Rules

Anatomy of a Rule

Every rule has the following fields:

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	Human-readable label shown in the settings list
Enabled	—	Toggle to temporarily disable a rule without deleting it
Trigger	Yes	The file event that activates this rule
Conditions	No	Optional filters — if present, all/any/none must match
Actions	Yes	One or more operations to execute on the file

Triggers

A trigger defines which event causes a rule to be evaluated.

Trigger	When it fires
File created	A new markdown file is written into the monitored folder
File renamed	A markdown file already inside the folder is renamed (not moved)

Note on moves: When a file is moved into a monitored folder from a different folder, Folderer treats it as a File created event. Moving a file out of a folder does not trigger any rule.

Creating a Rule

1. Expand a monitored folder section in Settings → Folderer
2. Click Add rule
3. Fill in the name and select a trigger
4. Optionally configure conditions (see Conditions)
5. Add one or more actions (see Actions)
6. Click Save

The rule appears in the folder's rule list and is enabled by default.

Enabling and Disabling Rules

Each rule row has an enable/disable toggle. Disabled rules are skipped entirely during evaluation — useful for temporarily suspending automation without losing the rule configuration.

Rule Ordering

Rules are evaluated top to bottom in the order they appear in the list. Use the up and down arrow buttons on each rule row to reorder them.

Rule ordering matters when:

• Multiple rules match the same file
• A later rule depends on changes made by an earlier one (e.g. one rule appends a tag, the next checks the file name)

Multiple Actions per Rule

A single rule can execute several actions in sequence. Add additional actions by clicking Add action inside the rule modal. Actions within a rule run in the order they are listed.

Deleting a Rule

Click the trash icon on a rule row to delete it. This action is permanent.