Feature request: Advanced search operators

[Mennaruuk]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Twitter (ugh...X) has had search operators for years. They're super helpful for obtaining tweets matching particular parameters. For example, if I want to search for posts about printers, and these posts must date prior to March 1, 2024, I can use the following search keywords:

printers since:2024-03-01

If I want to search about Microsoft but exclude posts mentioning Apple, I can use the following:

Microsoft -Apple

It's pretty neat, and it's super helpful.

Describe the solution you'd like

Since many Bluesky users have migrated from Twitter, it makes sense to use Twitter's existing search parameters.

Describe alternatives you've considered

The best alternative has been using lists. However, they're flawed, and there are operators that cannot be captured by any list (such as keyword exclusions or minimum likes).

Additional context

Here is an exhaustive list of Twitter's advanced search operators.

[boly38]

We maybe could consider this issue as Epic issue around search related features to avoid duplicate

My additional need around this large feature request :

➕ add documentation link of existing advanced search features : a link close to search feature with a summary of what's supported. =>I created this:

• advanced search feature-request : ability to know supported keyword/search logic/tips #4093

➕ add search keyword to restrict result with post having media and/or image (ex. X: (has:media) (has:images)) => I created this:

• advanced search feature-request : support has:images to filter only post having image #4094

Please note that there is some other related issues :

• ✔️ from:me | from:username - Add support for ”from:username” search operator #849
• Add support for phrase searching #1143
• Use Boolean search operators AND and OR #1522
• Allow searching by date range (since: and until:) #1523
• Filter search results for posts only from users you follow #6481

X references twitter-api/tweets/search/integrate/build-a-query and twitter-api/v1/rules-and-filtering/search-operators

[boly38]

Bluesky skeet

A guide about advanced search

[Mohamed3on]

Following. This is essential for many people to move over from Twitter, especially the min_likes etc

[bgerm]

My most valued feature feature from Twitter is the ability to search tweets from only users I follow. I like to follow those that I consider domain experts and want to hear what they have to say about a certain subject.

[surfdude29]

My most valued feature feature from Twitter is the ability to search tweets from only users I follow. I like to follow those that I consider domain experts and want to hear what they have to say about a certain subject.

Someone actually opened an issue specifically for that a few days ago: #6481

[SystemsOperator]

Adding to this, a general "Likes" filter
would be helpful so that we can search within our own likes, e.g.: Starter Pack in:my_likes / #Art in:my_likes

[patcon]

Just adding keywords for this to show up better in issue queue searches: negate, negation, exclude, exclusion, logical NOT boolean search operator

Thanks :)