# Discovery ## Community Spotlight The community discovery system highlights both active, growing small communities and large communities with many members. Communities in the spotlight are also advertised in the [CAD](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/cad), CMS, and [radio ](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio)main menus. All of these metrics are based off the last seven days. ### 📈Fastest Growing Community This category is based on user growth as a percentage and is limited to communities between `50` and `250` members. *Improve your ranking in this category by* [*signing up new members*](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/cms/tutorials/getting-started/inviting-users-to-your-cms) *in your community.* ### 👀Highest Website Traffic This category is based off the number of unique user visits to the homepage per day. *You can improve your ranking in this category by using CMS as your* [*primary website*](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/cms/tutorials/community-website/website-builder)*. Both visitors and members count towards traffic.* ### 👥Most Active Community This category is based off of the number of unique user logins in your community per day. *You can improve your ranking in this category by having your members utilize your CMS website more frequently. Using a* [*custom domain*](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/cms/customization/custom-domain#custom-domain)*, running all* [*applications/forms*](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/cms/tutorials/forms) *via CMS, utilizing online CMS* [*forums*](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/cms/tutorials/community-website/forum-system)*, etc.* ### ⬆️Most Recently Bumped Community This category randomly selects communities that have been bumped in the last hour. *You can improve your ranking in this category by bumping your community in the discovery panel.* *Bumped communities are also posted to the #advertise-here channel in our* [*Official Discord*](https://discord.sonoransoftware.com)*!* ## Discovery Metrics Every time your community is viewed or clicked on via the community discovery page, or CAD/CMS/radio menu those metrics are logged. You can view these in the growth panel to see how the community spotlight and discovery page are impacting your community.

Sonoran CMS: Community Discovery Metrics

## Configuring Community Discovery ### Community Approval In order to be on the community discovery page, communities must meet specific criteria: 1. The community must be more than 72 hours old. 2. The homepage must be customized and cleared of any default/placeholder text. 3. The homepage must have a clear button or link for a new user to apply or join. Once these criteria have been met, select the Bump Discovery button in Discovery Settings.