How to Set Up Auto-Moderation Rules in BuddyNext

How to set up auto-moderation rules in BuddyNext, step by step. Auto-moderation rules are a BuddyNext Pro feature, on BuddyNext, then Automation, then Rules. A Keyword block rule matches whole words: Block rejects the post, Flag publishes it at once and files a report for your moderators, Warn lets it through and notes it in the moderation log. A Link block does the same for domains you list. A Rate limit caps new posts per member per hour. A Threshold remove acts when one post collects enough reports inside a time window. Four built-in rules come with Pro, and Test a phrase shows which enabled rules would catch a sentence, without saving anything.

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In this tutorial you will set up auto-moderation rules in BuddyNext. A rule checks what members write, and acts by itself when it finds a match. You need BuddyNext Pro. Auto-moderation rules are a Pro feature. It takes about four minutes. There are six steps. Open Rules. Add a keyword rule. Know the other types. Switch rules on and off. Test a phrase. Then see a post refused. Step one. Open Rules. In the WordPress admin, open BuddyNext, Automation, then Rules. The list named Active rules holds every rule on your site. Four built-in rules come with BuddyNext Pro. Only the first, Anti-flood, is on at the start. The other three wait until you click Enable. Step two. Add a keyword rule. Scroll to Add new rule. Type a Name, and leave Rule type on Keyword block. Type the Keywords, one on each line. A keyword matches whole words only, in capitals or small letters. Severity decides what happens. Block rejects the post. Flag publishes it at once, and files a report for your moderators. Warn lets it through and notes it in the moderation log. Then click Add rule. Step three. Know the other types. Rule type lists four. Choose with care. The type of a rule cannot be changed later. Choose a type, and its own fields appear. A Link block looks at the web addresses in a post. List the domains, then choose Flag or Block. A Rate limit caps how many new posts one member can publish in an hour. Editing an older post does not count. A Threshold remove counts reports. When one post collects enough reports inside the window, it is removed, or its author is suspended for the days you set. Step four. Switch rules on and off. Every rule has a Status. Disable pauses a rule and keeps its settings. Enable brings it back. Priority sets the order. Built-in rules always run first. Your own rules follow, lowest number first. Edit opens a rule to change it. Delete removes a rule you added. A built-in rule can be switched off, but not deleted. Step five. Test a phrase. At the top of the screen, type what a spammer might post, and click Test phrase. Nothing is saved. A table names every enabled rule that would catch it, what that rule would do, and the exact term that matched. Step six. See a post refused. Now sign in as a member. On this site a Block rule lists the phrase free money. Here a member writes a post that uses it, and clicks Post. The post is not published, and a message says why. A post caught by a Flag rule would have gone out as usual, with a report waiting for your moderators. That is all six. Rules opened, a keyword rule added, the other types seen, rules switched on and off, a phrase tested, and a post refused. Your rules now watch the community around the clock. Next in this series: Handle reports in bulk.