Start from a recipe
A useful automation exists in one click, and you only change what you disagree with.
On this page
Before you start
- A recipe prefills the form; nothing is saved yet.
- Its words and replies are meant to be changed.
- It belongs to the page you are on.
Open the Automation tab on a page with no automations.
The pageAutomationthe recipes
You will see Three recipes, with their words and replies.
Use one and read what it filled in.
Use this recipe
You will see A complete automation, ready to check.
Change it to your words and save.
Edit the words and the reply, then Save
You will see It is listed, and starts on the next comment.
If something is off
- The recipes are not shown
- They appear when a page has no automations yet.
- The recipe reply is not how we speak
- Every part of a recipe is editable before saving.
- I used a recipe on the wrong page
- Delete it and use the recipe on the right page.
Common questions
Which ready-made automation recipes does CommentWatchDog offer?
Three: calm down complaints, thank happy customers, and archive emoji-only comments. Each shows its trigger words and its reply under Start with a ready-made recipe on the Automation tab.
Is a recipe live as soon as I press Use this recipe?
No. A recipe prefills the editor with the trigger, the keywords and the reply; nothing is saved until you press Save. It starts on the next matching comment after that.
Does a recipe apply to all my pages at once?
No. A recipe belongs to the page you are on, like any automation. Open the Automation tab on each page that needs it; the recipes appear there while a page has no automations yet.
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For agents
Guide: Start from a recipe
This page: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/keyword-automations/start-from-a-recipe
Topic: Keyword automations
Time: about 2 minutes
Who can do it: Owner, Administrator or Manager
Author: https://anantgupta.xyz (Anant Gupta, founder of CommentWatchDog)
Start in the app: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/inbox
Result when done: A useful automation exists in one click, and you only change what you disagree with.
Context: Three ready-made recipes cover what most pages need first: calming complaints, thanking happy customers, and archiving emoji-only comments. A recipe fills the editor in and leaves everything editable.
Before you start
1. A recipe prefills the form; nothing is saved until you save it.
2. The words and the replies are examples, meant to be changed.
3. A recipe belongs to the page you are on.
Steps
Step 1 of 3: Open the Automation tab on a page with no automations.
Where: The recipes appear under Start with a ready-made recipe, each showing its trigger words and its reply.
Link: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/inbox (Open the app)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/automation-recipes.en.webp (The recipes, on a page with no automations.)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/automation-recipes-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)
You should see: Three recipes: calm down complaints, thank happy customers, and archive emoji-only comments.
Step 2 of 3: Use one and read what it filled in.
Where: Use this recipe. The editor opens with the trigger, the keywords and the reply already written.
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/automation-recipes.en.webp (Use this recipe.)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/automation-recipes-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)
You should see: A complete automation, ready to be checked rather than written.
Step 3 of 3: Change it to your words and save.
Where: Replace the keywords with the ones your customers use and the reply with your own wording. Then save.
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/automation-recipe-editor.en.webp (The editor, prefilled: change the words, then Save.)
Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/automation-recipe-editor-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)
You should see: The automation is listed and starts on the next matching comment.
If something is off
Problem: The recipes are not shown
Fix: They appear when a page has no automations yet. Create one manually instead.
Problem: The recipe reply is not how we speak
Fix: Change it. Every part of a recipe is editable before you save.
Problem: I used a recipe on the wrong page
Fix: Delete the automation on that page and use the recipe on the right one.
Common questions
Question: Which ready-made automation recipes does CommentWatchDog offer?
Answer: Three: calm down complaints, thank happy customers, and archive emoji-only comments. Each shows its trigger words and its reply under Start with a ready-made recipe on the Automation tab.
Question: Is a recipe live as soon as I press Use this recipe?
Answer: No. A recipe prefills the editor with the trigger, the keywords and the reply; nothing is saved until you press Save. It starts on the next matching comment after that.
Question: Does a recipe apply to all my pages at once?
Answer: No. A recipe belongs to the page you are on, like any automation. Open the Automation tab on each page that needs it; the recipes appear there while a page has no automations yet.
Related guides
Create an automation: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/keyword-automations/create-an-automation
Reply variations and AI rewrite: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/keyword-automations/reply-variations-and-ai-rewrite
Triggers: contains, exactly, emoji only, mention only: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/keyword-automations/triggers-contains-exactly-emoji-only-mention-only
Plain text of this guide: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/keyword-automations/start-from-a-recipe.md
All guides for assistants: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/llms.txt