{"id":2410,"date":"2025-06-12T13:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=2410"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:17:12","slug":"newsbreak-activate-campaign-rule","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/knowledge-base\/newsbreak-activate-campaign-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBreak: Activate Campaign Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With this rule, we are going to activate paused NewsBreak campaigns that had a CPA of less than $2 in the past 7 days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2411\" src=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-1024x209.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-1024x209.png 1024w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-1536x313.png 1536w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-60x12.png 60w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1-100x20.png 100w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn1.png 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2412\" src=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-1024x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-768x154.png 768w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-50x10.png 50w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-1536x308.png 1536w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-60x12.png 60w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2-100x20.png 100w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn2.png 1578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Here, you need to fill in basic details about the rule.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select a\u00a0<strong>rule name<\/strong>. Make it specific so you can easily recognize it later.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally, you can add a\u00a0<strong>rule group<\/strong>\u00a0to sort through your rules easily.<\/li>\n<li>Next, choose the\u00a0<strong>data time frame<\/strong>\u00a0to be considered. In the above example, we are considering data from the past 7 days. This can be adjusted according to your needs, and it ranges from \u201ctoday\u201d to \u201clast 90 days\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>You can\u00a0<strong>exclude data<\/strong>\u00a0from this interval. This is especially important for search arbitragers who are working with estimated revenue data and need to exclude today, or today &amp; yesterday, from their rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Next, you need to select\u00a0<strong>rule conditions<\/strong>. Choose from a variety of 100+ metrics, and even create custom metrics of your own, to build accurate rule conditions. You can add as many conditions as you need here.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In this example, we are using 2 conditions. TheOptimizer will look at data from the past 7 days, and all campaigns that have spent over $50, with a CPA of less than $2, will be activated by this rule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2413\" src=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-1024x146.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-1024x146.png 1024w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-768x109.png 768w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-50x7.png 50w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-1536x218.png 1536w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-60x9.png 60w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3-100x14.png 100w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn3.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2414\" src=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-1024x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-1024x158.png 1024w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-768x119.png 768w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-50x8.png 50w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-1536x237.png 1536w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-60x9.png 60w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4-100x15.png 100w, https:\/\/theoptimizer.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nn4.png 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Now, you need to\u00a0<strong>specify which NewsBreak campaigns<\/strong>\u00a0you want to apply this rule to. You can manually select campaigns, or you can use the filter on the right, to bulk add all active campaigns, all paused campaigns, or filter campaigns by a keyword.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0In the final step, you will\u00a0<strong>schedule the rule and alerts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, choose how often you want the rule to run. It can be as often as every 10 minutes, once per hour, or daily at specific times of the day.<\/li>\n<li>You can set your rule to \u201cAlert Only\u201d, \u201cExecute\u201d, or \u201cExecute &amp; Alert\u201d. The first option will not make any changes to your campaigns, but it will notify you via email, Slack, or Telegram when the rule conditions have been met. \u201cExecute\u201d will immediately apply the rule and not send you any notifications about it. \u201cExecute &amp; Alert\u201d will apply the rule, and also notify you whenever the rule has been applied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With this rule, we are going to activate paused NewsBreak campaigns that had a CPA of less than $2 in the past 7 days. Step 1:\u00a0Here, you need to fill in basic details about the rule. Select a\u00a0rule name. Make it specific so you can easily recognize it later. 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