Add missing sort options to sorting search results documentation#38603
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[WIP] Missing sort options in "Sorting search results" documentation
Add missing sort options to sorting search results documentation
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This PR enhances the "Sorting search results" documentation by adding missing sort qualifiers and examples.
- Added new sections for sorting by comments, created date, and relevance, each with qualifier descriptions and example links
- Expanded the reactions table in the Sort by interactions section to include ascending and descending variants for each reaction type
- Updated the introductory bullet to list all available sort categories
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content/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/sorting-search-results.md:25
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-to maintain the markdown list format (e.g.,- To sort by interactions…).
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.
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| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions--1**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions--1&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thumbs down (:-1:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions--1-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions--1-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions--1-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending thumbs down (:-1:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions--1-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions--1-desc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions--1-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thumbs down (:-1:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-smile**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-smile&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most laugh (:smile:) reactions. |
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| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-smile**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-smile&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most laugh (:smile:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-smile-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-smile-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-smile-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending laugh (:smile:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-smile-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-smile-desc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-smile-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending laugh (:smile:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-tada**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-tada&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most hurray (:tada:) reactions. |
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| @@ -42,10 +68,29 @@ The `sort:reactions` qualifier sorts by the number or type of reactions. | |||
| | `sort:reactions` or `sort:reactions-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the highest number of reactions. | |||
| | `sort:reactions-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-asc**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending number of reactions (the fewest to the most). | |||
| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-+1**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-%2B1&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thumbs up (:+1:) reactions. | |||
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| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-+1**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-%2B1&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thumbs up (:+1:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-+1-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-+1-asc**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending thumbs up (:+1:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-+1-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-+1-desc**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thumbs up (:+1:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions--1**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions--1&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thumbs down (:-1:) reactions. |
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| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-tada**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-tada&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most hurray (:tada:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-tada-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-tada-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-tada-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending hurray (:tada:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-tada-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-tada-desc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-tada-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending hurray (:tada:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-heart**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-heart&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most heart (:heart:) reactions. |
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| | `sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-thinking_face-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.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**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-thinking_face-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-rocket` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most rocket (:rocket:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-rocket-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
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| | `sort:reactions-rocket-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | |
| | `sort:reactions-rocket` or `sort:reactions-rocket-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
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Updated to show both sort:reactions-rocket and sort:reactions-rocket-asc as alternatives in commit c912567.
| | `sort:reactions-rocket-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-rocket-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-desc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-eyes` | [**org:github sort:reactions-eyes**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-eyes&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most eyes (:eyes:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-eyes-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-eyes-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-eyes-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending eyes (:eyes:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
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| | `sort:reactions-eyes-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-eyes-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-eyes-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending eyes (:eyes:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | |
| | `sort:reactions-eyes` or `sort:reactions-eyes-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-eyes-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-eyes-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending eyes (:eyes:) reactions (the fewest to the most). |
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Updated to show both sort:reactions-eyes and sort:reactions-eyes-asc as alternatives in commit c912567.
| | <code>sort:reactions-<em>reaction</em></code> | [**org:github sort:reactions-heart**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-heart&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most heart (:heart:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-heart-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-heart-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-heart-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending heart (:heart:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-heart-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-heart-desc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-heart-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending heart (:heart:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-thinking_face` | [**org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-thinking_face&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions. |
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| | `sort:reactions-thinking_face` | [**org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-thinking_face&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-thinking_face-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.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**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-thinking_face-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending thinking face (:thinking_face:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-rocket` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most rocket (:rocket:) reactions. |
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| | `sort:reactions-rocket` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most rocket (:rocket:) reactions. | ||
| | `sort:reactions-rocket-asc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the fewest to the most). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-rocket-desc` | [**org:github sort:reactions-rocket-desc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-rocket-desc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending rocket (:rocket:) reactions (the most to the fewest). | ||
| | `sort:reactions-eyes` | [**org:github sort:reactions-eyes**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Areactions-eyes&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by most eyes (:eyes:) reactions. |
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| | `sort:created` or `sort:created-desc` | [**org:github sort:created**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Acreated&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the most recently created date. | ||
| | `sort:created-asc` | [**org:github sort:created-asc**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Acreated-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by ascending created date (oldest to newest). | ||
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This PR adds comprehensive documentation for missing sort options in the GitHub search functionality to the "Sorting search results" page.
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New Sort Sections Added:
sort:comments,sort:comments-asc, andsort:comments-descoptionssort:created,sort:created-asc, andsort:created-descoptionssort:relevanceandsort:relevance-descoptionsExpanded Reactions Section:
Added comprehensive documentation for all reaction-based sort options with both ascending and descending variants:
sort:reactions-+1-ascandsort:reactions-+1-descsort:reactions--1-ascandsort:reactions--1-descsort:reactions-smile-ascandsort:reactions-smile-descsort:reactions-tada-ascandsort:reactions-tada-descsort:reactions-heart-ascandsort:reactions-heart-descsort:reactions-thinking_face,sort:reactions-thinking_face-asc, andsort:reactions-thinking_face-descsort:reactions-rocket,sort:reactions-rocket-asc, andsort:reactions-rocket-descsort:reactions-eyes,sort:reactions-eyes-asc, andsort:reactions-eyes-descAdditional Updates:
All missing sort options mentioned in the original issue have been added with complete documentation including examples and proper formatting.
Fixes #38455.
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