A rule checks new posts in the feeds you choose and acts on the ones that match. It can hide them, show only them, star them, add them to a collection or send them to another app. Each rule reads as one sentence, like "Hide posts with sponsored, deal in The Verge". Rules need Plus ($7.99 a month billed yearly) or Professional ($14.99 per user a month billed yearly). Rules that send posts to other apps need Professional.
How do I create a rule?
- Select Rules in the left sidebar, then New rule. For one feed, you can also right-click it, choose Edit feed, open the Rules tab and select New rule for this feed.
- Under What happens, choose what the rule does, for example Hide posts that match.
- Under Which feeds, select Add feeds and pick feeds, folders or All feeds.
- Under Which posts, choose Contain any of, Contain all of or Don't contain any of, and type your words. Look in sets where Feeder looks: the title and summary, only one of them, or the link too.
- Check the preview beside the editor. It shows which of the latest posts the rule touches, for example "5 hidden · 95 stay".
- Select Save rule.
A rule acts on every post that arrives after you save it. To also act on the posts already in those feeds, tick the box above Save before you save, for example Also hide matching posts already in these feeds. This works for Hide, Only show, Mark as read, Highlight and Add to collection rules. For a collection, it empties the collection first, including posts you added by hand, and refills it from your rules. To do it later, open the rule's ⋯ menu on the Rules page and choose Apply to existing posts.
The rule is named after what it does. To give it your own name, select Give it a name.
Can I hide posts with a word I see in a post?
Yes. Select the word in the post, then choose Hide posts with "the word". The rule editor opens with the feed and the word filled in, and the preview shows which posts it hides. Select Save rule. If the feed already has a Hide rule, the word joins that rule.
What can a rule do, and which plan does it need?
| Action | What it does | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Only show posts that match | Keeps the posts that match and hides the rest | Plus |
| Hide posts that match | Hides the posts that match and keeps the rest | Plus |
| Mark as read | Marks matching posts as read | Plus |
| Star posts | Stars matching posts | Plus |
| Highlight words | Highlights words you choose in matching posts | Plus |
| Add to a collection | Saves matching posts to a collection | Plus |
| Translate posts | Translates matching posts. Each one uses a daily translation: 10 a day on Plus | Plus |
| Remove duplicates | Hides posts with the same link or title as an earlier one | Professional |
| Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram | Sends matching posts to a channel or chat | Professional |
| Webhook | Sends matching posts to your own app | Professional |
| Zapier | Opens Zapier, where you build the zap | Professional |
Setup guides: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram and webhooks.
On Free, the Rules page offers Upgrade. Rules you made on a paid plan are kept but don't run: they show Needs a paid plan and start again when you upgrade.
How do keywords work?
- Contain any of matches posts with at least one of the words. Contain all of matches only posts with every one. Don't contain any of matches posts with none of them.
- Keywords match whole words in any capitalization. Select Aa on a word to match its exact capitalization.
- To add a list, paste it. Words separated by commas or on their own lines each become a keyword.
- The summary is the text the feed sends with each post: a word that appears only in the full article on the website won't match.
Phrases and wildcards are in How keyword matching works in Rules.
Can a rule have more than one condition?
Yes. Select Add condition. With two or more, choose whether posts must match any or all of them. A condition can also be Matches a description: describe the posts in a sentence and AI checks each new post against it (Plus and up).
Can different feeds have different keywords?
Yes. Make one rule per feed or folder, each with its own keywords. A rule on a folder also covers feeds you add to that folder later, and All feeds covers every feed you follow.
Common questions
Where do hidden posts go?
They're hidden, not deleted. Above the post list, open Sort & filter and turn on Hidden by rules to see them.
Can I get notified only about matches?
Yes. Add an Only show posts that match rule to the feed and turn on notifications for that feed: Feeder doesn't notify you about posts a rule hides. See Get notifications for new posts.
How do I pause a rule?
On the Rules page, turn its switch off. It says Off since and the date until you turn it back on.
What does "Does nothing" mean on the Rules page?
The rule has no feeds, so it never runs. This happens when you unfollow every feed it was for. Open it and choose feeds, or delete it.
Do my rules work for my teammates?
Not unless you choose it. In a feed's Rules tab, Rules your teammates have for this feed lists theirs, and Copy rule makes your own copy.
When you share a folder with your team, you can bring your rules on it along, so everyone sees the same filtered news. Those rules say Runs for the team on your Rules page. To stop that, open the rule's ⋯ menu and choose Stop running for the team.
Team admins can also run a rule on a team member's feeds: in the editor, under Which feeds, choose A team member's feeds. The teammate sees it under Rules from your team admin. See How to share feeds and collections with your team.
Still stuck? Email support@feeder.co with the rule's name and a post it should have matched, and we'll help.