Kaltura's content moderation feature allows channel managers and moderators to approve or reject media before it becomes publicly accessible, ensuring that all content aligns with community standards.
Content
Access the channel page
- Go to the desired channel page in My Channels. You can do this by selecting My Channels from the user menu.
The My Channels page displays.
- Click the desired channel.
The channel page displays.
Enable channel moderation
In order to moderate pending content, channel moderation first needs to be enabled.
- Access the channel page
- Click on Actions at the far right
- Click on Configure
The edit page displays.
- Scroll down to the Options section and check the box next to Moderate content
- Click Save
Once channel moderation is active, you can review and approve or reject uploaded content. Channel owners and moderators will see notifications on the channel page whenever media requires moderation, helping you stay up-to-date with pending content.
Pending media cannot be previewed or published until approved, though media details can still be edited while awaiting moderation.
Moderate pending content
If there is pending media, a notification displays under the banner: [x] items pending approval. View list.
- Click the link to navigate to Content Moderation page.
The Content Moderation page displays. This page shows all media pending moderation, organized in a card format for easy review.
- Filters: filter the media to refine and sort the list of content without cluttering the page. Clicking the Filters button will open a filter menu displaying all relevant filters.
- Status line: In the status line, you can click on the Published icon to see where the media is published.
- Explore: Click the Explore link to open a sidebar to view the content directly. When reviewing videos in the Explore tab, the video player will load automatically, providing an inline experience for moderation. You can approve or reject the content while remaining on the same page.
The sidebar displays the following information:
- Media thumbnail
- Video preview, mute / unmute, and play / pause functions (for VOD entries)
- Approve / Reject buttons
- Media name
- Name of publisher
- Creation date
- Media type
- Number of plays (or 'views' for images)
- Media description
- Tags - clicking a tag will navigate the user to the relevant category / channel
- Scheduled sessions - schedule is shown
- Text search: Enter a search term in the search field and press Enter. Your results will appear, allowing you to approve or reject as needed. If no results are found, a message will display indicating no matches.
- Approve or reject media: Click Approve (green) to publish the media. Approved content will be added to the channel immediately. Click Reject (red) to prevent the media from being added to the channel. After approving or rejecting media, a confirmation message displays: Media was [approved/rejected].
Bulk approve or reject media
You can perform bulk actions to approve or reject them simultaneously.
- Select the media items by clicking the checkboxes on the thumbnails
- Click Approve or Reject at the top of the page.
After bulk moderation, a success message confirms: [number] media approved & [number] media rejected. Approved and rejected content will be removed from the moderation page. If multiple pages are present, content cards will reload automatically.
