# What are rules?

> Automate your order processing by setting up rules that perform actions when new orders come in.

Rules let you run actions automatically whenever a new order comes in. That way you no longer have to manually perform the same steps for orders that meet certain conditions.

### How do rules work?

A rule is made up of three parts:

1. **Trigger**: when the rule runs. At the moment the trigger is always "new order".

2. **Conditions**: which criteria the order has to meet. Think of the sales channel, the customer's country, the total amount or a specific product.

3. **Actions**: what should happen when the order meets the conditions. For example assigning a carrier, adding a [tag](/en/support/managing-tags) or marking the order as high priority.

### Examples

Here are a few common ways to use rules:

- **Automatically assign a carrier**: have all orders above a certain weight shipped automatically via a specific carrier.

- **Postpone orders to the Wadden Islands**: automatically postpone orders with a delivery address on the Wadden Islands so you can process them separately.

- **Add tags**: automatically give orders from a specific sales channel a tag so you can recognize them easily.

- **Mark as high priority**: automatically mark orders containing a certain product as high priority.

- **Add a product**: automatically add a free insert or flyer to orders that meet certain conditions.

- **Mark as pickup order**: automatically mark orders with a certain shipping method as a pickup order, so they can be processed without a shipping label.

### Available actions

When an order meets a rule's conditions, you can have the following actions run automatically:

- Set a shipping option

- Add tags to the order

- Add a [note](/en/support/adding-notes) to the order

- Postpone the order

- Mark as high priority

- Mark as pickup order

- Set a processing deadline

- Add a product to the order

- Disable automatic processing in the picklist

See [Creating a rule](/en/support/creating-a-rule) for a step-by-step guide.

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Bron: https://shoplinkr.com/en/support/what-are-rules