How to use the search function effectively

The following can be used in the search box directly or you can select the options in the advanced filters section

  • Search term. This is just a string. Usually it would be the first item in the query.
  • @<username>: Use the @ followed by the username to specify posts by this user.
  • #<category>: Use the # followed by the category slug to search within this category.
  • tags: recipe,review or for posts that have all the specified tags recipe,review.
  • before: yyyy-mm-dd
  • after: yyyy-mm-dd
  • order: latest, likes, views, latest_topic
  • assigned:username (without @)
  • in: title, likes, personal, messages, seen, unseen, posted, created, watching, tracking, bookmarks, assigned, unassigned, first, pinned, wiki
  • with: images
  • status: open, closed, public, archived, noreplies, single_user, solved, unsolved
  • group:group_name or group_id
  • group_messages:group_name or group_id
  • min_posts:1
  • max_posts: 10
  • min_views:1
  • max_views: 10

Example:

Happy searching!

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