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title: "Overview of Instant Validation for the new Visibility Rules in Studio"
slug: "instant-validation-for-visibility-rules-in-studio-1"
status: "update"
updated: 2026-01-06T10:17:13Z
published: 2026-01-06T10:17:13Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/instant-validation-for-visibility-rules-in-studio-1"
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# Overview of Instant Validation for the new Visibility Rules in Studio

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> Instant Validation is only supported for the new Visibility Rules in Studio. For more information on the new Visibility Rules, see [Understand the new Visibility Rules for Content](/studio/docs/understand-advanced-visibility-rules-for-content).

#### Overview

Instant Validation gives you immediate feedback on new Visibility Rules when you create content and widgets in Studio. As you add rules in Studio, Visibility Rules are evaluated directly within the context of the current application and shows whether each rule is valid or invalid.

This real-time validation helps you understand how the rules behave in the live application environment, reducing trial-and-error cycles, and ensuring that content appears as intended.

![Instant_validation.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Instant_validation(1).gif)

#### Benefits of Instant Validation for the new Visibility Rules

Instant Validation enables you to:

- View the real-time status of applied Visibility Rules, showing whether each rule is valid or invalid during content creation.
- Save time by eliminating repeated save-and-preview cycles for Visibility Rules.
- Troubleshoot issues efficiently by pinpointing failing conditions directly within Studio.
- Gain confidence in content targeting, knowing that evaluation happens within the context of the current application.

#### How does Instant Validation work in Studio?

When configuring the [new Visibility Rules](/studio/docs/understand-advanced-visibility-rules-for-content) in Studio, each rule is evaluated instantly as soon as it is added. The evaluation occurs within the context of the current application, and Whatfix immediately displays whether a rule is valid or invalid on the current page. This eliminates the need for repeated save and preview cycles to verify rule behavior.

Evaluation occurs at two levels:

- **Individual rule level:** Each rule in a step displays whether it is valid or invalid. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Validation_step_level.png)
- **Group-level evaluation (Where, When, Who):** Each set of conditions provides an overall status, helping content authors identify which group of rules causes a failure. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Validation_group_level.png)

**Example:**

Consider you are configuring a Beacon that should appear only on the Sales Dashboard page. You configure the following rule:

**Where Rule:** `URL Contains - salesdashboard`

Here’s how the rule is validated:

**Scenario 1:** You are on the Sales Dashboard page.

The rule matches the current application context. Whatfix displays **Applied condition is valid on this page** message, and the Beacon displays as intended.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Valid_sales.png)

**Scenario 2:** You navigate to a different page, such as `/reports`.

The rule does not match the current application context. Whatfix displays **Applied condition is invalid on this page** message, and the Beacon does not display on the page.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/Invalid_salespage.png)

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> - Deterministic rules, such as URL, Domain, URL path, and more, show a **Valid** or **Invalid** evaluation instantly during content creation because they can be fully evaluated within the current application context.
> - Non-deterministic rules, such as [User Actions](/studio/docs/show-content-based-on-user-performing-an-action) or [Events related to Whatfix content](/studio/docs/show-content-based-on-events-related-to-whatfix-content), are validated but require actual user interaction or completion of specific actions to fully evaluate. For example, a Beacon is configured to appear only after a user clicks a **Submit** button, its evaluation depends on the user performing that action. Until the action occurs, the rule cannot be determined as valid or invalid, even though it is correctly configured.

These are rules that can be evaluated immediately based on static conditions in the application, such as URL, Domain, or URL path. Their outcome does not depend on user actions, so Whatfix can instantly determine if the rule is valid.

These rules depend on dynamic user interactions or events, such as clicks, form submissions, or other Whatfix content interactions. They require actual user activity to fully determine whether the rule is valid.