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== 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]