[GH-ISSUE #680] Search by tags should return also folders #524

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opened 2026-02-25 21:32:06 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @Kimbaras on GitHub (Feb 6, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/680

Originally assigned to: @ciur on GitHub.

Hi,

From my understanding and from the docs, it seems the search by tag only returns to documents right?

I believe it would be helpful to allow the search to also retrieve folders with such tags.

As an example, I've got the following structure:

Home folder
     Medical Docs
          2025
               Doc 1
               Doc 2
               ...
          2026
               Doc 1
               ...

If I search for 2026, it will retrieve only the "Doc X" tagged with "2026".
It would be helpful if the search would also show the folder "2026" in the results.

Or alternatively, the files inside a folder should automatically get the folder tags? (but I'm not really sure this would be a good idea).

Thanks!

Originally created by @Kimbaras on GitHub (Feb 6, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ciur/papermerge/issues/680 Originally assigned to: @ciur on GitHub. Hi, From my understanding and from the docs, it seems the search by tag only returns to documents right? I believe it would be helpful to allow the search to also retrieve folders with such tags. As an example, I've got the following structure: ``` Home folder Medical Docs 2025 Doc 1 Doc 2 ... 2026 Doc 1 ... ``` If I search for 2026, it will retrieve only the "Doc X" tagged with "2026". It would be helpful if the search would also show the folder "2026" in the results. Or alternatively, the files inside a folder should automatically get the folder tags? (but I'm not really sure this would be a good idea). Thanks!