SPEC: CATEGORY PAGES

OBJECTIVE

● Expose users to more of the long tail of add-ons

● Improve apparent freshness of add-ons
● Make the pages more appealing and consumer friendly

REQUIREMENTS

# Feature Description Phase

1.1 Blended view The grid of all add- 1
ons should also be
blended in on the
Category landing
pages with
recommended add-
ons
1.2 Default sort Default sort should be 1
by popularity in the
last seven days (and
will include
recommended add-
ons)
1.3 Search Box There should be a 1
search box above the
grid for more detailed
searches
1.4 Density The density of 1
recommended add-
ons should increased
to allow for room for
the grid above the
fold.
1.5 Grid The grid of add-ons 1
should match the grid
for the search results
page redesign

DETAILS

1.1: Blended view

The blended view will incorporate both category recommended add-ons as well as a grid
view of the most popular add-ons in that category.  The design should scale to allow
between 4 and 10 recommended add-ons. 
1.2: Default Sort

The default sort should be like YouTube, show most popular add-ons from the last seven
days in the current category.  This can be altered with a widget that lets you change scope
to 'all time'.  For more advanced features, the user can click an 'advanced' search link which
will open a new window with the current view displayed.

1.3: Search Box

The search box allows the user to search the current category.  The results load in a new
page and can be expanded to encompass all add-ons.

1.4: Density

The current presentation is cumbersome and difficult to scan.  We should increase density of
the results and allow for no more than 100-140 character descriptions of each add-on.

1.5: Grid

We'll present three grids, recently added, top downloads, and best rated.  The top
downloads will be timeboxed for daily/weekly/all time.

METRICS

We will measure success of this feature in three ways:

1. Raw download counts before and after

2. Count of add-ons in 50th percentile downloads.
3. Pageviews and exits