How is popularity calculated and how can you boost your popularity?

The popularity of SugarExchange content is based on a combination of factors listed here in order of increasing weight:

• The frequency in which the project page is viewed
• The number of times project content is downloaded
• The frequency in which product is purchased
• The number of user reviews submitted, weighed by the "grade" received

SugarCRM periodically fine-tunes the popularity calculation and it is possible for popularity calculation to change without notice. Visit this page periodically to see calculation currently in use.

Now for the calculation. First, we determine a raw score of Sugar Points based on these factors:

• 1 Sugar Point for every page view. A page view occurs when the project details, along with "Get it!" tab, is accessed
• 2 Sugar Points for every download. A download occurs when the user clicks the blue "Download" link in a project
• 125 Sugar Points for every individual product purchased via the "Buy Now" capability

Reviews are weighted as follows:

• 1 star = 50 Sugar Points
• 2 stars = 125 Sugar Points
• 3 stars = 250 Sugar Points
• 4 stars = 375 Sugar Points
• 5 stars = 500 Sugar Points

A simple calculation based on these raw values, leading to a value we call Project Sugar Points.

Next, we take your Project Sugar Points and compare this value to all Project Sugar Points earned by all SugarExchange projects. Your relative rating amongst the universe of SugarExchange projects yields a percentile we call the Sugar Rating. Thus your project earns a Sugar Rating of 80% when its Project Sugar Points exceed that of 80% of all projects' Project Sugar Points.

Finally, we apply a calculation designed to smooth the clumping that can occur if we stopped at this point. This calculation simply spreads values more uniformly while ensuring that no project with fewer Sugar Points will ever surpass a project with more Sugar Points.

Here, for you mathematicians, is the actual formula: