Greg Ichneumon Brown goes deep on the Elasticsearch algorithm that powers the new (in beta) WordPress plugin directory search functionality. I like the guiding questions for testing relevancy:
In improving the fidelity of search results, it’s not just a question of how we satisfy a single user’s search query, but how we satisfy thousands of users for each unique search term: which plugins will support that volume of users and their requests for support? Which are most likely to give all of these users a great WordPress experience?
