# Filtering topic lists in Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-topic-lists-in-discourse/375558
**Category:** Using Discourse
**Tags:** search, reference, topic-filter
**Created:** [July 24, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-topic-lists-in-discourse/375558 "2025-07-24T04:12:30Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filtering-topic-lists-in-discourse/375558/21 "2026-04-03T06:32:14Z")

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Yes. Just enter the words without any filter name

> [@sam](#):
>
> **Include regular search terms:**
> 
> ```plaintext
> category:support ssl certificate error
> 
> ```
> 
> This searches for topics in the “support” category containing the words “ssl certificate error”.

 ![Screenshot_20260403_082724_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/f/7/ff721570e9111768bc6db18c7397429dc1cc049c.jpeg)

I often prefer search because it returns posts. With the topic filter, finding the post containing the word within the topic is sometimes a little difficult, so I often end up searching within the topic.

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