docs/content/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/sorting-search-results.md

---
title: Sorting search results
intro: 'You can sort {% data variables.product.github %} search results using the Sort menu, or by adding a `sort` qualifier to your query.'
redirect_from:
  - /articles/sorting-search-results
  - /github/searching-for-information-on-github/sorting-search-results
  - /github/searching-for-information-on-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/sorting-search-results
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - GitHub search
---

{% ifversion code-search-upgrade %}

> [!NOTE]
> Sorting search results is not supported for {% data variables.product.github %} code search. For more information on code search, see [AUTOTITLE](/search-github/github-code-search/about-github-code-search).

{% endif %}

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, author date, committer date, or how recently the items were updated, you can add a `sort` qualifier to your search query.

## 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**](https://github.com/search?q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Ainteractions&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by the highest combined number of reactions and comments.
| `sort:interactions-asc` | [**org:github sort:interactions-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=org%3Agithub+sort%3Ainteractions-asc&type=Issues) matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.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**](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.
| <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.
| <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.
| <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.
| <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 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**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=feature+org%3Agithub+sort%3Aauthor-date&type=Commits) matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending author date.
| `sort:author-date-asc` | [**`feature org:github sort:author-date-asc`**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=feature+org%3Agithub+sort%3Aauthor-date-asc&type=Commits) matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.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**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=feature+org%3Agithub+sort%3Acommitter-date&type=Commits) matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.github %}, sorted by descending committer date.
| `sort:committer-date-asc` | [**`feature org:github sort:committer-date-asc`**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=feature+org%3Agithub+sort%3Acommitter-date-asc&type=Commits) matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.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**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=feature+sort%3Aupdated&type=Repositories) matches repositories containing the word "feature," sorted by most recently updated date.
| `sort:updated-asc` | [**feature sort:updated-asc**](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=feature+sort%3Aupdated-asc&type=Repositories) matches repositories containing the word "feature," sorted by least recently updated date.

## Further reading

* [AUTOTITLE](/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/about-searching-on-github)
* [AUTOTITLE](/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/filtering-and-searching-issues-and-pull-requests)