# How to add templates to a flow by folder or tag

> Set How templates join to folders or tags. Matching templates join when you save, and new matching templates join as they're created.

- **URL**: https://orshot.com/help/add-templates-by-folder-or-tag

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By default, people add templates to a flow by hand. If a folder or tag already marks the templates that need approval, like a "Campaigns" folder or a "legal" tag, the flow can add them for you.

Only owners, admins and people with **Manage** access can change this, never reviewers. If the flow needs approval for automation, every template that joins is blocked for automation until it's approved, so check which automations use them first.

## Set it up

A template joins if it's in any of the folders or has any of the tags. Tags match whatever their capital letters. To put every template in the workspace in the flow, pick **Every template in the workspace joins** instead. Templates can't be taken out of that flow.

## What joins, and when

| When                                                                     | Joins the flow?                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| You save the rule                                                        | Yes, every matching template not in it yet              |
| A new template matches when it's created, by copy, import, the API or an agent | Yes, at the starting stage                        |
| You move an existing template into the folder, or tag it, later         | No. Add it with **Add templates** on the board          |
| A template made by an embed user                                         | Only with **Include templates made by embed users** on  |
| A template someone took out of the flow                                  | Not by itself                                           |

Large folders are added in batches, so give the board a moment and click **Refresh board**.

To see only some of the flow's templates, click **Filter** above the board and pick a folder or tags.

## Common problems

| You see | Why, and what to do |
| --- | --- |
| "No folders in this workspace." or "No tags in this workspace." | Create the folder or tag on your templates first. |
| Saving fails after you pick an approved stage in **Templates start in** | New templates must start before any approval. Pick Draft or a review stage. |
| A template you tagged yesterday isn't in the flow | Only new templates join by themselves. Add older ones with **Add templates**. |
| An automation stopped rendering after you saved | Its template joined a flow that needs approval for automation. Get it approved, or take it out of the flow. |

## Related

- **[Organize templates with tags](https://orshot.com/help/organize-templates-with-tags)**: Tag templates by channel, client or campaign
- **[Require approval for automation](https://orshot.com/help/require-approval-for-automation)**: What gets blocked until a template is approved