Hack the 'Explore' link to get your Project Popularity Ranking

A simple idea to figure out your Project's 'Popularity Ranking' using the Explore button from the front page.

Step 1 Click 'Explore'

Locate the 'Explore' button on the [www.instructables.com front page].

Comments

[sam and the beanstalk]

im sorry someone hacked my account and was bein stupid i think its cool

[sam and the beanstalk]

cool man i just signed up a month agoand tink i will find it usefull check out my one it can get you into the top 2o no sweat. (better instructions to)

[mrtools]

cool thanks

[mrtools]

why is it ranked one lower than it is? if your project is 2nd is it 1st? and why do you have to go to the explorer first?

[kqrpnb]

The first number (OFFSET=) is your starting point, and the second number (LIMIT=) is that many above that. So starting at 0 and going 1 above that will result in the first ranked project. Try it out, click the Explore link and note the first project. Then use this link:
http://www.instructables.com/ex/y/process/index.html?OFFSET=0&LIMIT=1
You will see that results in the 1st project also. Thus:
http://www.instructables.com/ex/y/process/index.html?OFFSET=0&LIMIT=10
Results in the 1st through 10th projects.

And you have to click on Explore first in order to find the "index.html?OFFSET=30&LIMIT=30" portion of the URL. Once you have it you can go right to it next time!

[ll.13]

hey i think you guys (the admins. and mods.) are pretty kewl if you let a thing like this stay

[instructables-eric]

Awesome! We absolutely encourage you to figure out ways to make the site work better for you. We're trying to fix all the bugs, keep the site up, and add more features, but we're only a small team.

Here's something else people might find useful:
http://www.instructables.com/ex/y/process/recent.html?LIMIT=200

[kqrpnb]

Glad you liked it and that you didn't mind. It was also NOT a commentary on the site or the team's abilities. I just noticed that you said in the Blog that the "Explore" results were sorted by popularity, so I wanted to find mine (and make another Project.) I have been looking at and reading different make sites for some time, but this is the first one I ever made a project on. Thanks for providing the ability.