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title: "Facebook Group Auto Moderation: Admin Assist Setup"
description: "Set up auto moderation in a Facebook group with Admin Assist, step by step: join requests, spam posts and comments, auto-suspend, recurring posts and undo."
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# Facebook Group Auto Moderation: Admin Assist Setup

Set up auto moderation in a Facebook group with Admin Assist, step by step: join requests, spam posts and comments, auto-suspend, recurring posts and undo.

LB Liran Blumenberg  ·   Updated October 15, 2026  · ~10 min read · [Tools and comparisons](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/topic/tools/)

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Quick answer

Auto moderation in a Facebook group runs through **Admin Assist**. Open the group, click Admin Assist, then add rules one at a time: approve requests from people who answered your questions, decline spam posts and comments, suspend repeat offenders and publish recurring posts. Check the Activity log daily for a week and undo its mistakes.

Key takeaways

- Admin Assist is Facebook's own, free auto moderation for groups. Only admins can set it up; moderators see the results.
- Every rule is an **if**: approve a request if, decline a post if, decline a comment if, suspend a person if. Add them one at a time.
- Posts are declined if **any** decline rule matches; requests are approved only if **all** approve rules match.
- A good starter set is six rules: questions answered, new accounts declined, spam posts, spam comments, auto-suspend and a weekly rules post.
- The Activity log shows every automatic action with an Undo button, and Admin Assist learns from what you undo.

## What auto moderation means in a Facebook group

There are no outside apps for this. Meta removed the Groups API on 22 April 2024, so every tool that claims to moderate a group from outside Facebook has no official way in ([what changed in 2024](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-groups-api-discontinued/)). Automatic moderation happens inside the group, through two built-in features:

- **Admin Assist** acts: it approves, declines, removes, suspends and publishes on its own.
- **Moderation alerts** notify: keyword alerts and engagement alerts tell admins and moderators when to look.

This guide is the setup walk-through for the first one. If you want the full list of tools and how they fit together, start with [Facebook group moderation tools](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-group-moderation-tools/) and come back here to configure them. Menu names below come from Meta’s Help Center, checked on 15 October 2026; a few options are still rolling out and may not appear in every group.

## Step 1: open Admin Assist

1. On a computer, go to facebook.com/groups and select your group.
2. Click **Admin Assist** in the left menu. In the app, tap **Manage** first, then **Admin Assist**.
3. You’ll see sections such as **Manage people**, **Manage posts**, **Manage comments** and, in public groups, **Manage requests**, each with an **Add** button next to an action.

Each **Add** opens a choice between a **preset** and **Create your own**. Presets are the fastest start; you can edit them later with the pencil icon, then **Edit**, then **Save criteria**.

![Five chunky clay toggle levers on a rounded block, two of them flipped to the right with violet tips](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-group-admin-assist/inline-1.webp)

## Step 2: screen join requests automatically

Most spam is cheaper to stop at the door. Under **Manage people**:

1. Click **Add** next to **Approve member request if**.
2. Choose **Membership questions**, so people who answered get in without waiting for you. In a public group the same rule sits under **Manage requests** as **Approve participant if**, with **Participation questions**.
3. Click **Add to Admin Assist**.
4. Click **Add** next to **Decline member request if** and pick criteria such as a brand-new account. Use this carefully: genuine newcomers sometimes have new accounts too.

The approve rule is only as good as your questions. If they are easy to fake, it lets bots in faster. Our [membership question examples](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-group-membership-questions/) give you questions that need a real answer.

## Step 3: decline spam posts and comments

This is the rule most admins want when they search for auto moderation:

1. Under **Manage posts**, click **Add** next to **Decline incoming post if**.
2. Select the **Spam posts** preset.
3. Under **Manage comments**, click **Add** next to **Decline comment if**.
4. Select the **Spam comments** preset.
5. Click **Add to Admin Assist**.

Declined posts don’t reach the group. Separately, Facebook puts content it thinks is spam in the **Potential spam** folder in your admin menu, where you click **Decline** or **Publish**. Publishing the ones that are not spam helps Facebook’s filter learn. Comment rules get their own guide: [how to moderate Facebook comments](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-comment-moderation/).

## Step 4: block links to sites you name

Link-drops are the most common rule break in business groups. Admin Assist can decline posts and comments that link to a specific site, and it can tell the author why or block them.

1. Click **Add** next to **Decline incoming post if** (and again next to **Decline comment if**).
2. Choose **Create your own** and add the sites you want to stop, such as a competitor, an affiliate network or a known scam domain.
3. Turn on the option to notify the author with the reason, so honest members learn the rule.
4. Save.

The **Create your own** menus in many groups offer more criteria about the post and its author, for example its length, photos, reshared content, the author’s account age or how long they have been in the group. The exact options differ between groups and change over time, so read what yours shows rather than relying on a list from another admin.

## Step 5: handle reported and heated posts

Admin Assist can manage conflict for you:

- **Remove posts reported a set number of times** by members.
- **Turn off comments** on posts that were reported or that Facebook expects to be contentious.
- **Act on false information**: posts that independent fact-checkers rated false.

For keyword lists, use **Moderation alerts** in the left menu: click **Settings**, then **Create** next to **Keywords**. There is no limit on how many keywords you add. Engagement alerts fire when a post or comment passes a number of comments, replies or reactions you choose within one hour, which is your early warning for a thread turning into a fight.

