When you open a project the default view is the Issues page (1). There is a list of avalible filters there (2) (e.g. My open issues, Reported by me, etc) but I'm not sure how to add my own filter to that list and how to set a different default.
The documentation around filters is only for the issues search page, not the page I'm asking about.
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