You can sort [{% data variables.product.product_name %} search](/articles/searching-on-github) results using the Sort menu, or by adding a `sort` qualifier to your query.
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 matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by the highest combined number of reactions and comments.
sort:interactions-asc
org:github sort:interactions-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, 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 {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by the highest number of reactions.
sort:reactions-asc
org:github sort:reactions-asc matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by ascending number of reactions (the fewest to the most).
sort:reactions-reaction
org:github sort:reactions-+1 matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by most thumbs up (👍) reactions.
sort:reactions-reaction
org:github sort:reactions--1 matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by most thumbs down (👎) reactions.
sort:reactions-reaction
org:github sort:reactions-smile matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by most laugh (😄) reactions.
sort:reactions-reaction
org:github sort:reactions-tada matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by most hurray (🎉) reactions.
sort:reactions-reaction
org:github sort:reactions-heart matches issues in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, sorted by most 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 matches commits containing the word "feature" in repositories owned by {% data variables.product.product_name %}, 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 {% data variables.product.product_name %}, 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 {% data variables.product.product_name %}, 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 {% data variables.product.product_name %}, 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.
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