Title: Openverse 2024 Planning: We Want Your Ideas! Author: Madison Swain-Bowden Published: September 15, 2023 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aetherunbound/) [Madison Swain-Bowden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aetherunbound/) 2:44 pm _on_ September 15, 2023 Tags: [planning ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/openverse/tag/planning/), project-planning    # Openverse 2024 Planning: We Want Your Ideas! As we near the close of 2023, our sights are set on the horizon of the coming year. OpenverseOpenverse **Openverse **is a search engine for openly-licensed media, including images and audio. Find Openverse on [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress?q=openverse) and at [https://openverse.org](https://openverse.org). has grown incredibly over the past year, thanks to the countless contributions, feedback, and ideas of our passionate community members. We have had some excellent successes this year, including: * [Added usage analytics](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/394) * [Made improvements to our core user interface](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/415) * [Stabilized our provider DAGs](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/385) * [Migrated our API from AWS EC2 to AWS ECS](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/388) * [Made baseline SEO improvements](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/387) * [Moved Openverse out of an iFrame](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/386) * [Combined the codebase into a monorepo](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/386) * [Added filtering and blurring of sensitive results](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/377) * [Optimized our popularity calculations](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/433) This project thrives on collaboration, and as we begin plotting our course for 2024, we want to hear from _you_. Have an idea that could improve Openverse? Noticed a feature gap we haven’t addressed? Have suggestions to improve existing features? We are eager to hear all about it! **How to Contribute Your Idea:** 1. **Post a Comment Below** – Share your idea in the comments section of this blog post. 2. **Provide a Clear Summary** – Begin with a concise summary of your idea to give everyone a clear snapshot. 3. If possible,** Include an In-depth Description** – After your summary, dive into a more detailed explanation. The more information you provide, the better we can understand and evaluate your proposal. If you aren’t sure what the feature looks like from a technical standpoint, that’s okay! **Things to Consider:** * How will your idea improve or expand Openverse? * Who benefits from this idea? (Is it for developers, end-users, or both?) * Are there potential challenges or pitfalls to consider? * If possible, provide examples or use-cases. Remember, Openverse is not just a tool or a platform—it’s a collaborative vision. It’s the collective input from individuals like you that makes Openverse truly special and continuously evolving. We’re committed to ensuring that our project reflects the needs and aspirations of the community. Whether you’re a seasoned Openverse contributor or someone who recently came across our project, your voice matters. Let’s come together, share insights, and craft the future of Openverse. We appreciate your input! 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[Piotrek Bodera](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nerdontour/) 10:17 am _on_ September 16, 2023 3. Hey Madison! I’m glad that the OpenverseOpenverse **Openverse **is a search engine for openly-licensed media, including images and audio. Find Openverse on [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress?q=openverse) and at [https://openverse.org](https://openverse.org). project is growing with features and content. I’d like to share my idea regarding search result sorting. 4. Flickr search, that I have used for a long time, allows for these sort [types](https://cdn.zappy.app/cec20a0bec986fac250fcca9904ef403.png): 1. Relevant 2. Date uploaded 3. Date taken 4. Interesting 5. In my case, the most important is “Date uploaded”. An independent BMW car repair shop is our family business, where I regularly search for fresh creative commons shots of BMW cars to post on our social media. Therefore, such a sort type would be very helpful in Openverse too. 6. I can imagine, there are other use cases, e.g. someone writing an article about the history of telephone design. Being able to sort all results by “Date uploaded” or “Date taken”, can easily reveal the design evolution of telephones. 7. “Relevant” and “Interesting” sorting is in my opinion secondary, but may also be useful. Relevant is likely to use an algorithm to determine if the picture answers the query e.i. if a BMW car is actually the main subject of a picture. While “Interesting” likely uses analytical data (likes, clicks, comments, etc.), which may also be useful. 