In reply to Andrew Nacin.

Looking at this some more (and seeing your response - thank you Andrew!) I'm rethinking some of my original analysis and also want to clarify some points.

I would say that sending people off to another website may not be the best user experience but it *may be* the most appropriate user experience depending on the amount of information that needs to be conveyed and the context that that information should ideally be conveyed in.

That being said, I appreciate what's trying to be accomplished in this solution. I like the fact that the plugin detail screen shows all the ratings so you can compare the amount of 5 stars to 3 stars which is more meaningful to me then the average rating. I'm still not sold on the avatars for contributors - I mean it's visually interesting but it's not essential information. A name and a link will work just fine in my opinion.

The biggest issue that I see though is that the problem with the plugin search and detail page now is that it's more about findability (finding the right plugin and making sure it works with your site) and what I'm seeing here suggests a solution more about making information more visually interesting.

Thanks for the discussion.