<p>You can search any of your fields using the syntax "fieldHandle: search term".</p>

<p>See <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/searching" rel="nofollow">http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/searching</a> for more info.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-03-12T07:38:18.917Z
jeez, how could I not see that in the docs?! Sorry for the stupid question and thanks for your answer...
Sidney Widmer
CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-09-28T16:11:59.210Z
Doesn't seem to work for entry IDs though...any way to do this?
Tim Kelty
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2015-03-11T15:01:40.553Z
2015-03-11T15:01:40.553Z
Bruce Johnson
<p>There is a new plugin that lets you do just this: <a href="https://plugins.craftcms.com/omnisearch" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://plugins.craftcms.com/omnisearch</a></p>
<p>Full disclosure: I'm the author of this plugin.</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2021-10-07T13:46:22.220Z
2021-10-07T13:46:22.220Z
pohnean
<p>Is it possible to use the search in the CP to search let's say by id? Or even one of the fields?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,
Sidney</p>

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Control Panel advanced search?
# Control Panel advanced search?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-11)

Is it possible to use the search in the CP to search let's say by id? Or even one of the fields?

Thanks in advance,
Sidney

**Tags:** control-panel

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

You can search any of your fields using the syntax "fieldHandle: search term".

See <http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/searching> for more info.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: jeez, how could I not see that in the docs?! Sorry for the stupid question and thanks for your answer...  
> **username_2**: Doesn't seem to work for entry IDs though...any way to do this?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-10-07. Score: 1

There is a new plugin that lets you do just this: <https://plugins.craftcms.com/omnisearch>

Full disclosure: I'm the author of this plugin.


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