<p>You can via the search box:</p>

<pre><code>myCategoriesField:"some category title"
</code></pre>

<p>See <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/searching" rel="nofollow">http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/searching</a> for details on the syntax.</p>

<p>We do plan on making it possible to add category/tag filters to the element indexes though, including the modal selection windows.</p>

<hr>

<p><strong>Update:</strong> You can add a list of categories to the Entries page sidebar using the <a href="https://github.com/pixelandtonic/CategorySources" rel="nofollow">Category Sources</a> plugin.</p>

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2015-05-12T11:20:05.180Z
This is huge for me. I have channels with hundreds of entries that don't have any logical order to them. My content editors are going to struggle with a search syntax. Similarly for assets. I don't want to use folders and sub-folders as I think it is the wrong way to go. My front end allows for category filtering so it would be great to provide the ability to have this in the CP. I do have a special front end page that connects content editors directly to the entry editing page, but they have to go out to that page and back in again.
Jack McKenzie
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2015-05-12T13:10:37.377Z
@JackMcKenzie Just updated this answer with a link to [Category Sources](https://github.com/pixelandtonic/CategorySources), a plugin that adds categories to the Entries page sidebar.
Brandon Kelly
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2014-09-02T13:38:06.480Z
Is this new feature slated for 2.2?
Mike Pierce
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2014-09-02T17:35:27.610Z
We don’t have a specific release in mind for it yet.
Brandon Kelly
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2014-08-23T15:01:02.733Z
2015-05-12T13:10:07.847Z
2015-05-12T13:10:07.847Z
Brandon Kelly
<p>Is there any way of filtering by category in the control panel entries list?</p>

<p>Likewise, is there for an "entries" field (like how Playa lets you filter by channel, category)?</p>

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Filtering/searching for entries by category in the control panel
# Filtering/searching for entries by category in the control panel

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-22)

Is there any way of filtering by category in the control panel entries list?

Likewise, is there for an "entries" field (like how Playa lets you filter by channel, category)?

**Tags:** categories, control-panel

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-23. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

You can via the search box:
myCategoriesField:"some category title"

See http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/searching for details on the syntax.
We do plan on making it possible to add category/tag filters to the element indexes though, including the modal selection windows.

Update: You can add a list of categories to the Entries page sidebar using the Category Sources plugin.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Is this new feature slated for 2.2?  
> **username_1**: We don’t have a specific release in mind for it yet.  
> **username_2**: This is huge for me. I have channels with hundreds of entries that don't have any logical order to them. My content editors are going to struggle with a search syntax. Similarly for assets. I don't want to use folders and sub-folders as I think it is the wrong way to go. My front end allows for category filtering so it would be great to provide the ability to have this in the CP. I do have a special front end page that connects content editors directly to the entry editing page, but they have to go out to that page and back in again.  
> **username_1**: @JackMcKenzie Just updated this answer with a link to [Category Sources](https://github.com/pixelandtonic/CategorySources), a plugin that adds categories to the Entries page sidebar.  

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