Improve Usability : Plug-ins / Search

Themes and Priorities : Improve Usability for users of EPIC to make it easier to find/search plug-ins and relevant information

Working Group Members : Nathan Gervais, Ian Skerrett, Jens Eckles, Eric Clayburg

Homepage :

• Increase the visibility of plug-in catalog on the homepage of epic
  • Add a drop-down that contains all the plugin categories to the homepage [DONE]
• Ideally it should only take 2 clicks to get to a plugin from the homepage. [DONE]
• Create more ways to give plugins exposure on the homepage [DONE]
  • Increase Top Rated / Most Active / New and Updated Lists from 10 to 20
  • Show lists based on 3/6/12 months instead of lifetime

Search Page : [DONE] [Time: High]

• Move the search box to a more prominent location on home page [Postpone]
• Search results should be more focused on plug-ins rather then FAQs, Comments, News, etc. [DONE]
• Seperate search types, so that more refined searches can be done.
  • Search by License type
  • Search by Eclipse Version
  • Search by ratings

Plugin Category Page:

• Show more details on the plugin category pages. [DONE]
  • Display first 50 words of the description
  • Display License type
  • Display Eclipse Version
  • Display Rating
• Show Top Rated / Most Active / New and Updated based on category [DONE]
• Allow users to filter the category sections by License, Eclipse Version [Postpone]

Plugin Page:

• Show Top Rated / Most Active / New and Updated based on category [DONE]
• Show Comments on the plugin pages. [DONE]