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Step 3 - Processing Filters

This sections contains various filters you can apply to your connection.

Messages sent by your Account

Available options:

  • Ignore all messages sent by same account
  • Ignore messages sent by same account using Conflux
  • Do not ignore messages sent by same account

Ignore all messages sent by same account

This option will ignore all messages sent by your account in the source chats.

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This option does not apply to Telegram Channels, for channels the bot will process messages sent by you even if you have Ignore selected.

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Effect

  • A to B
    • all message received in A excluding messages sent by same account
  • B to C
    • all message received in B excluding messages sent by same account
  • C to A
    • all message received in C excluding messages sent by same account

Ignore all messages sent by same account using Conflux

This optoin will process all messages sent by you but ignore all messages sent by your account using Conflux. This is the sweet spot which you will usually need.

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Effect

  • A to B
    • all message received in A
  • B to C
    • all messages received in B, including message sent by your account in B, but excluding messages sent to B using your account by Conflux
  • C to A
    • same as B to C

Do not ignore messages sent by same account

Never use this option unless you clearly understand what this option does.

danger

Using this option will allow you to create loops like A to B, B to C, C to D and so on.

When set incorrectly you may enter endless message loop like A to B, B to C and C to A, this loop will never stop and may result in your account getting flagged by telegram for spamming.

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Effect

  • A to B
    • all message received in A
  • B to C
    • all messages received in B
  • C to A
    • all messages received in C

Process Text Messages

Process text messages toggle allows you to allow or disable processing of non-media messages.

Process Media Messages

Process media message option let's you decide how you want to handle the media messages. You have various different options as below:

Ignore all media messages

Ignore all media messages will instruct the bot to not process any media messages.

Process only media without caption

Process only media without caption will process media messages but remove the caption from the received content.

Process Media as Text Message

Process media as text message will treat the media message as a normal text message and will only process the caption part if any. The media part of the message will be ignored.

Process media with caption

Process media with caption is the default option, it process all media messages along with their caption for a exact sync with source chat.

Process Images

Process images option will let you decide if you want to process those media messages that contains images.

Process Documents

If process media is enabled, whether to process Documents (files) or not

Process Stickers

Whether to process stickers or not

Process Polls

Whether to process poll message or not

Process Voice

If process media is enabled, whether to process voice notes or not

Process Video

Whether to process video messages or not

Process Audio

Whether to process audio messages or not

Process Replies to Messages

Process replies to a message or not.

Process Edited Messages

Update the message in destination chat if source chat edits the original message

Process Deleted Messages

Delete the message in destination chat if source chat deletes original message

Handle Forwarded Messages

Use this option to process only forwarded messages, only non forwarded messages or all messages.

  • Process Forwards
  • Ignore Forwards
  • Process both Forwards and Normal Messages

Messages with Inline Keyboard

  • Process all
  • Process only those messages that have inline keyboard
  • Process only those messages that have no inline keyboard
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In some chats a message is posted and gets instantly deleted by a bot then same message is re-posted with inline buttons. This situation results in duplicate messages being forwarded. You can use this option to disable one of those message type and get rid of duplicates.

Copy URL buttons

Button's text and url will also get processed by your manipulations so you can set text manipulation to change button text and endpoint url.

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This option will only work if you are signed in as a bot.