YouTube is finally adding a filter to include or exclude Shorts from your search results

YouTube is rolling out enhancements to its search filters designed to make finding content more efficient and user-friendly. Following feedback from users, the platform has focused on providing advanced search tools that better match how viewers look for videos.

A significant update is the introduction of a dedicated Shorts filter. This new filter lets users decide whether search results should show Shorts, long-form videos, or both, putting more control in the hands of viewers who want to focus on their preferred format. This change has drawn positive reactions on social platforms, with some users expressing relief that a long-requested feature is finally here.

Building on these improvements, YouTube has changed the names of some sorting tools. The previous Sort By menu is now called Prioritize, and the View count sort option has been replaced by Popularity. The new Popularity measure takes into account both view counts and additional relevance factors, such as watch time, to surface videos that best match a search query.

In response to complaints about underused or ineffective filters, YouTube has also removed the Upload Date - Last Hour and Sort by Rating options. However, users can still find recent or highly-viewed content using the updated set of filters.