[GH-ISSUE #7798] [Bug]: Filtering by "Notes > has tags" doesn't allow user to specify multiple tags #72945

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opened 2026-05-16 13:57:48 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @jonner on GitHub (May 11, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/7798

What happened?

The name of this filter option is a plural "has tags", but it doesn't allow the user to input multiple tags similar to how the "category > one of" filters work. It should probably either allow multiple inputs, or the option should be renamed to "has tag" (singular)

How can we reproduce the issue?

try to filter transaction list by "Notes > has tags"

Where are you hosting Actual?

Docker

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

Operating System

Linux

Originally created by @jonner on GitHub (May 11, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/7798 ### What happened? The name of this filter option is a plural "has tag**s**", but it doesn't allow the user to input multiple tags similar to how the "category > one of" filters work. It should probably either allow multiple inputs, or the option should be renamed to "has tag" (singular) ### How can we reproduce the issue? try to filter transaction list by "Notes > has tags" ### Where are you hosting Actual? Docker ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Firefox ### Operating System Linux
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@youngcw commented on GitHub (May 11, 2026):

I thought it used to allow multiple. Maybe Im remembering right.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4424559349 --> @youngcw commented on GitHub (May 11, 2026): I thought it used to allow multiple. Maybe Im remembering right.
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@alecbakholdin commented on GitHub (May 12, 2026):

The has tags filter does let you filter by multiple, it's more like a "has all tags" filter instead of a "has any tag" filter. This has been this way for quite a while.

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As a workaround, you can use the "matches" filter. If you wanted to filter by "either #one, #two, or #three," you can do the "matches" filter with #one|#two|#three. Let me know if this helps!

@youngcw personally I think this is working as intended, not a bug

<!-- gh-comment-id:4426711813 --> @alecbakholdin commented on GitHub (May 12, 2026): The has tags filter *does* let you filter by multiple, it's more like a "has all tags" filter instead of a "has any tag" filter. This has been this way for quite a while. <img width="1261" height="427" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5ad618e2-f5f0-4080-9efc-14a0cfaff3ec" /> As a workaround, you can use the "matches" filter. If you wanted to filter by "either #one, #two, or #three," you can do the "matches" filter with #one|#two|#three. Let me know if this helps! @youngcw personally I think this is working as intended, not a bug
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@jonner commented on GitHub (May 12, 2026):

Ok, that helps, but it doesn't seem like the most intuitive UI to me

<!-- gh-comment-id:4426755404 --> @jonner commented on GitHub (May 12, 2026): Ok, that helps, but it doesn't seem like the most intuitive UI to me
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Reference: github-starred/actual#72945