Show HN: An index of indie web/blog indexes

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TLDR

  • theindex.fyi is a maintained meta-index of 39 indie web and small web index sites across 6 categories.

Key Takeaways

  • Six categories: Curated Directories, Feed-Centric Indexes, Search Engines, Random Discovery, Constraint-Based Clubs, and IndieWeb Infrastructure.
  • Constraint-Based Clubs index sites by technical limits: under 1MB, under 250KB, under 512KB, no JavaScript, or dark-theme-only.
  • Search engine entries include tools that crawl personal blogs, indie YouTube, webcomics, and RSS feeds from 3,400+ independent sites.
  • IndieWeb Infrastructure section covers webrings, /now pages, /uses pages, webmention networks, and omg.lol directories.
  • Several entries note missing submission features; OPML export available on the personal software blogs entry using HN scores as a quality signal.

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