628804 - Many extensions are not displayed when using the search feature. They exists in the site and can sometimes be found using Google

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Search, defect)

Description

[Reem]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101203 Firefox/3.6.13

In the example URL I searched for the extension "Breadcrumb":
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=Breadcrumb
I got another extension called "Breadcrumbs", but it's not the one. The right add-on wasn't displayed at all:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/breadcrumb/
Now, here is another search for the extension "Flags":
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=flags
Again the correct extension is not shown:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flags/
And a third example: searching "Multiproxy Switch"
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=Multiproxy+Switch
Again no luck. But the extension exists and here it is:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multiproxy-switch/
Those three are only few of favorite add-ons I still use on Firefox 3.6 but are not displayed anymore when searching the site.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Search for Multiproxy Switch, Flags, or Breadcrumb:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=Multiproxy+Switch
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=flags
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=Breadcrumb
Actual Results:  
You'll get other less relevant extensions, but the right ones are not shown.

Expected Results:  
Links to their pages:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multiproxy-switch/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flags/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/breadcrumb/


In the past you could enable Sandbox view and see all extensions. Now you simply loose many great forgotten extensions that still works.

Comment 1

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

They're all unreviewed, and the change to make them not show up in search was intentional, but I'll let a developer or product person comment and mark, as appropriate.

Comment 2

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

As stephend said, unreviewed add-ons are not indexed by our search by design.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/policies/reviews

Comment 3

[Reem]

It seems to me people should have the ability to choose if to see those add-ons, like in the Sandbox days. All the examples I gave are good old extensions that were automatically excluded by the new system, to the loss of all Firefox users. I use them regularly and sorry for their untimely excommunication.