[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1692: Plugin search quality improvements

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#1692: Plugin search quality improvements
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 Reporter:  tellyworth        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Plugin Directory v3 - M3
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |
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Comment (by aaroncampbell):

 First, sorry that this is based on a specific search, but hopefully
 understanding what's going on with some specific queries will help me wrap
 my head around the new search.

 I was testing out the new plugin repo a little and thought I'd search for
 "ithemes" to take a look at iThemes Security (for those that don't know,
 the plugin I work on...so I was trying to use it as a reference point for
 what's changed, etc). I was surprised to see "White Label CMS", "ManageWP
 Worker", "Sidekick", "MainWP Child", and "InfiniteWP Client" all show
 before iThemes Security. iThemes Exchange and other smaller iThemes
 plugins don't even display.

 I tried to dig through some of them and see where "ithemes" was matching:
 '''White Label CMS'''
  - Twice in one line of the changelog: "Patch submitted by Chris @
 iThemes. Better support for users of iThemes."
 '''InfiniteWP Client'''
  - Once in FAQ: "Does ManageWP work with all popular plugins like
 WordPress SEO by Yoast, WPTouch, Google XML Sitemaps, NextGEN Gallery,
 Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, iThemes Security, WordPres importer,
 Wordfence Security and others?"
 '''Sidekick'''
  - Once in Changelog: "Fixed incompatibility with iThemes Builder and For
 Loop JS Loops"

 Compare those to '''iThemes Security''':
  - In title: "iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security)"
  - Contributor
  - 20x in description tab
  - Once in installation tab
  - 11x in FAQ
  - 37x in Changelog
  - Once in screenshots

 It also has more active installs than any of the ones listed before it (I
 see that it's a metric).

 I noticed other issues with searches like "Aaron Campbell" and "Google
 Analytics" but maybe dealing with this iThemes one will help me understand
 those.

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