[wp-hackers] wp.org/extend/plugin search function sucks.

[DD32]

They even use a custom search plugin on wordpress.org, So its better than  
bbPress default.. but yes, it still sucks..

(bbPress default: search for "akismet" and akismet is on the 6th page  
ranked about 70-ish..)

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:58:12 +1000, Viper007Bond <viper at viper007bond.com>  
wrote:

> No, it's always sucked.
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:09 AM, <scribu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've noticed the same thing. I think it started when the new design
>> was rolled out with WP 2.5
>>
>> On 8/10/08, Ozh <ozh at planetozh.com> wrote:
>> > Just a quick note: the search function of the Plugin Directory sucks
>> > to a point it's not even worth trying to use it.
>> > Example:
>> > <http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=paypal> returns a
>> > bunch of plugins that are not even related to paypal except maybe
>> > their download link (#1 return is Google XML Sitemap for instance)
>> >
>> > There has to be something totally trivial to enhance this.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Ozh
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