506159 - [W-2.4.3] Recommendations Page

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Collections, enhancement, P5)

Description

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

There should be a recommendations page for logged-in users who have an auto-publisher collection to recommend specific add-ons based on their installed add-ons. Other users should have instructions on how to get recommendations.

Assigning to chowse for designs.

Comment 1

[Chris Howse [:chowse]]

Hi-fid mockup:
http://people.mozilla.com/~chowse/drop/collections/5.0.8/Homepage_HiFid.png

Missing:
- Recommendations page that is linked to from the home page. This page will be in the mold of other add-on directory pages, with the option to sort by relevance, age, and popularity.

Thoughts:
- Fligtar pointed out the recurrence of "Recommend" for this feature. This might cause confusion with the current usage of "recommended" for add-ons.

Resolutions:
- Consider rebranding "recommended add-ons" as "editor's picks", similar to what collections do. This is also a more accurate description.
- If this is not possible, perhaps consider using variations of "suggest" (e.g. Suggested add-ons, May we suggest) for recommendations. Not distinct enough conceptually, but perhaps different enough lexically to aid recognition.

Comment 2

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

Thanks Chris!

Comment 3

[Justin Scott [:fligtar]]

Bumping from BWII as I think once we have add-on relationship data, we can come up with an easier way for users to get personal recommendations than the current auto-publisher method.

Comment 4

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

Thanks for filing this.  In an effort to not drown in existing reports we're aggressively closing old enhancements and bugs to get the buglist to a reasonable level so we can scope and process bug sprints in an effective manner.

Patches for this bug are still welcome.