[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3327: Searching with exact plugin name has it on page 3 of results

[Making WordPress.org]

#3327: Searching with exact plugin name has it on page 3 of results
------------------------------+----------------------
 Reporter:  garrett-eclipse   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                    |
------------------------------+----------------------

Comment (by magicroundabout):

 @danieltj I'd say it's massively user-unfriendly to have to have a guess
 at a slug in order to find and install a plugin that you know exists.

 @Otto42 I actually disagree. Well, partly. If I know the name of a plugin
 that I want to install, I should be able to install it with little hassle
 or effort. Its age or declared compatibility is not always a measure of
 its (lack of) quality.

 I totally understand why you don't want to surface these old plugins. My
 previous suggestion to "show incompatible/old plugins" stands.  I hold
 that people should be able to easily find and install a plugin by name.

-- 
Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3327#comment:15>
Making WordPress.org <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/>
Making WordPress.org