Note
Sorting search results is not supported for GitHub code search. For more information on code search, see About GitHub Code Search.
Use the Sort dropdown menu to sort results by relevance, number of stars, number of forks, and how recently the items were updated.
To sort by interactions, reactions, comments, created date, relevance, author date, committer date, or how recently the items were updated, you can add a sort qualifier to your search query.
Sort by comments
The sort:comments qualifier sorts by the number of comments.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:comments or sort:comments-desc | org:github sort:comments matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by the highest number of comments. |
sort:comments-asc | org:github sort:comments-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending number of comments (the fewest to the most). |
Sort by created date
The sort:created qualifier sorts by the date when the items were created.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:created or sort:created-desc | org:github sort:created matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by the most recently created date. |
sort:created-asc | org:github sort:created-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending created date (oldest to newest). |
Sort by relevance
The sort:relevance qualifier sorts by search relevance.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:relevance or sort:relevance-desc | org:github sort:relevance matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by highest search relevance. |
Sort by interactions
The sort:interactions qualifier sorts by the highest combined number of reactions and comments.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:interactions or sort:interactions-desc | org:github sort:interactions matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by the highest combined number of reactions and comments. |
sort:interactions-asc | org:github sort:interactions-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by the lowest combined number of reactions and comments. |
Sort by reactions
The sort:reactions qualifier sorts by the number or type of reactions.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:reactions or sort:reactions-desc | org:github sort:reactions matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by the highest number of reactions. |
sort:reactions-asc | org:github sort:reactions-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending number of reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-+1 or sort:reactions-+1-asc | org:github sort:reactions-+1-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending thumbs up (๐) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-+1-desc | org:github sort:reactions-+1-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending thumbs up (๐) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions--1 or sort:reactions--1-asc | org:github sort:reactions--1-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending thumbs down (๐) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions--1-desc | org:github sort:reactions--1-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending thumbs down (๐) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-smile or sort:reactions-smile-asc | org:github sort:reactions-smile-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending laugh (๐) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-smile-desc | org:github sort:reactions-smile-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending laugh (๐) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-tada or sort:reactions-tada-asc | org:github sort:reactions-tada-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending hurray (๐) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-tada-desc | org:github sort:reactions-tada-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending hurray (๐) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-heart or sort:reactions-heart-asc | org:github sort:reactions-heart-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending heart (โค๏ธ) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-heart-desc | org:github sort:reactions-heart-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending heart (โค๏ธ) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-thinking_face or sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc | org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-thinking_face-desc | org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-rocket or sort:reactions-rocket-asc | org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending rocket (๐) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-rocket-desc | org:github sort:reactions-rocket-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending rocket (๐) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
sort:reactions-eyes or sort:reactions-eyes-asc | org:github sort:reactions-eyes-asc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending eyes (๐) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
sort:reactions-eyes-desc | org:github sort:reactions-eyes-desc matches issues in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending eyes (๐) reactions (the most to the fewest). |
Sort by author date
The sort:author-date qualifier sorts by descending or ascending author date.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:author-date or sort:author-date-desc | feature org:github sort:author-date matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending author date. |
sort:author-date-asc | feature org:github sort:author-date-asc matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending author date. |
Sort by committer date
The sort:committer-date qualifier sorts by descending or ascending committer date.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:committer-date or sort:committer-date-desc | feature org:github sort:committer-date matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by descending committer date. |
sort:committer-date-asc | feature org:github sort:committer-date-asc matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by GitHub, sorted by ascending committer date. |
Sort by updated date
The sort:updated qualifier sorts by how recently the items were updated.
| Qualifier | Example |
|---|---|
sort:updated or sort:updated-desc | feature sort:updated matches repositories containing the word "feature," sorted by most recently updated date. |
sort:updated-asc | feature sort:updated-asc matches repositories containing the word "feature," sorted by least recently updated date. |