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I have several filters set up on a Gmail account.

  • If A: apply label A, skip the inbox (archive).
  • If B: apply label B, skip the inbox (archive).
  • If C: apply label C, skip the inbox (archive).
  • If D: apply label D, skip the inbox (archive).
  • If E: apply label E, skip the inbox (archive).
  • If F: apply label F, skip the inbox (archive).
  • If X: apply label X.
    The filter based on X should not have any impact on whether or not a message gets archived. How do I specify this?

A...F are mutually exclusive, but independent from X.
Any given message could have X or not, with or without any of the other designations.

When a message comes in that has B and X, the desired behavior is:
- If B AND X: apply label X, apply label B, skip the inbox (archive).

But the actual behavior is:
- If B AND X: apply label X, apply label B, leave in the inbox (don't archive).

Is there a way to specify the desired behavior in Gmail?

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    There's some evidence that the order of the filters matters. Is that the order in which they're appearing? Can you get filter X to the top? – ale Sep 25 '17 at 15:37
  • I can't find any interface to change the order of filters. Editing/changing filters seems to send them to the bottom of the list, but A...F actually goes on for hundreds, and making a change+change back on each one individually is a nontrivial amount of work. – WBT Sep 25 '17 at 15:45
  • Yeah, there's nothing in the interface to let you do that. Hang on... – ale Sep 25 '17 at 16:14
  • How can I reorder Gmail filters? – ale Sep 25 '17 at 16:14

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