Tag: Tired of the same five websites everywhere you go? The indie web is still alive — but you won’t find it through traditional platforms. Here’s how to tune in and rediscover its weird

The web didn’t die. The algorithm just buried it.

There are thousands — maybe millions — of personal sites still thriving. Artists, writers, coders, curators. People putting weird and beautiful things online without trying to go viral.

But if you only browse what the big players surface, you’ll miss all of it.

Because search is broken.Social is even worse.And discovery? It’s been quietly replaced by recommendation engines that filter everything through what they think you already want.

You’re not bored because the web is boring.You’re bored because it’s all starting to look the same.

There’s more out there. You just need a different map.

The good stuff — the sites built with care, not KPI pressure — won’t show up in a trending feed. They’re hidden in plain sight. Sometimes on the fringes. Sometimes on Neocities. Sometimes behind a quirky domain name someone’s been renewing since 2003.

But it’s all still out there.

You just need a way to find it.

Webrings were the original discovery engines.

Before search took over, webrings were how you explored the web. They linked together sites with a shared vibe or theme – not to rank them or monetize them, but to connect them. Like mixtapes for websites.

Webrings don’t care if you’re perfectly optimized.They don’t care how big your audience is. They don’t care if you’re a pro designer or a curious beginner.

They care that your site is alive. That it has a voice. That it belongs in a constellation of other voices worth hearing.

That’s why we built Webring Studio.

To bring back a little of that magic. Not with nostalgia goggles, but with fresh tools that make it easy to join or build your own ring — no tech background required.

It’s for people who want the human web back.Who believe discovery should feel like wandering, not scrolling. And who want their site to be found by people who are curious, not just passing through.

The indie web isn’t dead. It’s just not playing by the same rules.

If you’re ready to step off the feed and into something more human, slower, and more meaningful – you’ll find a whole world waiting.

Just not where you’re used to looking.