Index: components/jetspeed-portal/src/main/java/org/apache/jetspeed/layout/impl/GetPortletsAction.java
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--- components/jetspeed-portal/src/main/java/org/apache/jetspeed/layout/impl/GetPortletsAction.java	(revision 679659)
+++ components/jetspeed-portal/src/main/java/org/apache/jetspeed/layout/impl/GetPortletsAction.java	(working copy)
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@
 //                }
 //                status = "refresh";
             }            
-            String filter = getActionParameter(requestContext, FILTER);                                    
+            String filter = getActionParameter(requestContext, FILTER);   
+			if(filter != null && filter.indexOf(",") > -1)
+            {
+            	filter = parseFilter(filter);
+            }			
             List portlets = retrievePortlets(requestContext, filter);            
             resultMap.put(STATUS, status);
             resultMap.put(PORTLETS, portlets);
@@ -224,4 +228,22 @@
         name2 = (name2 == null) ? "unknown" : name2;
         return name1.compareTo(name2);
     }
+	
+	public String parseFilter(String filter)
+    {
+    	StringTokenizer keyTokenizer = new StringTokenizer(filter, ",");
+        StringBuffer searchString = new StringBuffer();
+        int count = 0;
+        while (keyTokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
+        {
+            String keyword = keyTokenizer.nextToken().trim();
+            if (count > 0)
+            {
+                searchString.append(" | ");
+            }
+            searchString.append(keyword);
+            count++;
+        }
+        return searchString.toString();
+    }
 }