Ranking rules of Avonao Business Circle

Last updated: 30 October 2026 (RANKING_RULES_UPDATED_AT = 1793318400)

These are the main parameters that decide the order and placement of businesses in the Avonao Business Circle directory, its search and the Launchpad (Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 "P2B", Art. 5; Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 "Digital Services Act", Art. 27).

Who appears in the directory

Every business with an Avonao ID business account is listed by default once at least one of its apps is live. A business can hide its profile in its settings at any time. Businesses that are hidden, suspended or have no live app do not appear anywhere in the directory, on the Launchpad or in search.

Default order

The directory shows the newest businesses first, by the date their first app went live (or, if that date is missing, the date the business account was created). Businesses with the same date are ordered alphabetically by their profile address.

Other orders you can choose

You can also sort by name (A to Z) or by followers (the number of Avonao ID members who follow the business, highest first). Ties are always broken alphabetically by profile address.

Search and filters

Search matches the business name, tagline, description and profile address. Category and country filters only narrow the list. Neither search nor filters change the order you chose.

Launchpad

The Launchpad shows businesses whose first app went live in the last 90 days, newest first. Each business stays for 90 days from that date and then leaves the Launchpad automatically; it stays in the directory.

No paid placement

No business can pay for a better position. The plan a business is on, its early-adopter status, payments to Avonao and any other relationship with Avonao have no influence on order or placement. Avonao's own platforms are not part of the directory.

Labels

A verified domain label means the business proved control of that web domain to Avonao ID. Labels inform you; they do not change the order.

Reports and moderation

Anyone can report a business. When Avonao hides or suspends a business after a report or its own review, the business receives a statement of reasons and can contest the decision; the person who reported it is told the outcome.

Changes to these rules

When these parameters change, we update this page and its date, and tell businesses before the change takes effect.

Notes for the founder (not part of the published page)

• Mapping to the code: eligibility = VISIBLE (listed, active, not deleted, no moderation hold, at least one live third-party app); default order = sort_ts (launched_at, else created_at) descending; ties = slug ascending; name = case-insensitive name ascending; followers = follow count descending; Launchpad = launched_at within 90 days, at most 100 businesses; categories and countries are filters only.
• What members can change: the sort order (newest, name, followers), the search text and the category and country filters. Nothing is personalised; every visitor sees the same order for the same choices. This is the "option to modify the parameters" for DSA Art. 27(3), if Art. 27 applies (see README L7).
• A moderation hold (after an unlist) keeps a business out of the network even if it switches its own listing back on; only Avonao can lift it.