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Searching

Searches input formats (e.g. regexes)

• Regex search
• Regex like string
• Type-based searches à la search.cpan.org
• CPAN test report format

Elastic search

• Don't use prefix queries/filters
• Index 06perms | see also 462 | see also 952
• split out the pause ID, email address and put them in separate fields - so can list author's contributions on author page

SEO

• Support http - for stumbleupon etc

Results

Not expected results

• version.pm

Improved results / links

• Flag unauthorised releases
• Orphan dists get presented with a wrong / confusing link
• Wrong previous versions and not found links

RSS

• Add changes to RSS

New searches

• List of new modules
• CPAN News: Following modules, authors, and author blogs

Account

• 'star' dists - to flag interest instead of approval
• More info on account links
• Login via OpenID

Author

• Show releases superceded by newer releases of other authors
• Author newsfeed mashup of github and twitter activity
• Show who ++'ed my modules
• Google Analytics For Module Pages
• Add bitcoin and paypal donations

UI

• Mobile / print friendly UI
• Rating UI
• Font too small
• Text color not set

Profile

• No warning about leaving page profile page with unsaved edits

Recent pages

• "Recent" page with more precise timing?

Changes file

• use anchor tags in Changes file for each version
• Handle GNU style files vs Changlog

Search form

• Search suggestion chosen by mouse pointer placementand

Search results

• when a search only returns one item, just display that item
• Show reverse dependency count in list | see also 913 | see also 922 | see also 764 | see also 883
• Permalink for pod sections
• Task::Kensho link
• Anchor to code examples

Distribution

• "Ignore Whitespace" switch in diff view - small
• Link to site that generates epub/pdf from pod - http://perlybook.org/
• List all authors with comaint
• Badges
• Show if abandoned
• Track and report on views/downloads - Large - maybe via fastly and streaming logs?
• Display primary author
• Pod -> syntax highlighting hints for code blocks