Moderating Q&A

      Moderating Q&A


        Article Summary

        Products


        Reviews
        Supported plans

        Pro, Premium, Enterprise

        eCommerce Platform

        Shopify, Shopify Plus, Adobe Commerce (Magento), BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Volusion, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Custom

        To access the Moderation panel, go to Reviews > Moderation

        Refreshing the display

        To...Click...
        Refresh the list of questionsRefresh

        Selecting all content on a page

        To...Click...
        Select all questions on a pageSelect All
        • All the questions are selected
        • A tick appears in the Select All checkbox and the question checkboxes

        Deselecting all content on a page

        To...Click...
        Deselect all questions on a pageSelect All
        • All the questions are deselected.
        • The tick in the Select All checkbox and the question checkboxes are cleared.

        Selecting individual questions

        To...
        Select individual questionsSelect the checkbox(es) next to the review(s) or question(s).
        • A tick appears in the checkbox.

        Deselecting individual questions

        To...
        Deselect individual questionsSelect the checkbox(es) next to the review(s) or question(s).
        • The tick in the checkbox disappears.

        Searching

        You can search for any text in review content, question content, product name, product ID, or reviewer email. UIDTo search:

        1. Type your search term in the Search field
        2. Press Enter
          • A list of reviews and questions containing the search term is displayed.
        3. Click the result to open the review or question
          • The review or question is displayed and the search terms are cleared.
        Tip:
        For more refined product searches, include product criteria such as product SKU, UPC, MPN, ISBN

        Filtering

        Filtering on Profanity

        To...
        Show only questions that have been flagged as containing profanity according to the filter.Select the Flagged for Profanity checkbox
        Hide questions that have been flagged as containing profanity according to the filter.Deselect the Flagged for Profanity checkbox

        Questions

        Filtering questions

        Filtering by status

        You can show content by status: All, pending (question that has not been answered), or submitted (question that has been answered)

        To show..Click...
        All reviews (answered and unanswered)All
        Pending questions (questions waiting for an answer)Pending
        Submitted questions (questions that have been answered)Submitted

        Filtering by sub-status

        You can drill down further in your content using the sub-status option under Status.

        Showing pending questions by sub-status

        To show..
        Questions that are pending an answer from your customersClick Pending under Status. Select the Pending to be answered by shoppers checkbox. Questions that are waiting for a customer to answer them are shown.
        Questions that are pending an answer from the shop ownerClick Pending under Status. Select the Pending to be answered by owner checkbox. Questions that are waiting for the shop owner to answer them are shown.

        Showing submitted questions by sub-status

        To show..
        Questions that have been answered by past shoppersClick Submitted under Status. Select the Answers by past shoppers checkbox. Questions that were answered by past shoppers are shown.
        Questions that have been answered by the shop owner>Click Submitted under Status. Select the Answers by shop owner checkbox. Questions that were answered by the shop owner are shown.

        Moderating questions

        NumberNameDescription
        1 Selection box
        2AnswerAnswer the question as the store owner. The Answer button shows the number of answers this question has received

        Send to Past ShoppersSend the question to past shoppers so they can answer
        3Details:User Name: The name the customer provided in the review
        User Email: The email the customer provided in the review
        Asked on: Name of the product in your store
        Unique Specs: Unique specifications attributed to the product
        4Answers:Answers by store owner or past shoppers
        5PublishPublish the Answer

        UnpublishUnpublish the Answer
        6Tags:Status of the question: Pending answer, Answered, Rejected
        7Date:The date the customer asked the question.

        Sending questions to past shoppers

        To...
        Send a question to past customers of the product for an answerClick Send to Past Shoppers for the question you want to send. The question is sent to customers who purchased the product within the last 21 to 35 days with a request to answer.
        Send questions to past customers of the product for an answerSelect the checkboxes for the questions you want to send. Select Send to Past Shoppers at the top of the screen. The questions are sent to customers who purchased the product with a request to answer.

        Answering Questions

        To...
        Answer a question publiclyClick Answer. Write your answer. Select Public. Click Post. The answer is published on your store's website under the question. The counters are updated.
        Answer a question privatelyClick Answer. Write your answer. Select Private. Click Post. The answer is sent to the email of the customer who asked the question. The counters are updated.
        Edit an answer that has already been givenClick Answer. Scroll to the answer. Click Edit. Edit the content. Click Done.
        Delete an answer that has already been givenClick Answer. Scroll to the question. Click Delete. The answer is removed from the question. If there are no other answers and you answered in public, the question-answer pairing is unpublished from your store's website.

        Rejecting Questions

        If you have finished moderating a question, or wish to remove it from the published or pending lists, you can reject it.

        To...
        Reject a single questionClick Reject
        Reject multiple questionsSelect the checkboxes for the questions you want to archive
        Select Archive in the Action menu at the top of the screen. 
        • The questions are Rejected

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