#1692: Plugin search quality improvements
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Reporter: tellyworth | Owner: tellyworth
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: Plugin
Component: Plugin Directory | Directory v3.0
Keywords: dev-feedback needs-docs 2nd-opinion | Resolution:
needs-testing |
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Comment (by nerrad):
Replying to [comment:86 lukecavanagh]:
> @gibrown
>
> How much weight is given in the search for active installs, what would
happen for new plugins on the repo and users being able to discover those?
To build on this question, if the weighting is based on '''total''' active
installs, this is another area where a ratio based rating might work
better. In other words, if you built that weighting against a ratio of
active_installs/days_in_repository then that might give a "trending"
weighting affect to where the plugin shows in the results. That way
plugins that are newer, could surface earlier in the results until they
start aging with no traction. Conversely more established plugins with
more total active installs due to how long they've been in the directory
would have that weighting have less and less overall impact if they
continue to age with no significant increase in active installs.
It gives a chance for newer plugins to surface in results and be "seen"
while still attributing value to whether users are finding those results
useful, trying the plugin, and then keeping the plugin active on their
sites.
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