A need for an easier way to create a filter in Yahoo Mail
This isn’t a new feature request — it already existed as a beautifully simple option called “Filter messages like this.” One click. Zero drama. Peak UX.
Now? Creating a filter feels like onboarding to a new SaaS product:
Settings → More Settings → Filters → Add new filter → Name it → Define criteria → Realize you forgot the email address → Go back → Copy it → Start over → Pick a folder → Save → Contemplate your life choices.
By the end, I’ve basically completed a side quest that I never wanted.
Please bring back a quick, developer‑sanity‑preserving “Create filter from this message” option in the three‑dot More menu. My wrists, my time, other users, and my patience all thank you.
James Kyle Mersiovsky
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Robin Lotharius
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Give us back the option to build a filter directly from emails again. It is a massive pain ********** to build each filter from scratch. This is making me want to migrate all of my email addresses to other servers.
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Ben Kenyon III
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The six step process that requires me to copy an email address and navigate to a list of ALL filters and then manually enter a dozen pieces of info in order for the app to save is ridiculous! Before we could right click on the displayed address in the inbox and direct the filter to the existing or new folder without having to reprogram the whole app.