The search filters
When you build a search query in Sitecore, you can select the following search filters from the drop-down menu in the Search field.
When you select a filter, it is inserted into the Search field and your search results will be filtered accordingly.
Search filter |
Description |
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Search by author |
Search for the items created by a specific author. |
Log search (1 is on) |
Turn on logging for a single search query (1 is on, 0 is off.) Only developers and administrators should use this filter. |
Filter by extension |
Search for items with a specific extension. This is useful when searching for files in the Media Library. |
Search by language |
Search for items in a specific language. |
Search by site |
Search for items on a specific site. This is useful when you have multiple sites on the same Sitecore installation. |
Return results starting date |
Search for items that were created on or after a specific date. |
Search by template |
Search for items based on a specific template. |
Search by version |
Search for items with a specific version number. |
Search by a field value |
Search for items with a specific value in a specific field. For example, to search for all the items that have the word design in the Title field, enter custom:title|design. |
Return results up to date |
Search for items that were created on or before a specific date. |
Search by ID (max 1 result) |
Search for an item with a specific Item ID. You must enter the whole ID. |
Set search start point (ID) |
Search for items from a specific location. Enter the specific content item ID where you want to start the search. |
Sort by field |
Sort the items based on the text in the field specified after the colon. The selected field must be either non-tokenized (has no Analyzer) or use an Analyzer that only produces a single Term, such as the KeywordTokenizer. |
Search by tag |
Search for items that have a specific tag. |
Search by raw text |
Search for items that contain a specific word. |