Moderate Jobs

Job moderation lets you review free and aggregated submissions before they go live. This is especially valuable for niche boards where content quality defines your reputation. If you're running a curated board (say, a design-only job board or a climate tech board), moderation ensures every listing meets your standards before candidates see it.

Paid submissions bypass moderation entirely and publish automatically after payment clears. This creates a natural incentive for employers to upgrade: pay for instant publishing, or submit for free and wait for approval.

How moderation works

When moderation is enabled, free submissions through your public form and aggregated/backfilled jobs are saved as drafts. They appear in your jobs dashboard with Draft status, where you can review the details and decide whether to publish.

Moderation does not apply to paid one-time purchases, paid bundles, paid subscriptions, or jobs you create directly from the dashboard. Those publish immediately.

Enable moderation

1. Go to Board settings in the sidebar (General tab)
2. Find the Require job approval toggle
3. Switch it on

The setting saves automatically. All future free and aggregated submissions will now require your approval before going live.

Review and approve jobs

1. Click Jobs in the sidebar
2. Filter by Draft status to find pending submissions
3. Click the job title to review the details
4. If the listing meets your standards, click Publish from the three-dot menu

The expiration countdown starts when you approve the job, not when it was submitted. This ensures employers get their full posting duration regardless of how long the review takes.

Expiration with moderation

For free and aggregated jobs, the expiry date is calculated from your board's default posting duration at the time of approval. For paid jobs (which skip moderation), expiration starts at payment. This means a free job that sits in your moderation queue for three days still gets the full 30-day posting window once approved.

Using moderation as a monetization lever

Moderation pairs well with a freemium model. Offer free submissions with moderation (approval takes 1-3 business days), and paid submissions with instant publishing. The time delay creates a genuine value difference between free and paid tiers without requiring you to restrict any other features. Many niche boards find this approach converts 10-20% of free submitters to paid within their first few postings.