Search in Google+
You can search Google+ for people, posts, communities, events, and collections. Searching makes it easy to find things you like or may be interested in.
- On your computer, open Google+.
- At the top of the page, click the search box.
- Type what you want to search for and press Enter or Return.
Your search results include:
- Topics: Topics related to what you searched for
- Communities: Communities related to what you searched for
- People and pages: Profiles and pages that mention what you searched for
- Collections: Collections related to what you searched for
- Google+ posts: Both public posts, and posts that were shared with you
More search options
If you use Google+ for work or school, you can use the search box to perform an advanced search.
- On your computer, open Google+.
- At the top, in the search box, click the Down arrow
.
- Type or click what you want to search for or filter by.
- Click Search.
You can also refine a search in Google+ by typing advanced search operators directly in the search box.
From
Find posts from a specific user or user ID.
Tip: The ID, or url_id, is the string of numbers at the end of a profile’s URL.
- Examples:
Has
Find posts with specific content.
Date
Find posts posted before or after a certain date, or within a custom date range.
- Examples:
Commenter
Find posts commented on by a specific user.
- Examples:
Mentions
Find posts that mention a specific user.
- Examples:
In
Find posts in any community or collection, or in a specific community or collection by ID.
Tip: The community or collection ID is the string of numbers and letters at the end of a community or collection's URL.
- Examples:
AND, OR & NOT
You can refine your search to include multiple queries or exclude certain terms by using logic operators. Enter these operators in all capital letters.
Tip: You can search for multiple operators without use of the word "AND." You can also replace "NOT" with a minus sign.
