Explore shows real stores in an order that follows fixed criteria. Here they are, in the order they count.
Criterion 1
Paid plans rank higher. It is the main difference between plans and it is what the merchant is paying for. No store is hidden for being on the free plan.
Criterion 2
Within the same plan, a more complete store comes first: cover, logo, description, products with a photo and a price. An abandoned store never sits above a cared-for one on the same plan.
Criterion 3
A store with the «Verified store» badge (email, WhatsApp and place confirmed) moves up within its own plan level. It never passes a higher plan.
Criterion 4
Stores with recent movement — orders, updated products — come before stores that have been still for a long time.
Criterion 5
A newly published store gets 30 days of extra visibility, once. When it ends the store moves down, but it always stays in the directory.
Criterion 6
When someone searches a store's exact name, that store comes first, whatever its plan.
Criterion 7
COLMINK runs campaigns and highlights (seasonal moments, categories, local commerce). Whenever a position results from payment, it is identified as such.
If these criteria change, this page changes with them.