Harpd Answers · Explained
How does Harpd Rank order products?
Board position is ordered by Rank Points — permanent promotional placement bought with Credits — combined with real visit signals. Rank Points are not a quality score, and Harpd says so on every board.
Quick answer
How does Harpd Rank order products?
Harpd Rank orders products on a board by Rank Points first, then by real visit signals within the same point level. Rank Points are permanent promotional placement created by Credit spend. Visit signals are unpaid: leaderboard exposure impressions, outbound product clicks and saves, with bot traffic filtered.
- Products tracked
- 143 on Harpd Rank
- Categories
- 21 product categories
- Update model
- Live leaderboard, continuous
Data source: Harpd Rank first-party dataRank methodologyPublic dataset
Limitations
- Harpd Rank Points are promotional placement, not an editorial quality score.
- Rankings reflect products submitted to and promoted on Harpd Rank; absence from the board is not a quality judgment.
Data source: Harpd Rank first-party data
How it works
The mechanics, plainly
A product is approved at 0 Rank Points → spending Credits adds permanent Rank Points → the board sorts by points → products with equal points are separated by recent visit activity → the Monthly and Weekly views apply their own time windows to the same underlying signals. Trending is a separate, entirely organic view that uses no Credits or Rank Points at all.
How it compares
Harpd vs the traditional approach
| Aspect | Harpd / this model | Traditional |
|---|---|---|
| Primary signal | Rank Points (paid, disclosed) | Editorial score |
| Secondary signal | Real visits, clicks, saves (unpaid) | Author opinion |
| Permanence | Points persist until out-spent | Fixed at publish |
| Organic view | Trending, with no paid input | Usually absent |
Why it matters
Knowing the ordering rule is what lets a reader use the board correctly: as a measure of who is promoting hardest plus who is earning real attention — not as a verdict on which product is better. Harpd keeps an entirely organic Trending view for readers who want that signal alone.
Frequently asked questions
Do visits or Rank Points matter more?
Rank Points are the primary sort. Visit signals separate products that hold the same number of points, and drive the separate Trending view.
Can a product with 0 Rank Points appear high?
It appears on the board, but below products holding points. Its visibility then depends on visit activity and on the Trending view.
Is the ordering the same on Monthly and Weekly?
The rule is the same; the time window differs. Monthly and Weekly views weight activity inside their period and are archived when the period closes.