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Show number of downloads on packages on GNU ELPA/NonGNU ELPA

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 50686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#50686: Show number of downloads on packages on GNU ELPA/NonGNU ELPA
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:35:05 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:13:08 -0700
> Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
> 
> I think we should show the number of downloads on packages on GNU ELPA
> and NonGNU ELPA.  This information should be shown on both the package
> page, and in the package listing.
> 
> Sorting by downloads is a good way of getting a quick sense of which
> packages are worth looking into, as they have many users.

I hope you mean sorting by downloads as an optional sorting order?
Because having it by default is IMO an annoyance: t makes it hard to
find a package.

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