How voting and ranking work
Players vote for your server on its vote page. Votes decide your place in the list, so a server with an active community can reach the top no matter how big it is.
Who can vote and how often
- A player votes with their Minecraft username (3 to 16 letters, numbers or
_) and passes a quick bot check. - Each username can vote for a server once every 24 hours, and so can each internet connection.
- After voting, players can press Remind me in 24 hours to get a browser notification when they can vote for you again.
- Players who vote every day build a vote streak, shown on their player profile.
Your vote link is https://craftrank.org/vote/{id}. You find it, with a share button, on your server page and in your dashboard.
How the list is ordered
The main list and the game mode, language, version and location lists are sorted by votes this month. When two servers have the same number of votes, an online server comes first, then the one with more players online, then the one listed first.
- Early in a month, while the whole list still has few votes, real players and uptime count too. Once enough votes are in, only votes count.
- A server whose player count looks faked is moved to the bottom until the count looks normal again. See what we detect automatically.
- Votes cannot be bought. Paid spots are shown apart from the ranking and labelled “Sponsored” or “Ad”; they never change your rank.
The full method is on How our rankings work.
Monthly reset and the hall of fame
On the 1st of every month the three servers with the most votes win gold, silver and bronze in the Hall of fame. Their trophy is shown next to their name for the whole next month, and each month gets a recap page with the full top 25. Then every server starts again from zero votes, so new servers get a fair chance. Your all-time vote total is kept.
Rewarding your voters
Players vote more often when they get something in game for it. Pick one way to connect your server:
- The CraftRank plugin: the easiest way, no ports or keys to copy.
- Votifier or NuVotifier: if you already use them for other lists.
- The API: for your own plugin or website.