diff --git a/models/issue_indexer.go b/models/issue_indexer.go
index b58c9dc2d1..18c6f281b2 100644
--- a/models/issue_indexer.go
+++ b/models/issue_indexer.go
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ func InitIssueIndexer() {
 func populateIssueIndexer() error {
 	batch := indexer.IssueIndexerBatch()
 	for page := 1; ; page++ {
-		repos, _, err := Repositories(&SearchRepoOptions{
+		repos, _, err := SearchRepositoryByName(&SearchRepoOptions{
 			Page:     page,
 			PageSize: 10,
+			OrderBy:  SearchOrderByID,
+			Private:  true,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Repositories: %v", err)
diff --git a/models/repo_list.go b/models/repo_list.go
index ca7ae9793f..4aeda90677 100644
--- a/models/repo_list.go
+++ b/models/repo_list.go
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ type SearchRepoOptions struct {
 	Starred     bool          `json:"-"`
 	Page        int           `json:"-"`
 	IsProfile   bool          `json:"-"`
+	AllPublic   bool          `json:"-"` // Include also all public repositories
 	// Limit of result
 	//
 	// maximum: setting.ExplorePagingNum
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ const (
 	SearchOrderByNewest                              = "created_unix DESC"
 	SearchOrderBySize                                = "size ASC"
 	SearchOrderBySizeReverse                         = "size DESC"
+	SearchOrderByID                                  = "id ASC"
+	SearchOrderByIDReverse                           = "id DESC"
 )
 
 // SearchRepositoryByName takes keyword and part of repository name to search,
@@ -147,11 +150,6 @@ func SearchRepositoryByName(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (repos RepositoryList, coun
 		starJoin = true
 	}
 
-	opts.Keyword = strings.ToLower(opts.Keyword)
-	if opts.Keyword != "" {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Like{"lower_name", opts.Keyword})
-	}
-
 	// Append conditions
 	if !opts.Starred && opts.OwnerID > 0 {
 		var searcherReposCond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{"owner_id": opts.OwnerID}
@@ -182,6 +180,15 @@ func SearchRepositoryByName(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (repos RepositoryList, coun
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_private": false})
 	}
 
+	if opts.OwnerID > 0 && opts.AllPublic {
+		cond = cond.Or(builder.Eq{"is_private": false})
+	}
+
+	opts.Keyword = strings.ToLower(opts.Keyword)
+	if opts.Keyword != "" {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Like{"lower_name", opts.Keyword})
+	}
+
 	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
 		opts.OrderBy = SearchOrderByAlphabetically
 	}
@@ -225,78 +232,3 @@ func SearchRepositoryByName(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (repos RepositoryList, coun
 
 	return
 }
-
-// Repositories returns all repositories
-func Repositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (_ RepositoryList, count int64, err error) {
-	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
-		opts.OrderBy = "id ASC"
-	}
-
-	repos := make(RepositoryList, 0, opts.PageSize)
-
-	if err = x.
-		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
-		OrderBy(opts.OrderBy.String()).
-		Find(&repos); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Repo: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err = repos.loadAttributes(x); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("LoadAttributes: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	count = countRepositories(-1, opts.Private)
-
-	return repos, count, nil
-}
-
-// GetRecentUpdatedRepositories returns the list of repositories that are recently updated.
-func GetRecentUpdatedRepositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (repos RepositoryList, _ int64, _ error) {
-	var cond = builder.NewCond()
-
-	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
-		opts.OrderBy = SearchOrderByRecentUpdated
-	}
-
-	if !opts.Private {
-		cond = builder.Eq{
-			"is_private": false,
-		}
-	}
-
-	if opts.Searcher != nil && !opts.Searcher.IsAdmin {
-		var ownerIds []int64
-
-		ownerIds = append(ownerIds, opts.Searcher.ID)
-		err := opts.Searcher.GetOrganizations(true)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Organization: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		for _, org := range opts.Searcher.Orgs {
-			ownerIds = append(ownerIds, org.ID)
-		}
-
-		cond = cond.Or(builder.In("owner_id", ownerIds))
-	}
-
-	count, err := x.Where(cond).Count(new(Repository))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Count: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err = x.Where(cond).
-		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
-		Limit(opts.PageSize).
-		OrderBy(opts.OrderBy.String()).
-		Find(&repos); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Repo: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err = repos.loadAttributes(x); err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("LoadAttributes: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return repos, count, nil
-}
diff --git a/models/repo_list_test.go b/models/repo_list_test.go
index 6f829f279d..160ba57d32 100644
--- a/models/repo_list_test.go
+++ b/models/repo_list_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ func TestSearchRepositoryByName(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "PublicAndPrivateRepositoriesOfOrganization",
 			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 17, Private: true},
 			count: 2},
+		{name: "AllPublic/PublicRepositoriesByName",
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Keyword: "big_test_", PageSize: 10, AllPublic: true},
+			count: 4},
+		{name: "AllPublic/PublicAndPrivateRepositoriesByName",
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Keyword: "big_test_", Page: 1, PageSize: 10, Private: true, AllPublic: true},
+			count: 8},
+		{name: "AllPublic/PublicRepositoriesOfUserIncludingCollaborative",
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, Collaborate: true, AllPublic: true},
+			count: 12},
+		{name: "AllPublic/PublicAndPrivateRepositoriesOfUserIncludingCollaborative",
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, Private: true, Collaborate: true, AllPublic: true},
+			count: 16},
+		{name: "AllPublic/PublicAndPrivateRepositoriesOfUserIncludingCollaborativeByName",
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Keyword: "test", Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 15, Private: true, Collaborate: true, AllPublic: true},
+			count: 10},
+		{name: "AllPublic/PublicRepositoriesOfOrganization",
+			opts:  &SearchRepoOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 10, OwnerID: 17, AllPublic: true},
+			count: 12},
 	}
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
@@ -126,7 +144,7 @@ func TestSearchRepositoryByName(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				// FIXME: Can't check, need to fix current behaviour (see previous FIXME comments in test cases)
-				/*if testCase.opts.OwnerID > 0 && !testCase.opts.Collaborate {
+				/*if testCase.opts.OwnerID > 0 && !testCase.opts.Collaborate && !AllPublic {
 					assert.Equal(t, testCase.opts.OwnerID, repo.Owner.ID)
 				}*/
 
