Issue Search

Since v11, Issue search on Forgejo replaced its previously dropdown-defined behavior of searches with a query syntax defined by operators.
Query Syntax
Keywords
Terms
Performs a fuzzy match search of each term in the query.
For example,
foo will return results that contain 
foo, or any of its derivatives (such as 
for or 
food)
foo bar will return results that contain 
foo and/or 
bar or any of their derivatives
Phrase
Performs an exact match for the provided phrase. This is done by wrapping the phrase in double quotes.
For example,
"foo" will return results that contain an exact match of 
foo
"foo bar" will return results that contain an exact match of 
foo bar
Operators
Negation
Negates the keyword by returning results that do not contain the keyword. This is done by prefixing the keyword with a minus symbol.
For example,
-foo will return results that do not contain 
foo or its derivatives
-"foo bar" will return results that do not contain 
foo bar
Required
Denotes that the provided keyword MUST be present. This is done by prefixing the keyword with a plus symbol.
For example,
+foo +bar will return results that contain both 
foo and 
bar (or its fuzzy derivatives)
+"foo" +"bar" will return results that contain exactly both 
foo and 
bar
+"foo bar" +"baz" will return results that contain exactly both 
foo bar and 
baz
Escaping
All operators may be escaped by adding a backslash in front of the operators.
For example,
"\"\"" will search for 
""
\+1 will search for 
+1
Filters
Filters listed below may be escaped by using a phrase search. For example, 
"is:open".
State
These filters are mutually exclusive.
If multiple state filters are used, then the rightmost filter takes precedence.
Filter
Description
is:open or 
-is:closed
Filters issues/pull requests that are open
is:closed or 
-is:open
Filters issues/pull requests that are closed
is:all
Filters issues/pull requests that are either open or closed
Examples,
is:open +"bug": Searches for 
bug among open issues/PRs.
is:all -"backport": Search for all issues/PRs that do not contain the term "backport".
"is:all": Literal search for 
is:all. Matches Issues/PRs that contain the term 
is:all.
User
These filter issues/pull requests by a username.
Filter
Description
author:*
Authored By
assignee:*
Assigned To
review:*
Reviewed By
mentions:*
Mentions the user
Examples,
author:forgejo is:all: All issues/PRs created by user 
forgejo.
Misc.
Filter
Description
sort:<by>:[asc/desc]
Sorts issues/PRs. Where, 
<by> is one of 
created, 
comments, 
updated, 
deadline
modified:[>/<]<date>
Last updated date in ISO format
Examples,
sort:created:desc is:all: Sort by the latest issues/PRs.
sort:comments:desc: Sort by the most commented issues.
modified:>2025-12-05: Searches for issues/PRs modified after 
2025-12-05.
modified:2025-12-05: Searches for issues/PRs modified exactly on 
2025-12-05.
modified:<2025-12-05: Searches for issues/PRs modified before 
2025-12-05.