Allow Zaps to apply to more than one content type and category

Hi @Scott Baldwin -

I ran into the same issue. I ended up not selecting any categories - this led all actions in all categories to trigger the Zap. Saved me time not having to create a zap for every category.  I was able to filter those activities by category name using a Zapier filter and route them to different actions/channels.

@Scott Baldwin - Clarification - It triggers for all categories for a defined content type. You still need to create separate Zaps for Articles, Questions and Conversations, but it will capture those actions in all categories.

Thanks @davetee - will check that out and see how it works. Appreciate the share.

You’re welcome, @Scott Baldwin. A correction  from my original reply... I used Zapier Paths to react differently to different category activity - not Zapier Filters.

Hi

Let's have this idea open and see how many votes will gather. 

Same, I’m nearly positive. I believe we​ have a zap or two doing the same thing. Was recently just thinking about this pain point and considering consolidating some of my zaps​​​​​​ by unselecting type. 

@Aleksandra I think it would be useful to clarify what this idea now is :)

At the moment, since the Type and Category filter are optional, Zapier now either triggers on one, or on all types/categories.

Is this idea to implement a multi-select? Or something else?

@Scott Baldwin please note that another way of doing things would be with the recently introduced sub-zap feature. https://zapier.com/help/create/other-functions/build-reusable-sub-zaps

That would allow you to do e.g. type-specific pre-processing, and then call a generic sub-zap to do something with the result :)

Due to a lack of recent community activity, votes, or comments on this specific topic since 2022, we are closing this thread to keep our product backlog focused on more active requests. That said, we know integration needs change! If you still have a valid use case or a fresh idea for how we can improve our Zapier integration, please open a new idea request. This will help us get an accurate picture of our community's current needs, gauge active interest among our users, and properly prioritize future updates.