Copy your rules to other pages

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Guide: Copy your rules to other pages

This page: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/moderation-rules/copy-your-rules-to-other-pages

Topic: Moderation rules

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: Every page you run is protected the same way, without setting each one up by hand.

Context: Rules belong to a page. When one page is set up the way you want it, you can copy the whole set to the others in one move: the rules, their actions, the scope, the whitelist and the notes.

Before you start

1. This replaces the moderation settings of every page you select, and cannot be undone.

2. It copies everything on the tab, not only the rules you changed.

3. Do it from the page you have tested, not from a page you have not looked at.

Steps

Step 1 of 2: Open Apply to other pages.

Where: At the top right of the Moderation tab of the page you want to copy from.

Link: https://app.commentwatchdog.com/en/inbox (Open the app)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/moderation-apply.en.webp (Apply to other pages.)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/moderation-apply-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)

You should see: A list of your other pages, and a warning naming the page whose settings will replace theirs.

Step 2 of 2: Pick the pages and confirm.

Where: Tick the pages, then the button that names how many you picked. Read the warning: their current settings go.

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/moderation-apply.en.webp (Tick the pages, then apply.)

Screenshot: https://commentwatchdog.com/media/shots/moderation-apply-phone.en.webp (The same on a phone.)

You should see: Settings applied. Each page you picked now runs the same rules, actions, scope, whitelist and notes.

If something is off

Problem: I copied over a page I had set up carefully

Fix: The old settings are gone. Set that page up again, then test it in the Playground.

Problem: A page is missing from the list

Fix: It is paused, disconnected, or you do not have access to it. Check the Pages tab.

Problem: I only wanted to copy one rule

Fix: The action copies the whole tab. Change the one rule on each page instead.

Common questions

Question: What exactly is copied with Apply to other pages?

Answer: Everything on the Moderation tab: the rules and their switches, the Hide or Delete action on each, the scope, the whitelist and the notes, such as the one under Negativity. It replaces the moderation settings of every page you pick.

Question: Can I undo Apply to other pages?

Answer: No. It replaces the moderation settings of every page you select and cannot be undone, which is why a warning names the page whose settings will replace theirs before you confirm. Copy from a page you have tested.

Question: Who can apply rules to other pages?

Answer: Owners, administrators and managers. The control is at the top right of the Moderation tab of the page you copy from, and it lists your other pages with the warning.

Related guides

The twelve rules, one by one: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/moderation-rules/the-twelve-rules-one-by-one

Hide or delete, per rule: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/moderation-rules/hide-or-delete-per-rule

Ads only, posts only, or both: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/moderation-rules/ads-only-posts-only-or-both

Plain text of this guide: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/moderation-rules/copy-your-rules-to-other-pages.md

All guides for assistants: https://commentwatchdog.com/help/llms.txt