Radar Autopilot: What It Does on Its Own
The Radar autopilot is a mode in which the system itself launches promotions once a month for the pages it has found at the top threshold. This is the only place in the service where money is deducted without your involvement at the moment of deduction, so let's break it down honestly and in detail.
Main: What It Can and Cannot Do
- Deducts only from the PromoPilot balance. The card is never touched by the autopilot.
- Disabled by default and is manually enabled for each project separately.
- Does not go into the negative: if the balance becomes negative after deduction, the launch will not take place.
- Stops and sends a letter when there is not enough money, instead of trying to figure something out.
Safeguards
| Limitation | What It Protects |
|---|---|
| Monthly budget | Total deductions for the period cannot exceed it |
| Launch limit per month (default 4) | Protection against "draining the entire balance" |
| Skipping recent pages | Pages promoted in the last 60 days are not taken again |
| No more than 3 launches per pass | Smooth expenditure instead of a burst |
| Only active projects | The autopilot does not touch a disabled project |
Who It Is Suitable For
For those who already have Search Console connected, have a history of queries, and have a regular budget: the autopilot is good as a way not to forget about routine. For those who have just started, manual mode is more useful — you will see which pages are suggested and why, see how Radar works.
How to Enable Cautiously
- Set the monthly budget deliberately lower than what you are willing to spend.
- Leave the launch limit at default for the first month.
- After a month, compare deductions with the results from Pulse.
- Only after that increase the budget.
How to Understand That the Autopilot Has Worked
Each of its launches is visible in the deduction history and in the list of launches just like manual ones: it does not have a separate hidden branch. If the history is empty, it means no suitable pages were found or one of the safeguards was triggered — this is normal behavior, not a failure.
When It Is Better to Turn It Off
If you are redesigning the site, changing page addresses, or experiencing a seasonal decline — during these periods, automatic launches spend the budget on pages that will change anyway. It is turned off where it was turned on, and immediately: the autopilot leaves no unfinished obligations behind.