Shutterstock has released a new search engine feature: a new sort order called Relevant.
When customers perform searches, they will see four buttons to filter their search results: New, Popular, Relevant and Random.

shutterstock search order buttons

Relevant sort order is a way to deliver more accurate results to customers. It’s designed to get better over time. Results will vary from day to day, and may vary from user to user as they make adjustments.

What’s the difference between Popular and Relevant? Popular looks primarily at the number of times an image has been downloaded. Relevant is a more sophisticated algorithm that considers a mix of (unknown) factors.

Source: Shutterbuzz