diff --git a/routers/admin/repos.go b/routers/admin/repos.go
index 12df6fba1e..8712797cf0 100644
--- a/routers/admin/repos.go
+++ b/routers/admin/repos.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func Repos(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsAdminRepositories"] = true
 
 	routers.RenderRepoSearch(ctx, &routers.RepoSearchOptions{
-		Ranger:   models.Repositories,
 		Private:  true,
 		PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.RepoPagingNum,
 		TplName:  tplRepos,
diff --git a/routers/home.go b/routers/home.go
index 94c570b6ce..afcb3d35e5 100644
--- a/routers/home.go
+++ b/routers/home.go
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ func Swagger(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // RepoSearchOptions when calling search repositories
 type RepoSearchOptions struct {
-	Ranger   func(*models.SearchRepoOptions) (models.RepositoryList, int64, error)
-	Searcher *models.User
+	OwnerID  int64
 	Private  bool
 	PageSize int
 	TplName  base.TplName
@@ -113,35 +112,21 @@ func RenderRepoSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *RepoSearchOptions) {
 	}
 
 	keyword := strings.Trim(ctx.Query("q"), " ")
-	if len(keyword) == 0 {
-		repos, count, err = opts.Ranger(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
-			Page:        page,
-			PageSize:    opts.PageSize,
-			Searcher:    ctx.User,
-			OrderBy:     orderBy,
-			Private:     opts.Private,
-			Collaborate: true,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Handle(500, "opts.Ranger", err)
-			return
-		}
-	} else {
-		if isKeywordValid(keyword) {
-			repos, count, err = models.SearchRepositoryByName(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
-				Keyword:     keyword,
-				OrderBy:     orderBy,
-				Private:     opts.Private,
-				Page:        page,
-				PageSize:    opts.PageSize,
-				Searcher:    ctx.User,
-				Collaborate: true,
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				ctx.Handle(500, "SearchRepositoryByName", err)
-				return
-			}
-		}
+
+	repos, count, err = models.SearchRepositoryByName(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
+		Page:        page,
+		PageSize:    opts.PageSize,
+		OrderBy:     orderBy,
+		Private:     opts.Private,
+		Keyword:     keyword,
+		OwnerID:     opts.OwnerID,
+		Searcher:    ctx.User,
+		Collaborate: true,
+		AllPublic:   true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.Handle(500, "SearchRepositoryByName", err)
+		return
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Keyword"] = keyword
 	ctx.Data["Total"] = count
@@ -157,11 +142,15 @@ func ExploreRepos(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsExplore"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsExploreRepositories"] = true
 
+	var ownerID int64
+	if ctx.User != nil && !ctx.User.IsAdmin {
+		ownerID = ctx.User.ID
+	}
+
 	RenderRepoSearch(ctx, &RepoSearchOptions{
-		Ranger:   models.GetRecentUpdatedRepositories,
 		PageSize: setting.UI.ExplorePagingNum,
-		Searcher: ctx.User,
-		Private:  ctx.User != nil && ctx.User.IsAdmin,
+		OwnerID:  ownerID,
+		Private:  ctx.User != nil,
 		TplName:  tplExploreRepos,
 	})
 }