A rule watches the feeds you choose and acts on every new post that matches. It can hide the post, star it, mark it as read, add it to a collection or send it to Slack. Each rule reads as one sentence, like "Add posts with Apple to Technology". Rules are part of Plus ($7.99 a month billed yearly, or $9.99 monthly) and Professional.
How do I create a rule?
- Click Rules in the sidebar, then New rule.
- Under What happens, pick an action, for example Add to a collection, and the collection.
- Under Which feeds, select Add feeds and choose the feeds or folders the rule should watch.
- Under Which posts, choose Contain any of or Don't contain any of, type your keywords, and choose where to look under Look in.
- To add another condition, select Add condition and choose whether posts must match any or all of them.
- Select Save rule. The rule is named after what it does; select Give it a name to name it yourself.
For example, a rule that adds every new post with Apple in the title to a collection called Technology keeps your Apple news in one place without any sorting by hand. For how keywords, phrases and wildcards match, see How keyword matching works in Rules.
A rule acts on posts that arrive after you save it. To include the posts you already have, tick the box above Save before saving, for example Also add matching posts already in these feeds.
What can a rule do?
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Star posts | Stars matching posts, so you can find them later. |
| Mark as read | Marks matching posts as read, so they stay out of your unread list. |
| Highlight words | Highlights the words you choose in matching posts. |
| Add to a collection | Adds matching posts to a collection you pick. |
| Translate posts | Translates matching posts into the language you pick. Plus translates up to 10 posts a day, Professional up to 5,000. |
| Only show posts that match | Shows only the posts that match, and hides the rest. |
| Hide posts that match | Hides the posts that match, and keeps the rest. |
| Remove duplicates | Hides posts with the same link or title as one you got in the last 7, 14 or 30 days. Professional only. |
| Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord or Telegram | Sends matching posts to a channel. Professional only. See Automatically post news to Slack. |
| Webhook | Sends matching posts to a URL you choose, so you can connect your own tools. Professional only. See Build your own integrations using Webhooks. |
Professional is $14.99 per user a month billed yearly, or $19.99 monthly. Posting to Twitter is no longer available, because Twitter closed the API it used.
Common questions
Can I match one keyword or another?
Yes. Choose Contain any of, or add a second condition and choose any.
Can I use different keywords for different feeds?
Yes. Create one rule for each group of feeds, each with its own keywords.
Why does my rule say "Needs a paid plan"?
Rules don't run on the Free plan. Your rules stay saved, and they start running again when you upgrade to Plus or Professional.
Still stuck? Email support@feeder.co with the name of the rule and a post it should have matched, and we'll take a look.