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Flag Knowledge Base Articles That Have Gone Stale

Outdated help articles frustrate customers. Track when each article was last updated and flag stale ones, prioritized by how often they're viewed.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 35 minresult Your help center stays accurate as stale, high-traffic articles are surfaced for updating.
  1. 1

    Track Freshness and Views

    Add a Schedule Trigger and node pulling each article's last-updated date and view count.

  2. 2

    Detect Stale Articles

    Add a Code node flagging articles not updated in a long time.

  3. 3

    Prioritize by Traffic

    Add a step ranking stale articles by how often they're viewed.

  4. 4

    Flag for Update

    Add a Slack node surfacing high-traffic stale articles for refreshing.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow over your articles. Confirm stale high-traffic ones surface.

Frequently asked questions

Why prioritize by views?

A stale article read thousands of times causes far more harm than one nobody reads.

Can I verify accuracy?

Route flagged articles to the owning team to confirm and update the content.

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