[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43115: Improve plugin search results

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#43115: Improve plugin search results
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 Reporter:  prodefu          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:  4.9.2
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by JoshuaWold):

 Howdy! Thanks so much for sharing. Really great thoughts and glad you're
 looking at ways to improve the usability of finding plugins. Welcome :)

 Adding options to filter search results could be useful. We just want to
 make sure that any features we're adding improve the user experience and
 don't complicate things. My concern right now is that most of the
 filtering options you suggested, while quite useful to folks who know
 WordPress, could make the interface feel complicated to folks who just
 want to find a good plugin.

 I did a quick search for Contact Form and found 296 pages. That's pretty
 overwhelming. The question though is, am I more likely to start filtering
 results if they're available, or would I just pick the first couple
 results and open their pages?

 This would be a perfect candidate for some simple user testing!

 With that said, if we included filtering it might make sense to hide it as
 an advanced search option. See my suggested sketch below.

 Look forward to continued discussion on this!

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