improve search results order

[alexanderdd]

Hello everyone!

IMO the search results order should be improved. More relevant apps should be shown first.

For example, search for "mail" - the most relevant app is "Mail" which is shown in fourth row, I have to scroll to see it. Second relevant would be Snappy Mail. The other results should be below that. Rainloop is deprecated and should not be shown at all - instead, it is shown as the first result.

Or search for "map" - the most relevant app is "Maps", shown in third row, I have to scroll to see it.

Thanks for reading =)

[alexanderdd]

another example: a search for "contacts" returns the official contacts app only in 6th place, off the screen (need to scroll to see it)

[edward-ly]

Sounds nice in theory, but if you're sorting by rating, then the current output should be expected, I think. And the "Featured" filter already gets rid of most apps including Rainloop.

So perhaps a new "Relevance" sorting option should be added to handle this? The sorting order could be something like:

1. Exact match in app name/ID
2. Any other matches in app name/ID
3. Any matches in app summary
4. Any matches in app description

Then, results within each group could be sorted by rating -> last update -> A-Z.

[edward-ly]

And if the search query is empty (e.g. when visiting the homepage), the "Relevance" sort order could be a popularity sort based on number of reviews or other relevant metrics. Featured apps would also be moved to the top, while outdated apps would be moved to the bottom.

[alexanderdd]

Thank you @edward-ly it works like a charm now! 🥳 🎉