Searching craigslist

1. Homepage Search
2. Category Search
3. Display Options

 

Refining Your Search

 

1. Adjusting Search Results
2. Location Search
3. Narrowing Your Search
4. Saving Searches

 

 

Searching craigslist

There are two ways to search craigslist: homepage search and category search.

 

1. Homepage Search

To search from the homepage, start typing in the box beneath “search classifieds”.

 

●     Make sure the location named at the top is where you want to search.

 

●     If the location is not correct, visit our list of available sites, and choose the most appropriate one.

 

As you type, you will be given results in a variety of categories.

 

Click the one that best describes what you are looking for.

 

2. Category Search

 

To search a specific category, click on the category (e.g. "for sale") or sub-category (e.g. "bikes") name.

 

for sale

 

If you select a sub-category (e.g. "bikes"), you may choose "all", "by-owner", or "by-dealer" postings.

 

 

 

Refining Your Search

 

 

1. Location Search

 

For some sites, you can click on a subarea to the right of the location name to filter your results.

 

 

For these sites, you can also use the drop down menu on a search page.

 

drop down

 

2. Narrowing Your Search

 

The following methods can be used to further narrow your search results:

 

●     Phrase Search: You can use quotation marks to search for a specific phrase.

 

e.g. this search finds postings with the exact phrase "coffee table" listed: "coffee table"

 

●     Exclude Terms: You can exclude a term by using the "-" symbol before the word you want excluded.

 

e.g. this search finds postings that have the word 'table' but not 'coffee': table -coffee

 

●     "OR" Search: You can find postings with one or multiple terms by using the "|" symbol between words.

 

e.g. this search finds postings that have 'honda' or 'toyota' (or both): honda | toyota

 

●     Grouping: You can group terms together in parenthesis when queries are complicated.

e.g. this search finds postings with 'honda' or 'toyota' (or both) but not 2000 or 2001: (toyota | honda) -2000 -2001

 

●     Wildcards: You can search for different forms of a word by using the "*" symbol.

 

e.g. din* table (matches "dining table," "dinner table")

e.g. wood floo* (matches "wood floors," "wood flooring", etc)

e.g. iphone* (matches "iphone," "iphones," "iphone5," etc)

 

 

3. Saving Searches

 

To save searches for later use, please see our FAQ