[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19619: Simplify UI for searching for the plugin and theme installers

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#19619: Simplify UI for searching for the plugin and theme installers
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 Reporter:  nacin                   |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  3.4
Component:  Upgrade/Install         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |
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Description changed by nacin:

Old description:

> Currently the theme and plugin installers provide not only a search box,
> but a dropdown for searching author, tag, and term. Term should really be
> keyword, but more to the point, we just shouldn't have this dropdown at
> all.
>
> When using "term", the plugins info API will already do a weighted search
> that includes tags. And we already have a tag cloud that could be used to
> explicitly search by tags. Themes search isn't as clever (I don't think)
> but themes have a defined set of tags which are already available via the
> filter.
>
> The last one, author, is particularly niche. We can support it in two
> ways: one, via a special search parameter, and two, by hijacking the "By
> Andrew Nacin" link to point to an in-dashboard author page for the user.
> (Not done here.)
>
> Attached patch handles the plugin installer only. It introduces some new
> shortcuts for searching for a specific tag or author, via 'author:' and
> 'tag:'. It does not work translated yet, and should probably work with a
> space after the : as well.
>
> This patch needs to be applied to 3.4, as the plugin info API will only
> return the author info we need for

New description:

 Currently the theme and plugin installers provide not only a search box,
 but a dropdown for searching author, tag, and term. Term should really be
 keyword, but more to the point, we just shouldn't have this dropdown at
 all.

 When using "term", the plugins info API will already do a weighted search
 that includes tags. And we already have a tag cloud that could be used to
 explicitly search by tags. Themes search isn't as clever (I don't think)
 but themes have a defined set of tags which are already available via the
 filter.

 The last one, author, is particularly niche. We can support it in two
 ways: one, via a special search parameter, and two, by hijacking the "By
 Andrew Nacin" link to point to an in-dashboard author page for the user.
 (Not done here.)

 Attached patch handles the plugin installer only. It introduces some new
 shortcuts for searching for a specific tag or author, via 'author:' and
 'tag:'. It does not work translated yet, and should probably work with a
 space after the : as well.

 This patch needs to be applied to 3.4, as the plugin info API will only
 return the author info we need for 3.4.

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