This page is a pointer, not a how-to. It does not list steps for creating a Gmail filter. For the steps, go to Google's official Gmail Help page on filters. The keeping.com guide to Gmail rules links to it.
Why Google's page beats any blog for filter steps
Gmail filters handle common jobs: sending mail from one sender to a label, catching messages with attachments, or applying a label to emails you already have.
On Google's page, check how to filter by sender, how to match only messages with attachments, whether a new filter can apply to mail already in your inbox, and whether Gmail limits the number of filters on an account.
Third-party guides you can compare against Google's page
If you want a second explanation, with screenshots or a different order of steps, several companies publish their own walkthroughs. Treat them as companions rather than replacements:
- IONOS Digital Guide on creating Gmail filters
- Hiver's post on creating rules in Gmail
- ClickUp's guide to Gmail rules
- Mailmeteor's guide to Gmail rules
- Letsignit's post on Gmail rules
- HubSpot's page on Gmail rules
- Exclaimer's handbook entry on Gmail rules
- Clean.email's pages on filtering emails in Gmail and Gmail rules
You will see both "rules" and "filters" in these titles. When you search Gmail's own help, use the word Google uses on its page.
How to tell if a guide has gone stale
Before following any blog's steps, open your own Gmail settings next to it. If a menu name, button or option in the guide does not match what you see on screen, stop there and switch to Google's page rather than guessing at the nearest match. Look for a date on the guide, too; an undated walkthrough gives you no way to know which version of Gmail it describes.
