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All Comments with Links on Instagram: Auto-Delete or Hide
All Comments with Links on Instagram: Auto-Delete or Hide

Unlock the clever strategy to automatically delete or hide all comments containing links on Instagram and Instagram ads

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Written by Napoleon The Cat
Updated over a year ago

Ever felt like your Instagram posts are attracting more than just likes and comments?

Like those random links promoting foolproof crypto investments, or those pushy self-help gurus advocating the power of waking up at 5 am to become a billionaire? 😉

With bots using Instagram as their personal billboard, it's about time you had a magic eraser to clean up the graffiti. 🖍️

Let's jump into how to auto-delete or auto-hide all comments containing links with NapoleonCat's Auto-moderation!


Auto-hide or remove comments with links

To auto-delete or auto-hide comments with links on Instagram or Instagram ads using NapoleonCat's Auto-moderation, simply follow these breezy steps:

  1. Create a new Auto-moderation rule or edit an existing one

  2. Choose your platform - Instagram or Instagram ads - and the Instagram profiles where you want the rule to work:

    Auto-Delete or Hide All Comments with Links on Instagram and Instagram Ads with NapoleonCat Auto-moderation

  3. 👆🏽 Next, select the type of message (like organic comments, ad comments - for Instagram ads, or comments for a specific post)

  4. Turn the trigger field on. In keyword triggers add keywords - words or phrases that links typically contain, like: https://, www., *.com, .org, *www*, *https*, and so on:

    Auto-Delete or Hide All Comments with Links on Instagram and Instagram Ads with NapoleonCat Auto-moderation

    Using * lets you catch all variations of links, as the Auto-moderation then targets words with all possible prefixes and suffixes.

    💡Remember, the more keywords you add, the higher your chance of eliminating all comments with links!

  5. Flip the "Social Media Actions" switch on, and select either "Hide" or "Delete":

    Auto-Delete or Hide All Comments with Links on Instagram and Instagram Ads with NapoleonCat Auto-moderation

  6. Optionally, you can include NapoleonCat actions like tagging the message as "spam" or archiving it:

    Auto-Delete or Hide All Comments with Links on Instagram and Instagram Ads with NapoleonCat Auto-moderation

  7. In the top-right corner, hit "Save&Run" to launch the rule into action right away, or "Save draft" to hold it for later:

    Auto-Delete or Hide All Comments with Links on Instagram and Instagram Ads with NapoleonCat Auto-moderation


  8. And just like that, all those distracting links will disappear! 💨


With those links gone, it seems someone else will have to try getting rich overnight, build muscle after just four workouts, or... well, let's not mention the less decent ones out loud here. 😜

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