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Personal blog frontpage

Ranked 4 of 11 blog directories by recommenders

Free frontpage that surfaces recent posts from personal blogs, praised for its minimal, clean look and two layout options. Critics mention hard-to-scan lists and one report of the site being unreachable.

Free frontpage that surfaces recent posts from personal blogs, praised for its minimal, clean look and two layout options. Critics mention hard-to-scan lists and one report of the site being unreachable.

22 people gave an opinion

recommend it
21
criticize it
1
approval share
95%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 21 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 21 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Minimal, clean, lightweight design

    “the minimal version feels perfect; as if it were more connected with the spirit of blogging”

    Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

    “the idea is great but it's nothing "extra", still it just feels right”

    Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

    “I very much appreciate the inclusion of a lightweight version”

    Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”
  • Helpful for discovering personal blogs

    “I've been using that site a lot since it was posted on here.”

    Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “I don't want you to summarise the page”

    “this puts it all together in a neat little package”

    Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

    “Love this! New homepage for me.”

    Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

Other blog directories people recommend

The four most recommended other blog directories, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Personal blog frontpage compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Kagi Small Web463061%9——
Wander small web explorer31391%71 mo3 ownersApproved
Ooh.directory26584%7—Approved
Personal blog frontpageThis page21195%2——
Bubbles.town16480%4—Approved
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What people said

16 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“I've been using that site a lot since it was posted on here.”

RecommendsComment from 24 Jun 2026 in “I don't want you to summarise the page”

“Really like the rss feature”

RecommendsComment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“That's a great idea and a very nice project.”

RecommendsComment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“A choice to disable infinite scroll would be nice.”

MixedComment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“I can’t find the link on the website.”

MixedComment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“this puts it all together in a neat little package”

RecommendsComment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“It's actually full of blogs!”

RecommendsComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“the idea is great but it's nothing "extra", still it just feels right”

RecommendsComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“the site is not reachable now, it stuck.”

MixedComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“The lists are impenetrable for my eye, I think an key mistake is that you don't use an accent color for titles in lists”

MixedComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“Love that you give the two UX options.”

MixedComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“the minimal version feels perfect; as if it were more connected with the spirit of blogging”

RecommendsComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“I like that it's free and clean and direct”

RecommendsComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“This doesn't have an RSS feed? bummer”

CriticizesComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“I very much appreciate the inclusion of a lightweight version”

RecommendsComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

“Love this! New homepage for me.”

RecommendsComment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.