Only 86 of my 637 models have achieved over 100 downloads.
One has garnered 19,600 it is a huge swing on my models.
I have models I thought would have been far more successful and some surprise me they have so many downloads as they were meant to be funny.
Several people downloaded my “Rim Job”!
637 models! In your case, my proposed optional section Most Downloaded is almost a must. In conjunction with the Most Underrated section, it can make it easier to showcase the popular models while also giving your own favorites a place to stand out.
With that many models, sorting them into sections is not enough a solution. Perhaps within each section, allow creators to order their own models by downloads by default. I see that there is already an option for sorting models by downloads, but the default is by New Uploads.
This is why I have been crying out for this expansion for months.
I hoped the effort in categories would get there, but, as soon as they started, they stopped.
You can follow categories, but, hardly anyone does, most ply because there is no single place to benefit from that choice.
I would like to explain why I think it is worthwhile for @MakerWorld to invest some man-hours on this.
For most designers, most of their models hardly see the light of day. However, almost everyone has one or two models that are more popular than the rest. When a user downloads or prints these one or two, it’s like a customer walks into a local store to buy a cold drink. If the store has all of its products neatly displayed on their respective shelves, this customer may see somehting else they want and get it too.
Having models grouped into sections like MW homepage does is like having products displayed on their shelves. However, the current situation is like the store has all its product piled up in a corner. The chance of this customer go picking through the pile is slim.
I have not seen any platform that has recognized the importance of this opportunity for additional sales and done something about it. All platfomrs provide the collectin feature but that’s like having products stored inside bins. A customer will have to open the bins and pick through them. MW can be the first to do something about this.
I would like to give you guys some ideas for convenient features you could add to maker world.
First of all, I would like the ability to be able to post multiple print profiles at once when uploading a model.
I would also like an improved analytics system; having it update once a day is just not enough. Hourly would be good.
Thank you for reading this 
I’ve gotta ask, what utility would hourly analytics be?
It would just be more convenient. Idk, your kind of right.
I also have a feature request. It would be great if models had an ‘Add‑Ons’ section. It would work similarly to remixes, but instead of modifying the original files, it would showcase third‑party attachments and upgrades created by anyone.
For example, I designed a Cyberbrick skid steer, and the community has made all kinds of add ons different tires, blades, attachments, and more. It would be incredibly helpful if these could be displayed as a curated collection directly on the main model page. That way, anyone downloading the skid steer could immediately see the available third‑party accessories they might want.
This is similar to remixes, but the key difference is that the original file isn’t being altered, people are simply creating compatible mods. It would also work perfectly for models like mine that use the standard digital file license, which doesn’t allow remixes but still permits people to create and share add-ons. Also similar to collections, but specifically tied to and attached to a base model.
Overall, I think this would be a hugely valuable feature for the site. It would improve visibility for creators, help build ecosystems around models, and make it easier for users to discover compatible upgrades.
I had not thought of this, but it is a good idea. There are a lot of projects that could benefit from having “add-ons”. Even if it is just done as a tag or category of some kind, where the new “add-on” will always refer back to the original file as a baked in link from the tag.