diff --git a/client/components/main/globalSearch.jade b/client/components/main/globalSearch.jade
index e666482cf..f2d2a2c7c 100644
--- a/client/components/main/globalSearch.jade
+++ b/client/components/main/globalSearch.jade
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ template(name="globalSearch")
       .global-search-dueat-list-wrapper
         h1
           if $eq resultsCount.get 0
-            | {{_ 'no-results' }}
+            | {{_ 'no-cards-found' }}
           else if $eq resultsCount.get 1
-            | {{_ 'one-result' }}
+            | {{_ 'one-card-found' }}
           else if $eq resultsCount.get totalHits.get
-            | {{_ 'n-results' resultsCount.get }}
+            | {{_ 'n-cards-found' resultsCount.get }}
           else
-            | {{_ 'n-of-n-results' resultsCount.get totalHits.get }}
+            | {{_ 'n-n-of-n-cards-found' 1 resultsCount.get totalHits.get }}
         if queryErrors.get
           div
             each msg in errorMessages
diff --git a/client/components/main/globalSearch.js b/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
index 982c8e89a..560cf9dda 100644
--- a/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
+++ b/client/components/main/globalSearch.js
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
     if (this.queryParams) {
       const results = Cards.globalSearch(this.queryParams);
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.log('count:', results.count);
+      // console.log('user:', Meteor.user());
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      // console.log('user:', Meteor.user().sessionData);
       // console.log('errors:', results.errors);
       this.totalHits.set(Meteor.user().sessionData.totalHits);
       this.resultsCount.set(results.cards.count());
@@ -103,10 +105,8 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
           // console.log('query:', query);
 
-          const reUser = /^@(?<user>[\w.:]+)(\s+|$)/;
-          const reLabel = /^#(?<label>[\w:-]+)(\s+|$)/;
-          const reOperator1 = /^(?<operator>\w+):(?<value>\w+)(\s+|$)/;
-          const reOperator2 = /^(?<operator>\w+):(?<quote>["']*)(?<value>.*?)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/;
+          const reOperator1 = /^((?<operator>\w+):|(?<abbrev>[#@]))(?<value>\w+)(\s+|$)/;
+          const reOperator2 = /^((?<operator>\w+):|(?<abbrev>[#@]))(?<quote>["']*)(?<value>.*?)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/;
           const reText = /^(?<text>\S+)(\s+|$)/;
           const reQuotedText = /^(?<quote>["'])(?<text>\w+)\k<quote>(\s+|$)/;
 
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
           operatorMap[TAPi18n.__('operator-user-abbrev')] = 'users';
           operatorMap[TAPi18n.__('operator-is')] = 'is';
 
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          // console.log('operatorMap:', operatorMap);
           const params = {
             boards: [],
             swimlanes: [],
@@ -134,22 +136,6 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
 
           let text = '';
           while (query) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-            // console.log('query:', query);
-            let m = query.match(reUser);
-            if (m) {
-              query = query.replace(reUser, '');
-              params.users.push(m.groups.user);
-              continue;
-            }
-
-            m = query.match(reLabel);
-            if (m) {
-              query = query.replace(reLabel, '');
-              params.labels.push(m.groups.label);
-              continue;
-            }
-
             m = query.match(reOperator1);
             if (!m) {
               m = query.match(reOperator2);
@@ -160,7 +146,12 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
               query = query.replace(reOperator1, '');
             }
             if (m) {
-              const op = m.groups.operator.toLowerCase();
+              let op;
+              if (m.groups.operator) {
+                op = m.groups.operator.toLowerCase();
+              } else {
+                op = m.groups.abbrev;
+              }
               if (op in operatorMap) {
                 params[operatorMap[op]].push(m.groups.value);
               }
@@ -181,14 +172,12 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
             }
           }
 
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-          // console.log('selector:', selector);
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
           // console.log('text:', text);
           params.text = text;
 
           // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-          // console.log('selector:', selector);
+          // console.log('params:', params);
 
           this.queryParams = params;
 
diff --git a/i18n/en.i18n.json b/i18n/en.i18n.json
index 2f74dbb79..c4a22427e 100644
--- a/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -870,9 +870,10 @@
   "list-title-not-found": "List '%s' not found.",
   "user-username-not-found": "Username '%s' not found.",
   "globalSearch-title": "Search All Boards",
-  "one-results": "One Result",
-  "n-results": "%s Results",
-  "n-of-n-results": "%s of %s Results",
+  "no-cards-found": "No Cards Found",
+  "one-card-found": "One Card Found",
+  "n-cards-found": "%s Cards Found",
+  "n-n-of-n-cards-found": "%s-%s of %s Cards Found",
   "operator-board": "board",
   "operator-board-abbrev": "b",
   "operator-swimlane": "swimlane",
@@ -880,8 +881,8 @@
   "operator-list": "list",
   "operator-list-abbrev": "l",
   "operator-label": "label",
-  "operator-label-abbrev": "lbl",
+  "operator-label-abbrev": "#",
   "operator-user": "user",
-  "operator-user-abbrev": "u",
+  "operator-user-abbrev": "@",
   "operator-is": "is"
 }
diff --git a/models/cards.js b/models/cards.js
index b488dd55d..04852cb9a 100644
--- a/models/cards.js
+++ b/models/cards.js
@@ -1740,7 +1740,9 @@ Cards.globalSearch = queryParams => {
       boards: [],
       swimlanes: [],
       lists: [],
+      labels: [],
       users: [],
+      is: [],
     },
   };
 
@@ -1850,7 +1852,11 @@ Cards.globalSearch = queryParams => {
             });
         });
       } else {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        // console.log('label:', label);
         const reLabel = new RegExp(label, 'i');
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        // console.log('reLabel:', reLabel);
         boards = Boards.userSearch(userId, {
           labels: { $elemMatch: { name: reLabel } },
         });
diff --git a/server/publications/cards.js b/server/publications/cards.js
index f69e6994c..a1fef2696 100644
--- a/server/publications/cards.js
+++ b/server/publications/cards.js
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ Meteor.publish('globalSearch', function(queryParams) {
   check(queryParams, Object);
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log('queryParams:', queryParams);
+  // console.log('queryParams:', queryParams);
 
   const cards = Cards.globalSearch(queryParams).cards;
 
   const boards = [];
   const swimlanes = [];
   const lists = [];
-  const users = [];
+  const users = [this.userId];
 
   cards.forEach(card => {
     if (card.boardId) boards.push(card.boardId);
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ Meteor.publish('globalSearch', function(queryParams) {
     }
   });
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  // console.log('users:', users);
   return [
     cards,
     Boards.find({ _id: { $in: boards } }),