> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.sonarsource.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/quality-standards-administration/managing-rules.md).

# Viewing and managing rules

- [SonarQube rules](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/quality-standards-administration/managing-rules/rules.md): SonarQube evaluates your code against a set of rules to generate issues.
- [Software qualities](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/quality-standards-administration/managing-rules/software-qualities.md): Software qualities refer to code that is secure, reliable, and maintainable.
- [If Sonar updates a rule](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/quality-standards-administration/managing-rules/if-sonar-updates-a-rule.md): What might change regarding rules after a software update
- [Adding tags to a rule](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/quality-standards-administration/managing-rules/adding-tags-to-rule.md): Tags are a way to categorize rules and issues.
- [Built-in rule tags](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/quality-standards-administration/managing-rules/built-in-rule-tags.md): You have the option to apply your own tags to rules or use the tags that are built-in to SonarQube.


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