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@otto42 thanks for your reply! I understand that “cache” is a generic word. I tried “website caching” and the results weren’t any better. I’m not sure how to be any more specific than that and I’m not sure that many non-technical WordPress users will either. Another example, if I search for “contact form” (which I’m guessing is a pretty common search) then the Contact Form 7 plugin (which is one of the best free ones) isn’t even on the first page – it’s half way down the second page. And Ninja Forms is nowhere to be found! I think the problem that this could lead to is a lot of people who don’t know what the good plugins are called end up installing a bunch of subpar plugins which show up top in the search and subsequently getting frustrated. Categories might help, but only if the user knows which categories to use. A lot of WordPress users aren’t very technical.

Anyway I don’t want to harp on about it as it sounds like some good changes are coming soon and appreciate your hard work! I just wanted to give my 2 cents ??

Any update on this? Will the plugin still work after June?

Thanks!

I’m having the same problem when trying to find some plugins for a new site. I wanted to find a good caching plugin so tried searching so I could compare the most popular ones and decide but when I type in “cache” or “caching” or “speed” I get a bunch of random plugins. The first one on the list is “Cache Tweets widget” which isn’t even anything to do with caching :s

I’m having the same problem when trying to find a new security plugin too. The first hit is an unrated login captcha plugin and the second is a HTML5 video player?? @otto42 I appreciate the work you’re doing to improve things but how are we supposed to find plugins now? Should I be searching using specific plugin names only? The only way I can find WP Super Cache is if I type in that specific name.

Thanks!

Hi Sona,

Are you able to tell me which functionality will be changed? Will I still be able to display photos from my Instagram account and also other ones? I currently have 3 instagram feeds on my website, 1 is mine and 2 are other photographers.

Thank you.

I tried Endymion00’s suggestion and it worked for me. Nice one.