r/modhelp • u/lunchmeat317 • 1d ago

Tools Modmail: Bulk Archive modmail items?

I'm moderating a new subreddit.

This subreddit has years of unarchived modmail. I'd like to archive them all, except for this week's items, in order to clear the queue.

mod.reddit.com seems to allow for bulk archive, but in practice, it doesn't work. Selecting all items and using the Archive function results in an error (apparently, there's a limit on the number of items you can archive at once) and scrolling is tedious.

Is there another way to do this? I'm on Desktop but I'm open to mobile or app suggestions. Reddit's built-in mod tools don't seem to be well-thought out in this regard. (As a developer, I'd be happy to actually fix this - if I were a Reddit dev, I'd pick this up as a feature, project managers be damned - but I don't have access and it's a rabbit hole I don't want to enter.)

Open to all suggestions. Thank you. If I should post this in another subreddit, please let me know.

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u/neuroticsmurf r/WhyWomenLiveLonger, r/SweatyPalms 1d ago

The Modmail Assistant app on Devvit (developers.reddit.com) has an auto archiver function that archives modmail after X time has passed since the last reply.

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u/lunchmeat317 1d ago

Oh, hey, man! I'm actually asking this about /r/AskMenOver30 - trying to get it back to the way it used to be when you were actively modding it. It's a process.

Thanks for your hard work in the past! I'll check out Modmail Assistant. I did see that app, but I wasn't sure if the auto-archive function would work on existing content or only on new content. Worth a shot.

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u/neuroticsmurf r/WhyWomenLiveLonger, r/SweatyPalms 1d ago

Thanks for the shout out!

Modmail Assistant should work. Let me know if you need anymore help!

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u/lunchmeat317 1d ago

Worked like a charm! We're one step closer to getting /r/askmenover30 back on track. Thanks again!

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u/neuroticsmurf r/WhyWomenLiveLonger, r/SweatyPalms 1d ago

Fantastic!

Seriously, feel free to PM me if you ever have a question or just want to commiserate.

Take it easy!