Update:Remora:Search

This page tries to capture some thinking around AMO search and default ordering of various lists on AMO. Also, how to produce better search results.

Relevant AMO Pages/Samples

• Featured Add-ons
• Category Recommended Add-ons
• Basic Search results page (natural)
• Advanced Search results page (natural, by popularity, ...)

To help inform this decision, here are the top 50 frequently searched for terms on AMO:

• {TBD}

• bug 439227 includes some suggestions on what a good natural order might be
• bug 291413 include number of ratings in the ranking

Ordering Parameters

There is a lot of data to work with to help order the output. These include:

• Name
• Description
• Rating
• Popularity (currently defined by number of weekly downloads)
• Downloads: All Time vs. This week
• Active Users: [scope]
• Application Compatibility & Compatibility Range
• Other fields (dev comments, etc...)

Basic search

• Use the "natural order" algorithm
• Do not use AMO ID sorting, it biases for longevity on the AMO site. Not necessarily on relevance.

Advanced search

• Some advanced search scenarios have been mapped out