Re: GNU ELPA visibility

[Dmitry Gutov]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

> When looking for an Elisp package or feature, most people reach for
> their browser before reaching for M-x list-packages.
> But packages distributed via GNU ELPA won't show up because they're not
> visible to search engines.
>
> So I think we should setup some GNU ELPA web-site that lists the
> packages and where each package gets a web page which would be the
> canonical web page for that package (so people can link to it from, say,
> emacswiki) describing it (its README or "Commentary:") plus a link to
> its repository.

Good suggestion, that would definitely help.

But what do you mean by "canonical web page"? I imagine most of the
packages these already have canonical home pages that are known to users
and search engines, and are generally easier to manage.

--Dmitry