A node that is the results of a search

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Jamie Lennox

• July 18, 2022 05:52

Hi,

 

I tend to under-use the search and spend all of my time in the outline view. I'd love to have a way to create a node that is a search query and see the sub-nodes as the results of that query. This would help to do thing like displaying all the #todo tags for a project at a top level that i can then click on to drill down, or see a list of active projects at the top of my tree that I can add to by appending a tag to the existing node.

I would expect that the sub-nodes function the same way as mirrors where if editted they would be writing the data to the real node.

 

Maybe i just need to get more comfortable with search

 

 

Thanks

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  Frank (Workflowy Support)

  • July 18, 2022 17:37

  Hi Jamie!

  > I'd love to have a way to create a node that is a search query and see the sub-nodes as the results of that query.

  We'd love to build this. This is on our list :-) 

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  Max Yakin Bozek

  • October 12, 2022 14:19

  Would this be like "Smart folders" behave in macOS that dynamically auto-populates with a predefined search query? That would be awesome!

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  Pontus

  • December 02, 2022 11:28

  I would love this as well! 

  To clarify, the difference from having a search as a favourite would be that the search results are visible among the rest of the bullets, without any extra click needed.

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  Lee Busch

  • December 18, 2022 02:32

  Yes, yes, yes! I want to embed a tag query in a node that pulls in mirrors of my todos based on a search of the assigned tags. This would keep me from leaving for Obsidian. 

   

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  Lee Busch

  • December 18, 2022 02:33

  @Frank, is there an ETA?

   

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  Frank (Workflowy Support)

  • December 19, 2022 18:53

  Hi Lee!

  We don't have an ETA, unfortunately.

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  Rich Camp

  • April 06, 2023 17:50

  This would be an awesome feature and really enhance my organization! I was thinking to use it in part of my tasks list to sort tasks from different aspects of my life. Thanks!

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  Sebastien Lemieux

  • June 29, 2023 03:02

  With this and a feature where a search can yield out "all nodes under a #todo node", it would help automating dashboards.

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  ANANT KANDPAL

  • August 22, 2023 00:32

  This is the One Feature i need to create to get tags working, and a working GTD dashboard instead of just firing queries all the time

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  Lucie

  • August 23, 2023 07:49

  Yessss can't wait for this feature <3

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  Laura S Hibberd

  • August 25, 2023 20:03

  I would really, really appreciate this feature too.    What a huge add this would be to WorkFlowy!   
  Search results persistent as a bullet/node in the outline.   
  I could have my search for "tasks" visible right along with my "daily journal" without having to click between different searches, etc.   

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  adri

  • August 30, 2023 07:58

  @Frank, any update on this search nodes feature? Are the team working on it? Or is not started yet?

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  Frank (Workflowy Support)

  • August 30, 2023 11:26

  Hi Adri,

  We are not currently working on search nodes and we don't have a time frame.

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  adri

  • August 30, 2023 16:26

  Glad you answered. Sad with the response.

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  adri

  • August 30, 2023 17:32
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  WAIT: what about offering the "internal link" of a saved search?

  Then we can link any node with the search as a workaround until the real search nodes are here.

  That internal link of a saved search can be copied in Workflowy-web version. But not in the Desktop app.

  Wouldn't be that an easy and non intrusive temporary solution, @Frank ?

  EDIT: I've just entered the web version (that I never use), clicked in a saved search, and copied the link to it that appears in the browser bar. Then selected any node (even in desktop app) and hiperlink the text of a node to that direction copied from the browser. It works. Now the search is accesible directly from a node.

  PD. Let me add that the internal link of a search is universal. For example, try to link any text or node in your account with this: https://workflowy.com/#?q=today and we'll all have the search results for the "today" tagged nodes of our own account... but with a common link adress.

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