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• Started 2 years ago by rynoinstereo
• Latest reply from ambotanne

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• plugin
• search
• Sphinx
• sucks

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Is it just me or does the plugin search suck?

1. • 
   • rynoinstereo
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   I'm sure I'm about to get roasted for missing something really obvious but for the life of me, I can't seem to easily find plugins based upon their name using the plugin search.

   For example, search for 'Best Answer'. The plugin itself called exactly 'Best Answer' is the 3rd result on the 2nd page of results?

   It would be great if this situation could be improved.

   Cheers,
   Ryan
2. • 
   • johnhiler
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   There's a link on the bottom of the search page that says something like, "Search on Google"... I usually click on that. :-)
3. • 
   • chrishajer
   • Moderator

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   It does suck. I always just use google like "site:bbpress.org/forum/" or "site:bbpress.org/plugins/" with my keyword.

   The WordPress.org search used to suck equally hard but it got better a while back. Still sucks here. I accept that it sucks and move along.

   There were some plugin attempts at better search for bbPress, but I don't think they'd install a plugin just to improve the plugin search here. I think they used Sphinx at WordPress.org to fix their search:
   http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/new-and-improved-plugins-directory-search/
4. • 
   • gerikg
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/super-search/#post-2325
5. • 
   • rynoinstereo
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for the replies. I'll use the Google option.
6. • 
   • gerikg
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   So... who's going to take on this project?
7. • 
   • paulhawke
   • Member

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Part of the problem (as I see it) is we have some cleanup to do. Do we know which plugins work with which versions of bbPress? Are there multiple plugings that do the same thing, and which of them is the best to choose? Which plugins are "abandonware" right now? Which are actively supported? Are the tags appropriately chosen for the plugins we have?
8. • 
   • _ck_
   • Moderator

   • Posted 2 years ago #

   Until I have time to write something better, you are welcome to use the single page plugin list I have on bbShowcase:

   http://bbshowcase.org/forums/view/available-plugins

   (just use control+F and search away)
9. • 
   • ambotanne
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   I could actually relate to this issue on plugin.
   But i tried to use the single page plugin
   and it worked for me.
   Thanks ck.
   more power!

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