Perhaps it is not stated in the xml file as [category="category"] just the fact that your gadget is first in 2 categories is impressive and just because it is gone from your dashboard it doesnt mean it is gone from the directory. Even if it is, the remaining users will still have the gadget and will be able to use it without problems. Sometimes there is a delay servers which would explain why your gadget's stats changed. A lot of spam gadgets are messing up the order, i think google should remove those gadgets or ban the "developers" of those gadgets.
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Dave Pitman <[email protected]> wrote: > Like it or not the gadget directory is still the single best place for > people to find gadgets. So it's really frustrating that I can't get an > answer to my questions about why it doesn't work. > > At one time, our gadget had 850,000 users. But about a year ago, it > disappeared from the directory UNLESS you do a very specific search using > keywords. You can't browse the directory and find it even though you should > be able to. Nothing changed on our end but one day you couldn't browse and > find it anymore. > > Here is what I mean: > > - Search for "artist", > http://www.google.com/ig/directory?q=artist&dpos=top&root=%2Fig. You > see our gadget Artist a day at the top. 438,000 users. > - Now, do that same search in the lifestyle category, > > http://www.google.com/ig/directory?q=artist&dpos=top&root=/ig&cat=lifestyle. > We still show up. So that means it's in the lifestyle category. > - Without a search, just browse the lifestyle category and sort by > most users, > > http://www.google.com/ig/directory?dpos=top&root=/ig&cat=lifestyle&sort=users. > With 438,000 we should be third, but we are no where to be found. > > I only complain about this because without the ability to browse for > gadgets, which is how most people find them I suspect, our install based > has dwindled from 850,000 to less than 450,000 in a year. There may be > other factors in play, but for sure this doesn't help and it's clearly not > working properly. Can someone give me a reply to let me know if there is > something I'm doing wrong here or are we truly own our own? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/Google-Gadgets-API/-/ZvBxGWZWpKgJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iGoogle Developer Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API?hl=en.
