Personal Websites and Blogs:

  • Simplifier: A simple, text-based website promoting minimalist web design.
  • Text-only websites: Websites designed with a focus on delivering content in a concise and efficient text-only format.
  • Lee Tusman’s Nosebook: A website with a text-only landing page, embodying the spirit of the Small Web.
  • Thoughts and Writings by Armin Ronacher: A personal blog with a typographically appealing small web approach.
  • Null program by Chris Wellons: Another blog that has adopted a Small Web approach with appealing typography.
  • BSD and SQL blog by Eric Radman: A blog focused on specific technical topics with a Small Web aesthetic.
  • Programming blog by Hugo Tunius: A blog that combines a small web approach with a focus on programming content.
  • Programming in the Twenty-First Century by James Hague: A programming blog that adheres to Small Web principles.
  • Julia Evans’ programming blog: A blog that uses a Small Web design for its programming content.

Tools and Resources:

  • Wiby: A search engine that focuses on indexing websites that adhere to the principles of the small web, often prioritizing non-commercial content.
  • Marginalia Search: An independent, DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content and aims to surface sites that are often overlooked by larger search engines.
  • Lieu webring search engine: A search engine that helps you discover websites connected within webrings, promoting a decentralized approach to website discovery.
  • IndieWeb.org: A wiki and movement dedicated to promoting independent web development and ownership of online spaces.
  • Small Technology Foundation: An organization that advocates for technologies that are sustainable, respectful of human dignity, and prioritize resource conservation. Other Examples:
  • Curlie search: A human-edited web directory, powered by volunteers, which offers a curated approach to website discovery.
  • Open Mentions: A project that uses WebMention and ActivityPub to connect conversations across different websites and encourage community interaction.
  • Public Tiddlywikis: Websites based on TiddlyWiki, which emphasize the organization and styling of personal hypertext, prioritizing personal expression over protocols and APIs.

What platform is your site on?

  • Adobe Muse
  • AMP
  • Blogger
  • Drupal
  • Gatsby
  • Ghost
  • HubSpot
  • Jekyll
  • Jimdo
  • Joomla
  • Movable Type
  • Pattern
  • Postach.io
  • React
  • Shopify
  • Squarespace
  • Strikingly
  • Tumblr
  • TypePad
  • Weebly
  • WordPress