## Step 6: suspend repeat offenders automatically

1. Under **Manage people**, click **Add** next to **Suspend person if**.
2. Keep the preset, or click **See more options** and choose how many removed posts or comments in the past 24 hours trigger a suspension.
3. Click **Add to Admin Assist**.

A suspended member can’t post, comment or react for the time set, and sees that the next time they visit. One detail from Meta’s help: if they have additional Facebook profiles already in the group, those can still take part; profiles not yet in the group can’t join until the suspension ends.

## Step 7: welcome posts and recurring posts

Admin Assist also publishes for you:

- **Publish a welcome post** creates a regular post that tags new members, at the rate you choose, for example weekly.
- **Publish a custom post** repeats any post daily, weekly or monthly. Use it for a rules reminder, a weekly promo thread or an introductions thread.

Both appear in **Scheduled posts** 24 hours before they go out, where the admin who set them up can edit or delete them. Other admins have to delete the rule and add it again to change it. For wording, see [welcome message examples](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-group-welcome-message-examples/).

If you run several groups, Facebook’s recurring posts work one group at a time. A posting tool such as [MultiGroupPoster](https://multiplegroupposter.com/facebook-auto-poster/) can send the same weekly thread to all of them on a schedule from your own browser. It does not moderate anything; it only saves the copy and paste.

![MultiGroupPoster Planning and Frequency dialog set to repeat every week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 09:00](https://multiplegroupposter.com/images/app/howto/en/schedule.webp)

For admins of several groups: one weekly thread, scheduled once, posted to each group you pick.

## Step 8: automated approval of pending posts

If your group uses post approval, Admin Assist can approve some pending posts on its own:

1. Click **Settings** at the top of Admin Assist.
2. Turn on the toggle next to **Pending posts**, and in public groups **Participant requests** if you want those too.

It only decides when Meta’s systems are very confident, based on the author’s history, spam signals, the content and your past decisions. Everything else stays in your queue. If the toggle is missing, either the feature hasn’t reached your group or post approval is off.

## How Admin Assist decides

Three rules from Meta’s Help Center explain most surprises:

| Situation | Result |
| --- | --- |
| A post meets **any** decline criterion | Declined |
| A request meets **all** approve criteria | Approved |
| Something meets both an approve and a decline rule | Approved |

So stack decline rules freely, but keep approve rules short: every extra approve condition means more requests wait for you.

## Your first week: test and tune

1. **Day 1.** Add the request and spam rules only.
2. **Days 2 to 7.** Open **Activity log** (top right of Admin Assist) every day. Click **Undo** on anything wrong. Meta says Admin Assist learns from what you reverse.
3. **Day 3.** Check **Potential spam** and **Pending posts** too, so you see what the rules missed.
4. **Day 7.** Add the link, conflict and suspension rules.
5. **Every month.** Delete rules that never fire and tighten the ones that let spam through.

![A small clay hourglass beside a stack of flat clay tiles, one tile slid halfway out as if being put back](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-group-admin-assist/inline-2.webp)

## A starter setup for three kinds of group

| Rule | Local or neighbourhood | Buy and sell | Business or professional |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Approve request if questions answered | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Decline brand-new accounts | Yes | Yes | Optional |
| Spam posts and comments presets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Decline links to named sites | Scam domains | Off-platform payment sites | Competitors, affiliate links |
| Remove posts reported several times | Yes | Yes | Optional |
| Suspend after several removals in 24 hours | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring post | Weekly rules reminder | Weekly “what are you looking for” thread | Friday promo thread |

Pair the setup with five to seven clear rules ([group rules templates](https://multiplegroupposter.com/blog/facebook-group-rules-examples/)), because Admin Assist enforces criteria, not judgement. The calls it can’t make, such as a heated debate or a long-time member breaking a rule, are still yours.

## FAQ

### How do I turn on auto moderation in a Facebook group?

Open the group on a computer and click Admin Assist in the left menu (in the app, tap Manage first). Under Add or edit criteria, click Add next to an action such as Decline incoming post if, pick a preset or create your own criteria, and save. Each rule works on its own, so add them one at a time.

### What can Admin Assist do automatically?

Approve or decline join and participant requests, decline posts and comments that look like spam or link to sites you name, act on posts fact-checkers rated false, remove posts reported a set number of times, turn off comments on contentious posts, suspend repeat offenders and publish welcome or recurring posts.

### Why is Admin Assist missing from my group?

You need to be an admin, not a moderator, and some options are still rolling out. Automated moderation, which approves pending posts on its own, also needs post approval or participant approval turned on. Try Admin Assist on a computer first, where every option appears.

### Can I undo something Admin Assist did?

Yes. Open Admin Assist, click Activity log at the top right and click Undo next to the action, then Undo again to confirm. Meta says Admin Assist learns from the decisions you reverse, so check the log daily for the first week after a change.

### Does Admin Assist approve a request if only some criteria match?

No. A request is approved only if it meets every approve criterion, while a post is declined if it meets any decline criterion. If something matches both an approve and a decline rule, Facebook approves it.

### Can Admin Assist block keywords in a Facebook group?

Moderation alerts are the documented keyword tool: they notify admins and moderators about words you list, with no limit on the list. Admin Assist’s custom criteria can also decline posts by content in many groups, but the options vary, so check the Create your own menu in yours.

LB

#### Liran Blumenberg

Founder · MultiGroupPoster

Built MultiGroupPoster after spending 2 hours every morning posting real estate listings to Facebook groups. Now marketers everywhere use the extension to reclaim that time.

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