How do I filter Instructure Community search results?
One way to find content in the Instructure Community is to search. By default, search results include posts that match the search criteria. To reduce the number of search results, you can filter posts by posts, articles, places, events, and members. You can also use the Filter Results menu to further refine results by title, date, category, tags, post type, and more.
Search Community
To search from the Community Home page, enter text by clicking the search icon [1], or by using the Search bar [2]. You can enter words, partial words, phrases, or questions.
Filter All Results
By default, All page displays. To limit the results, you can filter using the post filter tabs [1] or the Filter Results menu [2].
Filter by Posts
To view posts in the results, click the Posts button.
Use the following options in Filter Results to filter posts:
- Title [1]: Filter results by keywords in the post title.
- Author [2]: Filter results by the member who created the post.
- Date Created [3]: Filter results by the date the post was created.
- Date Updated [4]: Filter results by the date the post was last updated.
- Category [5]: Filter results by category, including subcategories.
- Tags [6]: Filter results by one or more tags applied to the post.
- What to search [7]: Select the types of posts to include in the search results.
To make your changes, click the Filter button [8].
Filter by Articles
To view articles in the results, click the Articles button.
Use the following options in Filter Results to filter articles:
- Title [1]: Filter results using keywords in article titles.
- Author [2]: Filter results by the member who created the post.
- Date Created [3]: Filter results by the date the post was created.
- Date Updated [4]: Filter results by the date the post was last updated.
- Knowledge Base [5]: Select a knowledge base to filter results by source.
To make your changes, click the Filter button [6].
Filter by Places
To view places in the results, click the Places button.
Use the following options in Filter Results to filter places:
- Title [1]: Filter results by keywords in the title.
- Description [2]: Filter results by keywords found in the description.
- What to search [3]: Select the types of results to include in the search results.
To make your changes, click the Filter button [4].
Filter by Events
To view events in the results, click the Events button.
Use the following options in Filter Results to filter events:
- Title [1]: Filter results by keywords in the event title.
- Author [2]: Filter results by the member who created the event.
- Event Date [3]: Filter results by the date the event takes place.
To make your changes, click the Filter button [4].
Filter by Members
To view members in the results, click the Members button.
Use the following options in Filter Results to filter members:
- Username [1]: Filter members by username.
- Email [2]: Filter members by email address.
- Registered [3]: Filter members by registration date range.
- Role [4]: Filter members by assigned role.
- Ranks [5]: Filter members by rank.
To make your changes, click the Filter button [6].
To view more filter options, click the More Filters button [1]. In addition to the member filters listed, you can also use Canvas Roles [2], Canvas Root Account UUID [3], Canvas Root Account URL [4], Mastery Visitor ID [5], and Mastery Account ID [6] to further filter results.
To clear all fields, click the Clear All button [7]. To apply your filters, click the Filter button [8].
View Filtered Results
After you select filters, filter labels display [1]. Results are limited according to the filters [2].
To remove a filter, remove the text from the filter fields.
