Sorting, Filtering and Searching Aliases

Sort, filter and search shape your alias list without changing any alias itself. Search finds aliases by name, address or description as you type. Category and domain filters hide whatever does not match. Sort options reorder the visible list, by date created or email count for example. Filters are temporary, but your sort order stays put across sessions.

This guide covers only the sort, filter, and search controls. To arrange the list into collapsible sections by category, domain, or status, see Grouping Aliases. To switch between the card grid and the list layout, see Grid vs List View.

How do I search my aliases?#

Type into the search box above your alias list and it narrows as you type. It looks through names, addresses and descriptions, so it finds the alias when you remember what it was for but not the address itself. For narrower matching, the search box takes operators: domain: matches only the domain part of the address, desc: searches only descriptions, and to: searches only destinations.

1. Open your alias list. Go to Aliases in the dashboard.
2. Find the search box at the top of the page.
3. Type what you remember, an alias name, part of the address, or a word from its description. The list updates as you type; no need to press Enter.
4. Clear the box to bring the full list back.

Search can only find what is written down, so a short description pays off. When you create an alias, add a line like "Amazon checkout" and search will catch it later, even if the address is a random string. See Creating Aliases for the description field.

How do I filter aliases by category?#

The category filter shows only aliases carrying one category, so you can look at one slice at a time.

1. Open your alias list. Go to Aliases in the dashboard.
2. Open the category filter next to the search box.
3. Pick a category, Shopping say. Every alias outside Shopping drops out of the list.
4. Pick All categories to lift the filter again.

If your aliases carry no categories, this filter has nothing to work with. Tag them first using Alias Categories, then come back.

How do I filter aliases by domain?#

The domain filter shows only aliases on one domain. Handy when your aliases span several domains, your own custom domain plus an AliasFleet one, and you want to review them one at a time.

1. Open your alias list. Go to Aliases in the dashboard.
2. Click the domain name on any alias card, or pick the domain in the domain chip if one appears above the list. The list narrows to aliases on that domain.
3. Clear the chip to show all domains again.

How do I change the sort order?#

The Filters button above the list (its tooltip reads "Sort, direction, and group options") opens a panel that reorders the visible list without hiding anything. It offers four sort keys, Name, Email count, Date created and Recently used, plus a direction choice of Ascending or Descending. The same panel holds the Group by options, covered in Grouping Aliases.

1. Open the Filters panel. Click the Filters button above the alias list.
2. Pick a sort key:
   • Name orders the list alphabetically by alias address.
   • Email count ranks aliases by how many emails each one has handled, busiest first, handy for spotting your most used aliases.
   • Date created orders the list by when each alias was created, newest or oldest first depending on direction.
   • Recently used puts the aliases you have used most recently at the top.
3. Pick a direction, Ascending or Descending.
4. Check it stays. Your sort choice is remembered across sessions, so the list opens in the same order the next time you visit.

How do I combine search, filters, and sort to find one alias?#

Stack the controls: search the service name, narrow with a category filter, then sort by Email count so the busiest alias lands on top. Here is the full sequence for a common case.

Say you are trying to find the alias you used for Amazon checkout.

1. Search. Type "amazon" in the search box. Every alias with "amazon" in its name, address, or description stays visible.
2. Filter. Set the category filter to Shopping, assuming that is the category you tagged it with. The list now shows only Shopping aliases mentioning Amazon.
3. Sort. Choose Email count. The alias you actually used for checkout should sit on top, while the quiet test aliases you made and never used sink to the bottom.
4. Copy it. Once you have the right alias, copy the address and use it where you need it.

How do I check the list controls are working?#

Run these four checks to confirm search, filters and sort all behave.

1. Search a distinctive word from one alias's name or description and confirm only matching aliases stay visible.
2. Apply a category filter and confirm every visible alias carries that category.
3. Change the sort key and direction and confirm the order visibly changes. Reload the page and confirm your sort order is still applied.
4. Clear everything, search box emptied and filters back to All, and confirm the full list comes back.

Why is an alias missing from the list?#

These are the usual causes, in the order to rule out.

• A search term is still typed in. Clear the search box and look again.
• A category or domain filter is active. Set the filters back to All and look again.
• Sorting hides nothing, but it can push an alias far down the list. Switch the sort back to Name or Created to get your bearings.
• Grouping is on. If the list is split into collapsible sections, the alias may be sitting in a folded group. Grouping never hides aliases; it only rearranges them. See Grouping Aliases.
• The alias may not exist. Double-check the spelling of your search, and if you never created the alias, create it now: Creating Aliases.

Related guides#

• Grouping Aliases - arrange the list into collapsible sections by category, domain, or status.
• Grid vs List View - switch how the alias list is laid out on the page.
• Alias Categories - tag aliases so the category filter has something to filter on.
• Why use a different email address for every website - why one alias per service pays off, which is what makes search and filtering worth the setup.
• How email aliases actually work - how forwarding works, so the Email count sort key makes sense.