Unhide a comment that should have stayed up
Put a hidden comment back in one click, and what else you can undo: archive, bin and a wrong keep.
Updated
Hiding never deletes anything, so a hide can always be undone.
Unhide one comment
- Open Activity, then the Hidden view.
- Click the comment.
- Click Unhide, it was fine under the comment. Or press H.
It shows again on the post within a few seconds. CommentGate takes your answer as a correction and learns from it, so it is less likely to hide comments like that next time.
Allow (key A) on a hidden comment also brings it back, and tells CommentGate it should stay up.
Unhide many
In the Hidden view, press X on each comment (or tick them), then click Unhide in the bar at the bottom. See Bulk actions.
Hide one it kept
Open the comment and click Hide, it was not fine, or press H. That teaches CommentGate too.
Other things you can undo
| You did | To undo |
|---|---|
| Archived a comment | Open it from the Archive view and click Back to Activity (key E). |
| Moved it to the bin | Open it from the Bin view and click Restore. |
| Blocked someone on Facebook | More menu, Unblock on Facebook. Facebook will not let you block them again for 48 hours. |
| Muted an author | More menu, Unmute author. |
What cannot be undone
- Delete on Facebook and Instagram removes the comment for everyone, for good.
- On YouTube, Remove and block on YouTube removes the comment for good. A plain hide on YouTube (Hold for review) can be undone like any other.
If a lot of comments were hidden that you want back, check your switches on Setup as well, so it does not keep happening.
Related
- Activity and its views Every comment on your accounts and ads in one place, and what Needs review, Needs reply, Hidden, Replied, Archive and Bin each show.
- How CommentGate decides: hide, keep, reply or ask you What happens to each new comment, when CommentGate acts on its own, when it asks you, and how your answers teach it.
- Every switch on Setup, in plain words What each hide switch on Setup catches, which are on from the start, and how to set one account differently.
- Answer Needs you fast, with the keyboard Clear the comments CommentGate asked you about in seconds: one key to hide, keep or reply, on Home or in Activity.
Still stuck?
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