# 6.2 Filtering and Sorting Posts

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***Filters*** can be applied to narrow down a large amount of data. You can filter posts by many types of parameters, for example: ***Surveys, Sources, Categories, Status, Date Ranges, and Location.***

***Surveys and Sources*** filters are located on the left side of the toolbar, while ***other filters*** are located towards the top of the toolbar.

<figure><img src="/files/wHiUERehQLm3AOubf8RS" alt="Filters button highlighted in the toolbar"><figcaption><p>Filters button highlighted in the toolbar</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/U58SS2TSbcSTEODMUZeQ" alt="Highlighted: Various Filter Criteria"><figcaption><p>Highlighted: Various Filter Criteria</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/Jgr2dLFHeBBCBO1czwIV" alt="Highlighted: Filters for Surveys"><figcaption><p>Highlighted: Filters for Surveys</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/9QnjAiWw1kxFMZR0an0B" alt="Highlighted: Filters for Sources"><figcaption><p>Highlighted: Filters for Sources</p></figcaption></figure>

Filters are additive, so you can apply as many as you would like. This search filter is available on all pages.

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Find the button to ***sort*** posts just before all the post cards or the post details in the data view. You can ***sort*** posts by:

* Date of creation
* Post date i.e date when it was assigned to a survey
* Date updated

<figure><img src="/files/zICVHoNmlgVKxyz2fOSu" alt="Highlighted: Sorting of posts based on date of creation, post date and date updated."><figcaption><p>Highlighted: Sorting of posts based on date of creation, post date and date updated.</p></figcaption></figure>


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