### [Searching and Filtering Form Entries](https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-search-and-filter-form-entries/)

**Published:** December 19, 2023
**Author:** Umair Majeed

**Excerpt:** Learn how to find specific form entries using entry filters and search.

**Content:**

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Would you like to quickly locate certain entries for your forms? With the search and filter tools in WPForms, you can easily find entries that match the criteria you’re looking for.

This tutorial will show you how to search and filter entries in WPForms.

- [Searching for Keywords](#search-keywords)
- [Filtering by Date](#filter-date)
- [Clearing Search and Filter Results](#clear-search)

![Searching and filtering form entries](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/searching-filtering-entries.gif "Searching and Filtering Form Entries")---

## Searching for Keywords

Before we get started, be sure to [create a form](https://wpforms.com/docs/creating-first-form/ "Creating Your First Form") and collect some entries.

Then, you can view your form entries by going to **WPForms » Entries**. To view the entries of a specific form, click on that form’s name.

![Entries Overview](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Entries-overview-1.png)This will take you to the Entries page for that specific form.

![Entries-page](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/entries-overview-page.png)Once you’re on the Entries page that you’d like to search, you’ll need to locate the search bar.

![WPForms entry search bar](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WPForms-entry-search-bar-1.png)Within the search bar, the following options can be used to set your search requirements:

- **Form fields:** You can select a specific field from this form if you’d like.
- **Advanced Options:** There are four advanced options you can choose to further refine your search results. We’ll go over each of the options below: 
    - - **Entry ID:** Search through entries based on the entry’s ID number.
        - **Entry Notes:** Select this option to search entries by the [entry notes](https://wpforms.com/docs/complete-guide-to-form-entries/#add-notes "A Complete Guide to Form Entries") that have optionally been added after form submission.
        - **IP Address:** This allows you to search for entries by the IP address of the user who submitted your form.
        - **User Agent:** Search entries by the browser, operating system, or device type of the user that submitted your form.
- **Operator:** Options include **contains**, **does not contain**, **is**, **is not**, **is empty** and **is not empty**.
- **Keyword:** The specific term(s) you’d like to search for.

For our example, we’ll search for any entries where the **Name** field **contains** the term **Sullie**.

![Entry search example](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/entry-search.png)When the search is complete, you’ll see a summary of the search results near the top of the page.

![Entry search results](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/entry-search-results.png)## Filtering by Date

On the Entries page, you can also choose to only display entries collected within a specific date range. To select your date range, you’ll first need to click on the **Select a date range**  field.

![Select a date range](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Select-a-date-range.png)Next, simply select two dates in the datepicker calendar and click the **Filter** button.

![Click filter button](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/filter-search-entries.png)**Note:** It’s also possible to simultaneously search and filter entries by date. If you’d like to give this a try, just search for a keyword and then select a date range filter.

## Clearing Search and Filter Results

If you’d like to easily clear the search and filter results, then simply click the **“X”** icon. This will display the full entries list.

![Clear search and filter results](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/clear-search-and-filter-results.png)Alternatively, you can click **All Entries** to clear the results.

![Clear search or filter](https://wpforms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/clear-search-or-filter.png)That’s it! You can now search your form entries for keywords or filter by date range.

Next, would you like to learn about all of the other options available for entries? Be sure to check out [our guide to form entries](https://wpforms.com/docs/complete-guide-to-form-entries/ "A Complete Guide to Form Entries") for all the details.

**Categories:** Entries, Entry Management

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