Excluding tags from search

Alex_Kakoyiannis · November 16, 2023, 4:57pm

Anyone have a way to exclude tags from search? I am only looking to get results for pages and blocks as they are more specific and by getting tags is it really cluttered. I know pages and tags are both the same asset but would love to separate for search Thanks

mentaloid · November 16, 2023, 5:54pm

The short answer is no. But if you provide a specific example, I don’t exclude a hack.

Alex_Kakoyiannis · November 16, 2023, 6:14pm

I have tags and pages both using the term mindset. The pages are most specific and the tags are both single words #mindset and nested mindset/daily practice or mindset/shadow work. I am trying to avoid having both come up during search. If I want to search tags I can use the tags plugin so don’t need tags to populate general search for pages. Thank you

mentaloid · November 16, 2023, 6:27pm

You need to get much more specific:

How does a human differentiate between tag mindset and page mindset?
- #mindset vs. [[mindset]] ?
- Like the tags plugin?
- Otherwise?
What kind of search do you perform?
- Global?
- Queries?
- Other?

sethyuan · November 17, 2023, 12:47am

If you have general search needs, try the plugin Smart Search, it has a much simpler syntax for searching. Excluding a tag for example, can be achieved via #!mytag syntax. More info:

github.com

sethyuan/logseq-plugin-smartsearch/blob/master/README.en.md

[中文](README.md) | English

# logseq-plugin-smartsearch

Triggers an input that helps you search various types of data. You can also display one on the right sidebar.

## Feature Highlights

- While editing, use the default shortcut key `ctrl+space` to call it out. You can change it in settings.
- `esc` to close the input.
- Search by tag. Format `#tag`, `##tag` to also include it's descendants and `#>tag` to also include it's immediate children.
- Search for blocks not containing the specified tag, used in combinations, see below. Format `#!tag`.
- Completion of tag names is supported, just type part of the tag.
- `>tag` for a candidate tag list that refers to `tag` to be use further in the query.
- Search by property existence. Format `@property`.
- Search by property non-existence. Format `@!property`.
- Search by property value, can also work with partial value. Format `@property: value`.
- Search blocks without a specified property-value. Format `@!property: value`.
- Search by property value of number type. Format `@property >value`, supported operators are `>` `<` `=` `<=` `>=`.
- Search by property value of date type. Format `@property~ -1w~d`, supported units are `d` `w` `m` `y`, meaning "days", "weeks", "months" and "years"; The range represented by a `~` is optional. Absolute dates in the format `yyyyMMdd` is also supported, e.g, `20230131~d`.

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Alex_Kakoyiannis · November 17, 2023, 1:22am

Thank you this is great!!