> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.budgetbandit.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Manage rules
> Edit a rule, control which runs first with priority and stages, pause one without deleting it, or remove it.
The **Rules** page lists every rule you've made, with a summary of each rule's
conditions and actions and a count of how many transactions it has touched.
## Edit a rule
Click a rule to open it, change its name, match mode, conditions, or actions, and
save. The change applies to new transactions from then on. To re-run an edited
rule over your history, see
[Apply a rule retroactively](/rules/apply-retroactively).
## Priority and order
Rules run top to bottom, so order is priority — an earlier rule can set a
category before a later one would. On top of order, every rule sits in one of
three **stages** that run in sequence:
| Stage | Runs | Use it for |
| ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------- |
| Pre | First | Setup work that later rules depend on |
| Default | Middle | Most rules live here |
| Post | Last | Cleanup after the main rules have run |
Set a rule's stage when you create or edit it. Within a stage, the rules run in
list order.
If two rules would set conflicting categories, the one that runs first wins.
Put your most specific rules ahead of your broad catch-alls.
## Pause or enable a rule
Each rule has an enable toggle. Pausing keeps the rule but stops it from running —
useful when you want to step out of the way temporarily without losing the setup.
A paused rule is also left out of [retroactive runs](/rules/apply-retroactively).
## Delete a rule
Open a rule's delete action and confirm. Deleting removes the rule but does not
change any transactions it has already categorized.
## If something looks wrong
* The wrong rule is winning → reorder so the more specific rule runs first, or
move it to an earlier stage.
* A rule stopped working → check that it's still enabled and its conditions still
match your current payees and amounts.
## Related
Conditions, actions, and match modes.
Re-run rules over existing transactions.
Set a category by hand when no rule fits.
Default categories handle the simple cases.