Search by label using quick search not working

I just installed the self-hosted version (Version: v0.24.6), and when trying to use the command-K to search for a label, it returns *LabelName, but I can’t go any further- it doesn’t list those tasks with that label, nor can I hit enter. How does this feature work? Is there a user guide for this software? Thanks!

Welcome! :wave:

This sounds like a bug. Can you reproduce this on try?

works on try- but not my instance. See screenshots (edit- I can only add 1 at a time.)
Screenshot 2025-02-12 at 2.30.05 PM

Did you change the quick add magic mode to Todoist on the demo as well?

I can reproduce the bug on both TRY and Typesense enabled instances. Both latest main branch commit.
The problem occurs when using tag names with space in between (multiple words).

Regular Quick Add Magic mode (not TODOIST).

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No I did not do this, but I have now and still the same issue.

@Troy_Abel can you verify that the problem only happens with labels which contain spaces?

If that’s the case, the solution is fairly simple:

To use spaces, simply add a " or ' around the label name. For example: *"Label with spaces".

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funny- works with 2 letters, but when I add the 3rd it doesn’t

No luck.

and I don’t understand why this works

Yes, keep the * before the ".

Any ideas - I kept the * and it still didn’t work- I posted screenshots above.

That’s likely because it matches the “pe” from “personal” in the task title.

You need to specify the full label, not just the start:

I would suggest auto-complete actually work, because typing in the entire label with *‘’ isn’t an elegant solution.