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[Moderator Dashboard](https://help.ideascale.com/moderator-dashboard?hsLang=en) # Search Ideas and Comments using Moderator Dashboard ## Ways to Search Ideas and Comments in Moderator Dashboard  ***Path: Workspace Homepage >> Navigation Panel >> Moderation*** IdeaScale has improved the Moderator Dashboard where **Community moderator, Campaign moderator, Group moderator** and **Custom field moderator** are allowed to search or sort out the ideas and comments using different queries. **TABLE OF CONTENTS** [Idea Search Option](https://help.ideascale.com/search-ideas-comments-im#Search) [Comment Search Option](https://help.ideascale.com/search-ideas-comments-im#commentsearch) --- ### Idea Search Option Moderator can filter ideas with seach commands: Campaign, Group, Submitter, Date, Submitted, Idea Number, Pending and Label. ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.05.29 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.05.29%20PM.png?width=670&height=311&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.05.29%20PM.png) **1. Campaign** Moderator can search for ideas based on the name of the campaign in the search field.  i) Choose the query **Campaign.** ii) Choose the name of the campaign and run the query by clicking on the search icon (magnifying glass). ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.06.39 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.06.39%20PM.png?width=670&height=306&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.06.39%20PM.png) ***Note:** Moderators can choose multiple campaigns to view ideas.* ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.07.58 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.07.58%20PM.png?width=670&height=306&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.07.58%20PM.png) **2. Group** Moderators can search for ideas on the basis of the name of the group. i) Choose the query **Group.** ii) Choose the group name from the dropdown and run the query by clicking on the search icon (magnifying glass). ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.09.10 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.09.10%20PM.png?width=670&height=303&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.09.10%20PM.png) ***Note:** Moderator can select multiple group names to search for ideas.* ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.09.51 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.09.51%20PM.png?width=670&height=308&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.09.51%20PM.png) **3. Submitter** Ideas can be searched based on the name of the idea submitter. i) Choose the query **Submitter.** ii) Select the idea submitter name from the dropdown and click on search icon (magnifying glass) to run the query. ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.10.53 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.10.53%20PM.png?width=670&height=306&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.10.53%20PM.png) ***Note**: Moderator can select multiple idea submitter names to search ideas.* ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.11.39 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.11.39%20PM.png?width=670&height=309&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.11.39%20PM.png) **4. Date Submitted** Sort out the idea is possible based on the date of idea submission. i) Choose the query **Date\_Submitted.** ii) Select the range of dates from the calendar and run the query by clicking on the search icon (magnifying glass). ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.13.13 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.13.13%20PM.png?width=670&height=304&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.13.13%20PM.png) **5. Idea Number** Moderator can search ideas using the idea number. i) Choose the query **Idea\_Number.** ii) Put the idea number between {} and run the query by clicking on the search icon (magnifying glass). ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.20.01 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.20.01%20PM.png?width=670&height=306&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.20.01%20PM.png) ***Note:** Moderator can give multiple idea numbers to search ideas.* ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.20.37 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.20.37%20PM.png?width=670&height=305&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.20.37%20PM.png) **6. Pending** Moderator can view pending ideas. i) Choose the query **Pending and Yes.** ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.21.31 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.21.31%20PM.png?width=670&height=308&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.21.31%20PM.png) ii) Run the query by clicking on the search icon (magnifying glass). In addition to search commands, ideas can also be searched using the keywords from the idea title or description or the whole idea by typing it in the search field. ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.22.42 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.22.42%20PM.png?width=670&height=306&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.22.42%20PM.png) **7. Label** Moderator can search ideas using the idea labels. i) Choose the query **Label and** select the desired label from the dropdown. ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.23.25 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.23.25%20PM.png?width=670&height=309&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.23.25%20PM.png) ii) Run the query by clicking on the search icon (magnifying glass). ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.24.43 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.24.43%20PM.png?width=670&height=306&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.24.43%20PM.png) --- ### Comment Search Option Similar to idea search, Moderator can use search command to filter comments using the search commands which are :Campaign, Group, Submitter, Date Submitted and Pending ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.25.23 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.25.23%20PM.png?width=670&height=305&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.25.23%20PM.png) In addition to search commands, comments can also be searched using the keywords from the comment or the whole comment by typing it in the search field. ![Screenshot 2026-06-27 at 3.26.14 PM](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.26.14%20PM.png?width=670&height=304&name=Screenshot%202026-06-27%20at%203.26.14%20PM.png) ***Note: Moderator** needs to click on **'Idea Author'** and **'Similar ideas'** to expand and view the author name and similar ideas.* ![Screen-Recording-2025-07-17-at-1](https://help.ideascale.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen-Recording-2025-07-17-at-1.gif?width=670&height=409&name=Screen-Recording-2025-07-17-at-1.gif) Last Updated: September 18, 2026 - 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