We are currently working on trying to improve the search results displayed at Add Ons. We would like to hear your opinions as to how and exactly what aspects of the search results you would like to see a change in. You may try it out here .
For example:
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Some users may want the search results to be sorted such that all the deprecated modules rank low whereas some may want it to be equal preference as other modules.
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Currently suppose I give part of the name of a module say “Ref” . In the search results , certain modules with “Ref” even as a part of the module description like Chart search module are currently being given a higher ranking. Sometimes, like in this case , it means that the actual modules being searched for i.e. the modules with "Ref " as part of their module names like Reference application module was ranked low. This is an undesired feature.
We were hoping that you would help draw our attention to more such undesired features present in the search algorithm.
Any suggestions are also welcome 
For any further queries, you may feel free to ping @darius , @mseaton or me.