Gmail Filter Generator for Parents
Enter your school's email domain or a sender address, pick what you want to happen, and get step-by-step instructions or a downloadable XML file you can import directly into Gmail.
Part of our complete guide to Gmail filters for parents.
Add a school email domain or sender
Paste the part after the @ sign, a complete sender address, or a school website. For example, teacher@school.org, @school.org, and https://school.org all add school.org.
No domains added yet. You can add multiple school or activity domains.
Choose your filters
Your filters 0 filters
Need to change or undo a filter later? In Gmail, open Settings > See all settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses. Find the filter by the search query shown above, then choose Edit or Delete.
How to import: Download the XML file, then go to Gmail Settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses > Import filters > Choose File > select the downloaded file > Open File > Create Filters.
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