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Search screen
-Searching for a
-fediverse handle or profile URL
+Hashtag categories
+If you select SHOW MORE at the bottom of the search screen
+then this will show all recent hashtags, in alphabetical order. If you
+have the editor role then selecting a tag will then allow to to
+assign a category to it. In this way you can build up hashtag
+categories as a way to group tags together under subject headings.
+For example, cake might be under a food category.
+Searching for a fediverse handle or profile URL
If you enter a fediverse handle or a URL corresponding to a profile
then the system will try to find it. If successful then a summary of the
found profile will be shown, and you will have the option to
follow/unfollow or view the original upstream profile page. If you are
already following then a different screen will be shown with more
options available.
-Searching your posts
+Searching your posts
To search your own posts prefix the search text with a single quote
character.
-
+Searching hashtags
To search for a hashtag just enter it, complete with the hash
prefix.
-Searching shared items
+Searching shared items
To search for any shared items just enter the text that you want to
search for.
-Searching wanted items
+Searching wanted items
To search for a wanted item then enter the text that you want to
search for prefixed by a full stop (period) character.
-Searching for skills
+Searching for skills
To search for accounts having a particular skill, prefix your search
text with a star character.
-Searching for emojis
+Searching for emojis
To search for an emoji use its name prefixed by a colon
character.
Browsing in a command shell
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![Search screen](manual-search.jpg)
-## Searching for a fediverse handle or profile URL
+**Hashtag categories**
+
+If you select *SHOW MORE* at the bottom of the search screen then this will show all recent hashtags, in alphabetical order. If you have the *editor* role then selecting a tag will then allow to to assign a category to it. In this way you can build up *hashtag categories* as a way to group tags together under subject headings. For example, *cake* might be under a *food* category.
+
+**Searching for a fediverse handle or profile URL**
+
If you enter a fediverse handle or a URL corresponding to a profile then the system will try to find it. If successful then a summary of the found profile will be shown, and you will have the option to follow/unfollow or view the original upstream profile page. If you are already following then a different screen will be shown with more options available.
-## Searching your posts
+**Searching your posts**
+
To search your own posts prefix the search text with a single quote character.
-## Searching hashtags
+**Searching hashtags**
+
To search for a hashtag just enter it, complete with the hash prefix.
-## Searching shared items
+**Searching shared items**
+
To search for any shared items just enter the text that you want to search for.
-## Searching wanted items
+**Searching wanted items**
+
To search for a wanted item then enter the text that you want to search for prefixed by a full stop (period) character.
-## Searching for skills
+**Searching for skills**
+
To search for accounts having a particular skill, prefix your search text with a star character.
-## Searching for emojis
+**Searching for emojis**
+
To search for an emoji use its name prefixed by a colon character.
# Browsing in a command shell