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A brake for your worst day.

A recall, a viral complaint, a news story. Turn on crisis mode and every new comment waits for a person, and nothing automatic goes out until you say so.

Crisis mode

Crisis mode is off

While it is on, every new comment waits for a person and nothing automatic goes out.

Every comment waits for a person.

While it is on, each new comment is held for your team with the reason "Crisis mode", on every account or only the ones you pick. Nothing is hidden or answered on a guess.

  • Every account, or a few Hold the brand that is in the news and leave the rest running.
  • Switches itself off After 1 hour, 4 hours, 12 hours, a day or 3 days, or when you turn it off.
Wildermere · held while crisis mode is on

Know the moment it starts.

A spike alert tells you when hidden comments suddenly jump, in Slack, Discord or email, so you can pull the brake before the thread runs away.

  • A summary when it ends The owners get an email with what was held and what is still waiting.
  • Anyone on shift can use it Moderators can turn it on, so nobody waits for an owner to wake up.

Alerts

Slack, #mod-alerts Posts to one Slack channel through an incoming webhook.
Email, The owners, daily at 8:00 AM Alerts and the daily digest to the inboxes you choose.
Discord, #community-team Posts to one Discord channel through a channel webhook.
Webhook, Your own address Sends each event to your own URL, signed so you can check it came from us.

Also for a bad day

  • Hold for approval

    A rule that keeps new comments on a post hidden until someone approves them.

  • Automatic replies stop

    No draft goes out on its own while crisis mode is on.

  • Campaigns pause

    Keyword messages and lead messages wait too.

  • Assign and note

    Hand hard comments to the right person, with a note on what to say.

  • Your own topics

    Add "questions about the recall" as a topic so it is easy to find them all.

  • Held comments stay put

    Turning it off leaves anything unreviewed waiting in Needs review.

Where it works

Crisis mode holds new comments on every platform you connect.

  • Facebook Every new comment held for review. Replies and messages paused.
  • Instagram Every new comment held for review. Replies and messages paused.
  • TikTok Every new comment held for review. Replies paused.
  • YouTube Every new comment held for review. Replies paused.
  • Threads Every new reply held for review. Replies paused.

More on Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Threads.

Questions

Who can turn it on?

Anyone on your team who moderates comments, so the person on shift can act at once.

What happens to comments while it is on?

They wait in Needs review with the reason "Crisis mode". Nothing is hidden, answered or messaged automatically until your team decides.

Does it turn itself off?

If you choose a length (1 hour, 4 hours, 12 hours, 1 day or 3 days), yes. Or leave it on until someone turns it off. Either way, the owners get a summary by email.

Can I hide new comments completely during a crisis?

Yes, with a Hold for approval rule on the posts in question: new comments stay hidden until someone approves them.