[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7202: Search issues on wp.org

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#7202: Search issues on wp.org
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 Reporter:  asanaplugins      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Improved Search
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |
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Changes (by dd32):

 * milestone:   => Improved Search


Old description:

> Hi Team,
>
> We have noticed an unusual behavior on the wp.org search. It is
> displaying
> unrelated plugins and also prioritizes inactive plugins over active ones.
> [If you try performing this
> search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/product+bundle/) "Search for
> product bundle", you will notice that the [Ovic Product
> Bundle](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ovic-product-bundle/), which is an
> inactive plugin with a poor description, appears second on the list,
> which
> is quite strange. On the other hand, the active plugin, [Product Bundle
> Builder for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-product-
> bundles-for-woocommerce/), which has a better description, is not given
> the same priority.
>
> Furthermore, in some cases, we have observed that unrelated plugins are
> ranked higher than the relevant ones. For instance, there was a plugin
> that remained in the second position on the list for a while, despite
> being unrelated. You can perform [this
> search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/discount/) "search for
> discount", [this plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-
> pro/) was on the second of the list for a while!
>
> We would appreciate your feedback on this matter.
>
> Thank you.

New description:

 Hi Team,

 We have noticed an unusual behavior on the wp.org search. It is displaying
 unrelated plugins and also prioritizes inactive plugins over active ones.

 [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/product+bundle/ If you try
 performing this search] "Search for product bundle", you will notice that
 the [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ovic-product-bundle/ Ovic Product
 Bundle], which is an inactive plugin with a poor description, appears
 second on the list, which is quite strange. On the other hand, the active
 plugin, [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-product-bundles-for-
 woocommerce/ Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce], which has a better
 description, is not given the same priority.

 Furthermore, in some cases, we have observed that unrelated plugins are
 ranked higher than the relevant ones. For instance, there was a plugin
 that remained in the second position on the list for a while, despite
 being unrelated. You can perform
 [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/discount/ this search] "search for
 discount", [https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/ this
 plugin] was on the second of the list for a while!

 We would appreciate your feedback on this matter.

 Thank you.

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Comment:

 This is likely a duplicate of one of the many existing search-related
 tickets, which I'm just going to link here for now: #2686, #3338, #4404,
 #4405, #5082, #5231,
 [https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=!closed&component=Plugin+Directory&milestone=Improved+Search
 and many more].

 > We would appreciate your feedback on this matter.

 We cannot provide direct responses like you're looking for here, this is
 not a support ticket system, it's a bug reporting platform.


 ''edited OP with correct link trac markdown.''

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