# Search for open, untagged topics in a category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 17, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148 "2019-07-17T01:21:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Loki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148/1 "2019-07-17T01:21:57Z")

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Is there a way using search to find all topics in a category that are open and have no tags?

I’m thinking something like this: “#category status:open tags:none”

But the “tags:none” part doesn’t work, of course.

Suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148/2 "2019-07-17T01:26:06Z")

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[https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/support/none?status=open](https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/support/none?status=open) is the closest I can get to it.

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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148/3 "2019-07-17T11:43:29Z")

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If the proposed solution isn’t good enough you can use the [data explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin.

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**Author:** ![Loki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148/4 "2019-07-17T13:05:40Z")

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Perfect! So easy even a caveman can do it! Thanks so much.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148/5 "2023-01-07T21:11:59Z")

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-for-open-untagged-topics-in-a-category/123148/6 "2023-01-07T21:25:24Z")

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