[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21928: Theme search doesn't always show relevant results

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#21928: Theme search doesn't always show relevant results
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  WordPress.org
Component:  WordPress.org site  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                      |
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Changes (by Otto42):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Not a bug.

 The theme search is based on the default bbPress search, which is
 primarily doing a fulltext search against the post text. In this case,
 it's using the description and how well it matches against the content
 (aka, a relevancy search). We have code in there to include the slug and
 title of the theme as well, but that doesn't control the ordering.

 You can argue for improving the search as an enhancement, if you like, but
 it is not a bug, and frankly I don't think it's a discussion appropriate
 for the core trac at present. Fixing search is a much bigger thing that
 needs greater discussion all around, not merely half-baked hacks thrown
 together by the few people who are working on WordPress.org website.

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