[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1278: Plugins Install API: Add ability to order results

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#1278: Plugins Install API: Add ability to order results
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  Reporter:  apeatling    |      Owner:
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  normal       |  Component:  api.wordpress.org
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
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Comment (by paaljoachim):

 A make believe but so true scenario...
 I need to find a plugin to improve my responsive design. I go to Plugins
 -> Add New -> Click the Search Plugins box. Which btw shows Featured
 plugins. I write mobile into the search box and click enter. It jumps from
 the Featured page to a specific Search Results. But but I thought it would
 search featured plugins.....? Guess not. Ok so it is on a Search Results
 page.

 The first mobile plugin I see has 9000 active installs and a star rating
 of 4. I click the Keyword drop down box and want to find the highest rated
 or most downloaded plugin. But under Keyword it says Author and Tag. I
 decide to try Tag. Click into the search box again and click enter.
 Another plugin comes up that says nothing about mobile....

 The ideal scenario.
 Go into Add Plugins -> write mobile into the search box. Click enter. It
 searches the Featured plugins (or goes to the Search Results page) for the
 most downloaded plugin. Going to the dropdown one can select Keyword,
 Author, Tags, Active Installs  or Highest Rated. This approach would make
 searching a lot better.

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