, how
Action: Label and assign item
You can also utilize Automated Moderation to filter keywords in other languages. This way, the request can be routed to the correct multilingual team member.
Automated Moderation - Reply by Sentiment
To ensure active engagement with both positive and negative user interactions, you can set up Automated Moderation to flag these types of queries. You will find an example of this below:
Keywords: Good, great, amazing, cool
Action: Label and assign item
This can work in tandem with our Inbox Sentiment feature. You can read more about how it works in this article.
Automated Moderation - Assign by Team Member
If a user directs a question to a specific member you your team, you may utilize Automated Moderation to assign the query to your team member! This can ensure building relationships with your audience is quick and seamless. You can use the following example as a guide:
Keywords: Insert the name of a specific team member
Action: Assign an item
Automated Moderation - Competitors
Automated Moderation can be used in order to keep tabs on what users are saying about competitors in response to your content. You can use the following example as a starting guide:
Keywords: Insert the name of any competitors
Action: Label an item
Automated Moderation - Routing Comments
For organizations managing multiple teams moderating the same social profile, Automated Moderation can automatically route comments to the appropriate team based on the parent post's labels.
Condition: Use "Post is labeled" and select the relevant label
Action: Label an item
This allows you to:
Label your published posts with team-specific labels (e.g., "Marketing Campaign", "Editorial Content", "Sponsored")
Create moderation rules that automatically apply corresponding labels to incoming comments (e.g., "Marketing Team", "Editorial Team", "Commercial Team")
Use Custom Inbox presets (add preset article link) to display only comments with specific labels for each team







