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01/12/2017 01:44:21 PM (10 years ago)
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  • Ticket #1692, comment 138

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    66> Anyway, I don't want this come off as me complaining that our plugin isn't doing better in search results. But since I work on it I pay more attention to its search results than other plugins. Hoping that this is just another data point you fine folks can use to help improve search results for users.
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    8 I work for Event Espresso, an event registration plugin. I've been seeing similar results with the search term "event registration". Here's some examples:
     8I work for Event Espresso, an event registration plugin. I've seen similar results with the search term "event registration". Here are some examples:
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    1010Old search: https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?type=term&q=event+registration
    1111New search: https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/search/event+registration/
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    13 As you can see in the old search it shows plugins with the correct terms, in both the title and description of the plugin. However, in the new search, plugins with names like event planning and event booking are ranking higher than plugins with the term "event registration" in the name. Also, four of the results are for contact forms...
     13As you can see in the old search, it shows plugins with the correct terms, in both the title and description of the plugin. However, in the new search, plugins with names like event planning and event booking are ranking higher than plugins with the term "event registration" in the name. Also, four of the results are for contact forms.
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    1515Now if you search for event calendar:
    … …  
    1717New search: https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/search/event+calendar/
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    19 As you can see in the old search the results are highly relevant to the search, while in the new search you kind of have a mixed bag, where four of the plugins have have no relevance in the short description or the title. Also, if you click to page two of the "event calendar" results, it gets even worse. Not even half the results have event calendar in the name or the title: https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/search/events+calendar/page/2/
     19As you can see in the old search the results are highly relevant to the search, while in the new search you have a mixed bag, where four of the plugins have no relevance in the short description or the title. Also, if you click to page two of the "event calendar" results, it gets even worse. Not even half the results have "event calendar" in the name or the title: https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/search/events+calendar/page/2/
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    21 Here's some other things that need improvement in the new search:
     21Here are some other things that need improvement in the new search:
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    2323 - Show the number of total search results and the number of results listed on the page.
    24  - Please, please, show more than 14 results. I agree with the others that 30 results is better than 14. The current results feel very limited, especially with so many unexpected results showing.
     24 - Please, please, show more than 14 results. I agree with the others that 30 results are better than 14. The current results feel very limited, especially with so many unexpected results showing.
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    2626On a side note, after watching this thread for a while. I think this recent blog post by Seth Godin is relevant to the overall discussion: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/01/but-where-did-the-algorithm-come-from.html