8. If you have any additional questions about my idea, please ask. 9. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4575c45d6e3cc466883f6adc0e1006d4407f9aa3108bc8bb8e743423aeab3c1? s=32&d=identicon&r=g) * [Madison Swain-Bowden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aetherunbound/) 9:24 pm _on_ September 27, 2023 * Thank you for this suggestion [@nerdontour](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nerdontour/)! I really like the idea of different sort mechanisms here. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4575c45d6e3cc466883f6adc0e1006d4407f9aa3108bc8bb8e743423aeab3c1? s=32&d=identicon&r=g) * [Madison Swain-Bowden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aetherunbound/) 12: 22 am _on_ December 30, 2023 * Thanks again [@nerdontour](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nerdontour/) – I wanted to share that we’ve [announced our 2024 project plans](https://make.wordpress.org/openverse/2023/12/30/looking-forward-openverse-in-2024/) and the issue you suggested was selected for next year! * Project thread: [Multiple sort bases/sort by “newest”](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues/3584) - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38260cc9ca72046eb5f6c71bdb7431a28261ac2ffb74b328896bb05c725fabdf? s=32&d=identicon&r=g) - [Piotrek Bodera](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nerdontour/) 9:09 am _on_ January 13, 2024 - Excellent! Thanks for letting me know, and I’m glad that my idea can buy a small contribution to make the OpenverseOpenverse **Openverse **is a search engine for openly-licensed media, including images and audio. Find Openverse on [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress?q=openverse) and at [https://openverse.org](https://openverse.org). better for everyone 🙂 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0fff3c26b28921573731dc81a4c968c65118153b8beface810032b6fb6908be4? s=32&d=identicon&r=g) 11. [beccawidom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beccawidom/) 10:59 pm _on_ September 22, 2023 12. This is so great! There are a few things on the list of this years accomplishments that I’m hoping we can take further in 2024. 13. I’ve been excited to see several [accessibility improvements](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3A%22%E2%99%BF%EF%B8%8F+aspect%3A+a11y%22+is%3Amerged) this year, too. I hope we can continue to prioritize [this work](https://github.com/WordPress/openverse/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22%E2%99%BF%EF%B8%8F+aspect%3A+a11y%22+) and reach out to +make.wordpress.org/accessibility/ for additional feedback on whatever cadence works for both teams. 14. I’m also excited about building on the work on analytics. I have an idea that collecting/developing our own popularity metrics could improve search results, since not all image providers currently share popularity data. But a) it’s just a hypothesis right now, and b) there’s more to do before that point. 15. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4575c45d6e3cc466883f6adc0e1006d4407f9aa3108bc8bb8e743423aeab3c1? s=32&d=identicon&r=g) * [Madison Swain-Bowden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aetherunbound/) 9:26 pm _on_ September 27, 2023 * Thank you for highlighting and emphasizing the a11yAccessibility Accessibility( commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) aspect of our project [@beccawidom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beccawidom/) – it’s a crucial piece that have to make sure we address! * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4575c45d6e3cc466883f6adc0e1006d4407f9aa3108bc8bb8e743423aeab3c1? s=32&d=identicon&r=g) * [Madison Swain-Bowden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aetherunbound/) 12: 24 am _on_ December 30, 2023 * Thanks again for recommending this [@beccawidom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beccawidom/)– we’ve decided to set aside some development time in 2024 to focus on addressing the accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access”( i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Accessibility) issues currently open. We’ve also altered our weekly development chat prioritization to include adding accessibility issues each week. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/openverse/2023/09/15/openverse-2024-planning-we-want-your-ideas/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fopenverse%2F2023%2F09%2F15%2Fopenverse-2024-planning-we-want-your-ideas%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Openverse wins Open Infrastructure award from OE Global](https://make.wordpress.org/openverse/2023/09/13/openverse-wins-open-infrastructure-award-from-oe-global/) [A week in Openverse: 2023-09-11 – 2023-09-18 →](https://make.wordpress.org/openverse/2023/09/18/last-week-openverse-2023-09-11-2023-09-18/)