Guide: The free trial
This page: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/account/the-free-trial
Topic: Account, plans and credits
Time: about 2 minutes
Who can do it: Owner or Administrator
Author: https://anantgupta.xyz (Anant Gupta, founder of CommentWatchDog)
Start in the app: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/settings/account
Result when done: You know what the seven days give you and what happens at the end.
Context: The trial is seven days with every feature at Elite level, no card, and 250 comments included. On the eighth day without a plan, moderation pauses and nothing is charged.

Before you start:
1. No card is taken and nothing is charged during the trial.
2. A page can use one free trial, once.
3. Whichever runs out first, the days or the comments, pauses moderation.

Steps:
Step 1 of 3: See where the trial stands.
Where: The sidebar reads Trial ends in N days. Settings, then Account, shows the date and the comments meter.
Link: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/settings/account (Open Account)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/help-account-trial.en.webp (The trial: days left and the meter.)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/help-account-trial-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)
You should see: Trial, its end date, and how many of the 250 comments you have used.

Step 2 of 3: Use it on everything.
Where: Every feature is included at Elite level: rules, agents, automations, cleanup, messages and insights, on as many pages as you like.
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/help-account-trial.en.webp (The meter counts everything the trial handles.)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/help-account-trial-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)
You should see: A real week of the product rather than a limited version of it.

Step 3 of 3: Pick a plan before it ends.
Where: Choose a plan on the Account tab. Everything you set up keeps running the moment a plan starts.
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/help-account-trial-plans.en.webp (Choose a plan.)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/help-account-trial-plans-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)
You should see: The plan starts at once and moderation never pauses.

If something is off:
Problem: The trial ended early
Fix: The 250 comments ran out before the seven days did.
Problem: This page already used its free trial
Fix: A page runs one trial, once. Pick a plan and it connects.
Problem: Nothing works after day eight
Fix: Moderation pauses without a plan. Nothing is deleted; picking a plan resumes it.

Common questions:
Question: Do I need a credit card to start the CommentWatchDog free trial?
Answer: No. The trial is seven days with every feature and 250 comments included; no card is taken and nothing is charged during the trial.
Question: Can I use the free trial on more than one page?
Answer: Yes. During the trial every feature is included at Elite level, on as many pages as you like, and the trial meter counts everything it handles across them. After it, the plan you choose decides how many pages stay on.
Question: Where do I see how many trial days I have left?
Answer: The left sidebar reads Trial ends in N days. Settings, then Account, shows the end date and how many of the 250 comments you have used.
Question: Am I charged anything when the trial ends?
Answer: No. On the eighth day without a plan, moderation pauses and nothing is charged. Choose a plan on the Account tab and it starts at once, so moderation never pauses.

Related guides:
- Plans and what changes between them: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/account/plans-and-what-changes-between-them
- What a credit is and how it is spent: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/account/what-a-credit-is-and-how-it-is-spent
- What the free trial includes: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/getting-started/what-the-free-trial-includes

Plain text of this guide: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/account/the-free-trial.md
All guides for assistants: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/llms.txt