A deferred ad pause during cross-posting
An ad went out — pause it, so it stays at the top of the feed.
The problem
After an ad post you want it to stay at the top of the feed and gather reach — but the next regular post immediately pushes it down. Stopping and restarting cross-posting by hand every time is inconvenient and easy to forget.
How Crosslybot solves it
Crosslybot can put a project or an individual target on a deferred pause. An ad went out — pause for the time you need, regular posts accumulate and are published automatically once it ends.
Crosslybot can put cross-posting on a deferred pause — for the whole project or for an individual target. After an ad post you set a pause for the time you need, and the ad calmly stays at the top of the feed, gathering reach.
Regular posts aren’t lost during the pause — they accumulate in the queue and are published in order once it ends. Cross-posting doesn’t need to be stopped and started by hand. An ad post sent via webhook can set the pause duration itself.
How to set up
Connect a project
Set up the source and target platforms in @Crosslybot.
Publish the ad
The ad post goes out to every channel as usual.
Set a pause
Put the project or a specific target on a deferred pause — for an hour, several hours, a day.
Done
Regular posts accumulate in the queue and go out automatically once the pause ends.
What's inside
Pause a project or a target
The pause can be applied to the whole project or pinpoint to one target — the rest keep working.
Posts aren't lost
During the pause posts accumulate in the queue and are published in order once it ends.
Auto-pause via webhook
An ad post sent via webhook can set the pause itself — a field in the payload sets the duration.
Result
The ad post gets its time at the top of the feed. Cross-posting doesn't need to be stopped by hand — the pause lifts itself.
FAQ
Can I pause only one platform?
Yes. The pause is applied to the whole project or to a specific target — the other targets keep publishing.
What happens to posts during the pause?
They accumulate in the queue with a 'scheduled' status and are published in order once the pause ends.
Can the pause be automated?
Yes. When publishing via webhook, an ad post can set the pause duration itself — for the project or a target.
How do I start?
The deferred pause is available on the Pro plan and above.
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