# Better integration of observations and journal posts

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/better-integration-of-observations-and-journal-posts/1267>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** web\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/better-integration-of-observations-and-journal-posts/1267 "2019-03-19T22:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![anthonywalton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/anthonywalton/32/6124_2.png) [@anthonywalton](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/anthonywalton)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/better-integration-of-observations-and-journal-posts/1267/8 "2021-03-04T17:35:06Z")

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### Search functionality for Observations widget in Journals

As the title explains, there is an urgent need for a search bar with which to sort through different taxa or even dates. This is a huge shortfall especially when it comes to wanting to compare one’s own observations and make inferences

I believe the screenshot below should sum it up well enough

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/5/2/52897fa6a1c79e53d6840cc01a6479f1c3532bb2.png)

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