How can I block (block rule) feed articles with specific tags?

[x0tester0x]

In each feed article before the content there is always a value "Tags" with some values depending on the article. How can I exclude/block articles with specific tags?

[xfzv]

@x0tester0x (mentioning just in case you're no longer subscribed to this discussion).

You'll need at least 2.1.0 since filtering rules also applying to tags and authors was added in 2.1.0:

Update entry processor to allow blocking/keeping entries by tags and/or authors

Relevant PRs:

• Update entry processor to allow blocking/keeping articles by tags #2269
• Allow filtering feeds on entry.Author #2324

You just need to add blocking rules like before and they will now also apply to tags/authors.

I've just tried it and it works fine, assuming your blocking rules are also working, of course.

Docs - filtering rules mentions RE2 syntax documentation but it's quite difficult to get into in my opinion.

I used this website to test my regex rules to see whether they match certain strings or not, that was very useful.

I ended up writing simple rules such as:

(?i)pattern1|pattern2|pattern3|pattern4 and it works as expected. (?i) means case-insensitive so both boat and Boat will be blocked for instance. Use pipe (|) to separate patterns. Patterns with space seem to be blocked too so you can also use (?i)a pattern|another pattern.

Hope that helps!