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Focus the issue search box

Automatically places the cursor in the filter field when you open the issues or pull requests list.

Code to copy

// Focus the issues/PR filter search box on load
var box = document.querySelector('#js-issues-search, input[name="q"][aria-label*="earch" i]');
if (box) { box.focus(); box.select(); }

How to use this example

1. Copy the code with the button above.
2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
3. Add a new rule matching that page.
4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.