{"id":3842,"date":"2024-06-26T09:35:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:48:18","slug":"setup-email-filters-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/setup-email-filters-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing email filters in cPanel for a clutter-free inbox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1554550e066acd25a5bf64b729300448\">In cPanel, you can use email filters to manage incoming emails more efficiently. Email filters in cPanel allow you to automatically sort, forward, or delete emails based on specific criteria, helping you keep your inbox organized.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0c96dda3b9c089db8589c219a66508b\">Steps to Set up Email Filters in cPanel\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7a4c050f828c72e34192cb9967bf43fd\">Here&#8217;s how to manage email filters in cPanel:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cpanel-login.png\" alt=\"cPanel Login Page | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cpanel-login.png 658w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cpanel-login-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-cf9e2deb099042706972fc89afee2290\">\n<li>Log in to your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manage2.cpanel.net\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">cPanel account<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0In the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MAIL<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; section, click on &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Email Filters<\/mark><\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-31.png\" alt=\"Create Email Filters in cPanel | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-31.png 876w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-31-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-31-768x372.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-db3dd31fc2fec9bf74b3d03088e39658\">\n<li>If you want to create a new filter, click on the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Create a New Filter<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; button on the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Email Filters<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; page.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-29.png\" alt=\"Create Filter Button | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3844\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b489899f2ea7cc4f7eea80eae3f6751\">Configure the email filter settings:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-b1334b018c9de79444c0b7fe7097c990\">\n<li><strong>Filter Name<\/strong><br>Give a descriptive name to the filter (e.g.\u00a0 Spam Filter, Newsletter Filter).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-10bbac1305836c31210f77cd038555c4\">\n<li><strong>Rules<\/strong><br>Choose the criteria for the filter to act upon. This can include specific email addresses, subject lines, message bodies, and more.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-d8e5e168fec1c01f9e3ec592012a47c7\">\n<li><strong>Actions<\/strong> <br>Define what actions the filter should take, when an email matches the rules. You can choose to discard the email, forward it to another address, redirect it to another address, or perform other actions\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-b55cef40cea60c3f40ce56eb9de2ea4c\">\n<li><strong>Optional Rules<\/strong><br>You can add more rules to create complex filters with multiple conditions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-30.png\" alt=\"Create New Filter in cPanel | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-30.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-30-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-30-768x419.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-ddc157af45141cdb3fa251fba80ede65\">\n<li>Once you&#8217;ve set up the filter as you want, click the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Create<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Save<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; button to save the filter.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-4423afec01101f7f1d6bbc709285053d\">\n<li>The newly created filter will become active and apply to incoming emails based on the defined rules. 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Email filters in cPanel allow you to automatically sort, forward, or delete emails based on specific criteria, helping you keep your inbox organized.\u00a0 Steps to Set up Email Filters in cPanel\u00a0 Here&#8217;s how to manage email filters in cPanel:\u00a0 Configure the email filter settings:&nbsp; Additional Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,5],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-3842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cp-email","category-cpanel","tag-cpanel","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Set up Email Filters in cPanel?\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take control of your emails! 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