Job post moderation

Control which jobs appear on your board by requiring manual approval for free submissions and aggregated jobs.

What is job moderation?

Job moderation lets you review externally submitted jobs before they go live. When enabled, free job submissions and jobs pulled in via aggregation are saved as drafts. You review them in your dashboard and publish the ones that meet your standards.

Paid job submissions bypass moderation entirely and publish automatically after payment clears.

Who moderation applies to

Enable moderation

1. Go to Settings > General
2. Toggle Require job approval on
3. The setting saves automatically

Review and approve jobs

When moderation is enabled, pending jobs appear as Draft in your jobs dashboard.

To approve a job:

1. Go to your Jobs page
2. Find the draft job you want to approve
3. Open the job and review the details
4. Click Publish to make it live

The job's expiration countdown starts when you approve it, not when it was originally submitted. This ensures employers get the full posting duration they expect.

How expiration works with moderation

• Free jobs: The expiration period is calculated from the board's default job duration when you approve the job
• Aggregated jobs: Same as free jobs — expiration starts at approval time
• Paid jobs (not moderated): Expiration starts at payment time, as usual

Best practices

1. Review daily: Check for pending submissions regularly so employers aren't waiting long
2. Use for quality control: Moderation is ideal for niche boards where content quality matters
3. Combine with paid plans: Offer a free tier with moderation and a paid tier that publishes instantly — this incentivizes employers to upgrade