[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29609: Admin plugin search results are innacurate & inconsistent

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#29609: Admin plugin search results are innacurate & inconsistent
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 Reporter:  McGuive7      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugins       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Description changed by SergeyBiryukov:

Old description:

> The plugin search results in the WordPress admin don't seem to
> consistently match the search terms. For example, say I want to install
> the following plugin: '''Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus'''.
>
> If I search "Ambrosite", I don't get any results ("No plugins match your
> request.").
>
> If I search "Post Link Plus" I do get results, however Ambrosite
> Next/Previous Post Link Plus is not included on the first page of
> results, even though its title has a direct word/order match, and none of
> the plugins that ''are'' displayed do.
>
> If I search "Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus", the intended plugin
> finally shows up as the number one result.
>
> It seems to me there are a few issues going on here.
>
> 1. Faulty search matching - why would searching for "Ambrosite" return no
> results when there is clearly a plugin with that word in the title?
>
> 2. Prioritization - I'm curious what the search matching algorithm is,
> such that an exact word/order match for the plugin title doesn't yield a
> top result. This is listed as "fixed" on the following ticket
> (https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8571), however it doesn't seem to
> be working as described.
>
> Would love to know what the status is on this one, and if this is a known
> issue. Thanks!

New description:

 The plugin search results in the WordPress admin don't seem to
 consistently match the search terms. For example, say I want to install
 the following plugin: '''Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus'''.

 If I search "Ambrosite", I don't get any results ("No plugins match your
 request.").

 If I search "Post Link Plus" I do get results, however Ambrosite
 Next/Previous Post Link Plus is not included on the first page of results,
 even though its title has a direct word/order match, and none of the
 plugins that ''are'' displayed do.

 If I search "Ambrosite Next/Previous Post Link Plus", the intended plugin
 finally shows up as the number one result.

 It seems to me there are a few issues going on here.

 1. Faulty search matching - why would searching for "Ambrosite" return no
 results when there is clearly a plugin with that word in the title?

 2. Prioritization - I'm curious what the search matching algorithm is,
 such that an exact word/order match for the plugin title doesn't yield a
 top result. This is listed as "fixed" on the following ticket (#8571),
 however it doesn't seem to be working as described.

 Would love to know what the status is on this one, and if this is a known
 issue. Thanks!

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