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How are resources ordered?
The order that resources appear on the home page for the default ordering method is determined by several criteria. A recommendation algorithm uses these criteria to ensure that students receive the best experience when browsing for new resources and that resources can effectively reach their target demographic.
How does the resource recommendation algorithm work?
The recommendation algorithm uses the following non-targeted criteria to determine how to order resources on the home page. Resources are ordered by points, and then this ordering as adjusted based on personalized data. The points obtained from these categories is calculated and saved once per day at 4 AM, so make your changes early! The criteria are:
If your resource has upcoming events registered on Hub@Penn, it will be prioritized on the home page a short period before and during the event. Only events shorter than 16 hours are eligible.
If a resource application is currently open for your resource, it will be prioritized while that application is still open.
Having your resource members displayed on Hub@Penn provides more points of contact for questions about your resource.
Adding relevant tags to your resource can help prospective students find the resources that they are interested in. If you cannot find at least 2 relevant tags for your resource, please email hub.provost@upenn.edu and we will work with you to find something appropriate.
Having contact information is important for prospective members who want to know more about the resource. Social links can be used to give students a better idea of what you do and the events that you hold.
Bookmarks are a method for Penn students to show interest in yourresource. The more bookmarks you have, the higher your resource will appear.
Adding a logo to your resource can make your resource more recognizable. The logo is shown on the homepage before the user clicks on your resource.
Adding a subtitle is a quick change that can give students more information about your resource without having to visit your resourcepage. The subtitle is shown on the homepage before the user clicks on your resource.
Adding a description helps students learn more about whether or not a resource is a good fit for them. Resources without a description will therefore appear lower on the homepage. Longer and more detailed descriptions are awarded bonus points.
Adding some testimonials help students gain perspective on what participating in the resource is like.
Prospective members want to know how to participate in your resource. Omitting this section will result in a large ordering penalty.
Resources that have not been updated in the last 8 months will receive a small ordering penalty.
Resources that are marked as inactive will be shifted to the very bottom of the list. You can easily renew your resource from the settings tab in the manage resource page.
A random factor is applied periodically in order to ensure that students see new resources when they visit Hub@Penn.
The algorithm also attempts to personalize search results for logged in users, based on the following criteria:
Adding tags will case the resource to appear higher on the home page for students who are interested in those tags. Resources that have specified fewer tags are more likely to appear higher than resources that have specified more tags, for relevant students.
Adding target schools will cause the resource to appear higher on the home page for students in those schools. Resources that have specified fewer schools are more likely to appear higher than resources that have specified more schools, for relevant students. Specifying all of the schools is the same as specifying none of them.
Adding target majors will cause the resource to appear higher on the home page for students in those majors. Resources that have specified fewer majors are more likely to appear higher than resources that have specified more majors, for relevant students. Specifying 10 or more majors is the same as specifying no majors.
Adding target years will cause the resource to appear higher on the home page for students in those years. Resourcesthat have specified fewer years are more likely to appear higher than resources that have specified more years, for relevant students. Specifying all of the years is the same as specifying none of them.