This filter automatically copies keywords from the previous message in a thread.
It is based on a Bug Bounties resolution, but with some changes to make it work nowadays.
- Install the FiltaQuilla Add-on.
- After installation, check the
JavaScript Action
mark in theFilter Actions
tab of the add-on settings. - Restart Thunderbird.
- Create a new filter:
- Tick the
Checking mail
condition, make sure to selectAfter classification
. - Tick
Periodically, every 10 minutes
- In actions, select
JavaScript Action
and paste the contents of autotag.js into the JavaScript editor.
- Tick the
- Tested with Thunderbird 115.3.1 and FiltaQuilla 4.0b2
- The easiest debugging method is logging to the error console (
Menu -> Extras -> Developer Tools -> Error Console
) using theconsole.log()
function.