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In this sample search I am returning plugins with “twitter” as a keyword, with a minimum 4-star rating, a minimum of 50 reviews, a minimum of 20000 downloads, last updated no later than 02/07/2012, and excluding old and broken plugins.
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Would you like to add Facebook comments, registration, 'Like' buttons and autoposting to your WP site? Well, The Ultimate Facebook plugin has got that all covered!
Simply insert google maps into posts, sidebars and pages - show directions, streetview, provide image overlays and do it all from a simple button and comprehensive widget.
Out of all the WordPress ecommerce plugins available, MarketPress has got to be the winner - easy to configure, powerful functionality, multiple gateways and more. A simply brilliant plugin!
Fully integrated with the SEOMoz API, complete with automatic links, sitemaps and SEO optimization of your WordPress setup - this is the only plugin you need to help you rank your site number 1 on Google - nothing else compares.
It's now incredibly easy to start your own Q&A site using nothing more than WordPress - The Q&A plugin simply and brilliantly transforms any site, or page, into a perfect support or Q&A environment.
Now there's no need to pay for a third party service to sign up, manage and send beautiful email newsletters to your subscriber base - this plugin has got the lot.
If you're thinking about starting a paid, or just private, membership site then this is truly the plugin you've been looking for. Easy to use, massively configurable and ready to go out of the box!
Hey Sarah thanks for posting this. Glad the site is useful. :)
A couple of points that may help people using the search.
1. Decimal places work in the rating search, e.g. 4.55 &
2. To search on multiple tags separate them with a comma.
I was just about to ask for help using the site. the trick of separating keywords by comma did the trick.
if I type my keyword into the title field, will it only search the plugin titles for my keyword?
You can use boolean mode on the Title and Keywords fields.
“Title” searches the title and slug fields.
“Keywords” searches a whole range of fields including title, slug, description & tags.
A boolean search of: ” +asynchronous +google +analytics ” without the quotes on the keywords field with a last updated date of 10/01/2011 returned 5 plugins.
For more info on boolean searching and a brief video feature overview check the about page.
Ok, I still need some serious help. I am looking for an up-to-date plugin searching for these keywords: asynchronous, google, analytics but nothing comes up even without any additional filters !?
Hey Sarah thanks for posting this. Glad the site is useful. :)
A couple of points that may help people using the search.
1. Decimal places work in the rating search, e.g. 4.55 &
2. To search on multiple tags separate them with a comma.
I was just about to ask for help using the site. the trick of separating keywords by comma did the trick.
if I type my keyword into the title field, will it only search the plugin titles for my keyword?
Hello Ovidiu,
The comma trick only works on the tags field.
You can use boolean mode on the Title and Keywords fields.
“Title” searches the title and slug fields.
“Keywords” searches a whole range of fields including title, slug, description & tags.
A boolean search of: ” +asynchronous +google +analytics ” without the quotes on the keywords field with a last updated date of 10/01/2011 returned 5 plugins.
For more info on boolean searching and a brief video feature overview check the about page.
thx, got it now :-)
Ok, I still need some serious help. I am looking for an up-to-date plugin searching for these keywords: asynchronous, google, analytics but nothing comes up even without any additional filters !?
Excellent!
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