# Using Advanced Search

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-advanced-search/273957>\
**Category:** Forum FAQ & Guides\
**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-advanced-search/273957 "2018-06-21T22:25:53Z")\
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To see some of the advanced search options, click the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of any page, then click “Options.” This overlays on top of whatever page you are on, so as not to take you away from what you are currently viewing. The options included are the most commonly used search terms, however they are not an exhaustive list of available options. For a complete list, see the [Search Terms](#heading---search-terms) section further below.

 ![advanced%20search%201](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/b/2bc5e17ac97c95abde2bcb80b2af1b221af31000.png)

You can combine multiple search terms to refine your search results in a very exacting way. The URL provided in the results is a permalink and can be shared, bookmarked in your browser, or otherwise saved for future use. Here’s an example of how this works:

The following search returns posts about `QNAP` in topics that are `open` and which contain the `iOS` tag:

```auto
qnap tag:ios status:open

```

Permalink: [https://forums.plex.tv/search?expanded=true&q=qnap%20tags%3Aios%20status%3Aopen](https://forums.plex.tv/search?expanded=true&q=qnap%20tags%3Aios%20status%3Aopen)

## Search terms

| Search Term | Action | Search Term | Action |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **`tag:`** _single tag_ | Contains 1 tag | **`in:posted`** | Topics I posted in |
| **`tags:`** _tag1_,_tag2 (etc)_ | Contains 1 or more tags | **`in:tracking`** | I’m tracking |
| **`tags:`** _tag1_+_tag2 (etc)_ | Contains all tags | **`in:watching`** | I’m watching |
| **`category:`** _name_ | In a category | **`in:seen`** | I’ve read |
| **`user:`** _name_ | Posted by user | **`in:unseen`** | I’ve not read |
| **`group:`** _name_ | Posted by user in group | **`in:pinned`** | Are pinned |
| **`badge:`** _name_ | Posted by user with badge | **`in:unpinned`** | Are not pinned |
| **`with:images`** | Includes image(s) | **`in:private`** | In my private messages |
| **`after:`** _date (Y/M/D)_ | Posted after a date | **`in:bookmarks`** | In my bookmarks |
| **`before:`** _date (Y/M/D)_ | Posted before a date | **`in:first`** | First replies in topic |
| **`min_age:`** _days_ | Min age in days | **`in:likes`** | I’ve liked |
| **`max_age:`** _days_ | Max age in days | **`in:wiki`** | Posted as wikis |
| **`min_post_count:`** _num_ | Min number of replies | **`status:open`** | Topics are open |
| **`posts_count:`** _num_ | With exact reply count | **`status:closed`** | Topic are closed |
| **`order:latest`** | Order by latest | **`status:archived`** | Topic are archived |
| **`order:views`** | Order by views | **`status:noreplies`** | Topics with no replies |
| **`order:likes`** | Order by likes | **`status:single_user`** | Topics with a 1 user |

## Searching for Employee Posts

Here are some examples for how you can combine search terms to search for posts made by employees.

### Example A:

Searching for Plex employee posts about Roku:

`tag: roku group: employees`

(you could add a keyword to that or search without one)

### Example B:

Search for Plex employee posts about both Windows PMS and Android mobile:

`tags: server-windows+android-mobile group: employees`

### Example C:

Search for Plex employee posts in the Plex Media Server category:

`category: plex-media-server group: employees`

(you can also navigate to the category, check “search in…” and only add group: employees)

## Searching for multiple tags by URL

Add `intersection` to the mix and you can search by multiple tags. Try this, or another combination of tags:

**[https://forums.plex.tv/tags/intersection/server-unraid/plex-web](https://forums.plex.tv/tags/intersection/server-unraid/plex-web)**