[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31192: Enable sorting of search results on "Add Plugins" admin page

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#31192: Enable sorting of search results on "Add Plugins" admin page
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 Reporter:  tayjes16     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 Searches on the "Add Plugins" page often return thousands of results in no
 particular order, making it very hard to find high-quality plugins (I
 generally end up having to use Google to hunt down plugins).

 Often, plugins that are used by hundreds of thousands or millions of users
 are placed far below obscure, outdated, unmaintained plugins that are used
 by a few thousand people. It would be very helpful if there was a dropdown
 menu that enabled you to sort the search results by things like "Most
 Downloads", "Highest Rated", "Last updated", etc. This way, I could make
 sure that widely used, actively maintained plugins were at the top of my
 list, and quickly find what I need.

 A great example search if you wish to see the type of problem I'm
 addressing is "Content Slider". The first page of results is populated by
 many unmaintained/low-quality slider plugins, and then when you get to the
 second page of results you find several actively maintained high-quality
 plugins with hundreds of thousands of users (Easing Slider, Meta Slider,
 etc).

 Thanks!

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