{"id":790,"date":"2026-10-12T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/lists-folders\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:03:45","slug":"lists-folders","status":"publish","type":"rd_doc","link":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/lists\/lists-folders\/","title":{"rendered":"Organize lists into folders"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What it is<\/h2>\n<p>Folders arrange your lists in the Lists panel. A folder works like a list filter: click it and you see every contact on every list inside it, subfolders included. Folders belong to the account, so everyone sees the same arrangement.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find it<\/h2>\n<p>Lists &gt; Lists panel &gt; New folder icon.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>New folder<\/strong> icon at the top of the Lists panel, name it, and click <strong>Create folder<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-lists-folders-1.webp?v=1791839023\" alt=\"Click the New folder icon at the top of the Lists panel\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Click the New folder icon at the top of the Lists panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-lists-folders-2.webp?v=1791839024\" alt=\"Name the folder and click Create folder\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Name the folder and click Create folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Drag lists onto the folder, or use a list&#8217;s menu and choose <strong>Move to folder\u2026<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-lists-folders-3.webp?v=1791839024\" alt=\"Or use a list&apos;s menu: Move to folder\u2026\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Or use a list&#039;s menu: Move to folder\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use the folder&#8217;s menu for <strong>New subfolder<\/strong>, <strong>Rename<\/strong>, <strong>Tag every list inside<\/strong> or <strong>Delete folder (lists move up)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Call this folder<\/strong> to open the Dialer on the folder&#8217;s own campaign. RealDialer makes that campaign from the lists inside the first time, and adds any lists filed there since each time you call it.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Auto-organize<\/strong> at the bottom of the panel to build folders from your town tags automatically.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-lists-folders-4.webp?v=1791839025\" alt=\"Auto-organize builds folders from town tags\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Auto-organize builds folders from town tags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Folders go 3 levels deep at most.<\/li>\n<li>Lists in no folder sit under Unfiled, at the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>Deleting a folder moves everything in it up one level. No list or contact is deleted.<\/li>\n<li>Auto-organize offers <strong>A folder per town<\/strong> or <strong>A folder per town, with type subfolders<\/strong>. It shows a preview first and only files Unfiled lists that carry a town tag.<\/li>\n<li>Only account owners and managers can manage folders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folders arrange your lists in the Lists panel. A folder works like a list filter: click it and you see every contact on every list inside it, subfolders included. Folders belong to the account, so everyone sees the same arrangement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2101,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_rd_doc_route":"\/lists","_rd_doc_source_id":"lists-folders","_rd_doc_checked":"2026-10-12","_rd_doc_meta_description":"Folders arrange your lists in the Lists panel. A folder works like a list filter: click it and you see every contact on every list inside it, subfolders included. 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