Sortable search results for Plugin Directory

The search function in the Plugin directory needs to allow for more than one layer of sorting/filtering. As it stands there’s no effective way to do so, which makes finding what you want a frustrating and time-consuming experience.

PLUGINS DIRECTORY
Using the search input field as it currently is, you have to choose to sort the search results by Relevance OR Newest OR Most Popular OR Highest Rated. Isn’t “Relevance” really a given? If you select one of the other options, you’re essentially saying “sure, show me results that may be totally irrelevant to the search term.” Secondly, why can’t we sort first by one criteria, and then by another (and then another)?

For an example of an ideal plugin directory search: say you want to search for plugins by the keyword “share”. You could type in that term, and then select to have the search results sorted first by rating, then by # of downloads, and then by latest update (similar to how you can sort multiple columns of data in Excel).

Re: the latest update criteria, it would also be great to be able to filter search results by time periods, e.g. last 3 months, last 6 months, last year, etc.

Thank you.