2026-07-07 The comeback of the Fediverse and the Old Web Coder Spirit's blog post explores the resurgence of Mastodon and the Yesterweb movement, drawing thoughtful comparisons between decentralized social networks and the spirit of the early internet. The author reflects on why platforms like Ooh.Directory and community-driven old-web revival efforts feel meaningful in the context of Twitter's decline and the failure of Web3 promises.
2026-07-07 THE CRYPT The Crypt is a darkly themed Neocities personal site by datoxicwaltz, built with a gothic ASCII art aesthetic and an invitation to explore its eerie interior. The landing page offers visitors a peek at the creator's code with an open invitation to borrow it, making it a small resource for old-web style HTML tinkerers.
2026-07-07 THE CYBORGS AWAKEN! NEOGEO REDUX is a web design resource focused on the Carrd website builder, offering tips, CSS tricks, and practical advice for creating visually polished pages without relying heavily on code. Created by Android 17 (also known as Lapis), the site includes tutorials on gradients, custom cursors, imported fonts, and other design techniques with annotated examples.
2026-07-07 the dailywebthing archives Joe Jenett's dailywebthing archives is a massive, long-running curated link collection dating back to the year 2000, housing thousands of validated links to diversions, resources, and web oddities organized into browsable categories. Built and maintained over decades, it serves as both a historical record of interesting web finds and an ongoing discovery hub for curious internet explorers.
2026-07-07 the dead web HTMLSites2 is a Neocities-based platform for creating HTML memes, drawing inspiration from YTMND-style web humor and old-school internet creativity. It features an IRC chat, a custom webring called the Hotline Webring, and serves as a hub for handcrafted HTML joke pages in the spirit of early web culture.
2026-07-07 The Den The Den is a personal homepage on Neocities that participates in the Hotline Webring, featuring a JavaScript-dependent design with a guestbook and status indicator. With minimal visible text and an image-heavy layout, it has the hallmarks of an old-web aesthetic personal site still finding its footing.
2026-07-07 the dumpster fire Christa's tilde.club homepage, dubbed 'the dumpster fire,' is a freshly minted personal site on the tilde-verse with a blog, guestbook, and work-in-progress sections. The site participates in several old-web webrings including the Retronaut Webring, SapphicRing, and Hotline Webring, making it a small but charming node in the indie web community.
2026-07-07 The Dynamic Duo - Cross-Browser DHTML Dan Steinman's Dynamic Duo is a comprehensive cross-browser DHTML tutorial covering JavaScript, CSS positioning, animations, events, and layer manipulation using his open-source DynAPI library. The site includes live demos, downloadable code, games built with DHTML, and detailed API documentation, making it a thorough reference for late-1990s to early-2000s web scripting techniques.
2026-07-07 the ever changing index page ^ ^ A student's live learning journal from a 2006 HTML class, documenting their progress as they work through basic web coding concepts like tags, lists, headings, and image alignment. The page doubles as a practice sandbox and personal diary, offering a candid and charming snapshot of someone discovering HTML for the first time.
2026-07-07 The Free Web Hosting Directory - A listing of free web hosting providers - Freehosting1.net Freehosting1.net is a searchable directory cataloging free web hosting providers, complete with ratings, storage and bandwidth specs, user reviews, and detailed feature breakdowns for each host. It also offers articles covering topics from domain registration to FTP basics and CSS design tips, making it a useful starting point for anyone hunting for no-cost hosting.
2026-07-07 The Grizzly Gazette The Grizzly Gazette is a collaborative blog by a small team of Bearbloggers writing about Bearblog, the indie web, and related topics. Posts include resource lists, community events like a creation festival, and even a book club, making it a lively hub for the indie web community.
2026-07-07 The Hacker Webring The Hacker Webring is a curated ring of personal and project pages belonging to self-described hackers, makers, artists, and tinkerers from across the internet. Members cover topics like reverse engineering, cryptography, retro computing, self-hosting, and low-level programming, united by a DIY ethos and curiosity-driven approach to technology.
2026-07-07 The HellaCool Website HellaCool is a curated collection of cool webpages from the old web era, complete with a Flash-warning section for vintage interactive content. It serves as a nostalgic link directory for anyone looking to rediscover forgotten gems of early internet culture.
2026-07-07 The Hidden Source Community (HSC) The Hidden Source Community (HSC) is a playful web collective built around the quirky tradition of hiding Easter eggs and secret messages inside the HTML source code of member websites. Members join by embedding a small script and committing to keeping something hidden in their page source, making it a fun niche club for old-web enthusiasts who enjoy creative coding tricks.
2026-07-07 The Homepage of Dave Rupert - daverupert.com Dave Rupert is a web developer and podcaster from Austin, TX whose personal blog covers CSS techniques, design systems, and front-end development with hands-on technical posts. The site also showcases active projects including the Shop Talk Show podcast, Frontend Masters courses, and the A11Y Project accessibility resource.
2026-07-07 The HTML Hobbyist The HTML Hobbyist, created by N.E. Lilly, is a passionate resource dedicated to teaching plain HTML and encouraging people to build simple, honest personal websites without heavy frameworks or JavaScript bloat. It champions the open, creative spirit of the early web and offers tutorials, hosting walkthroughs, a web badge, and a webring for like-minded hobbyist site builders.
2026-07-07 The HTML Hobbyist on Neocities N.E. Lilly (Nathan) built this Neocities hub as a companion to The HTML Hobbyist, a resource dedicated to teaching people how to build their own websites with HTML and CSS. Driven by nostalgia for the early open web, the site links to tutorials on HTML, CSS, and the history of the World Wide Web, aimed at anyone who wants to reclaim their online presence from corporate platforms.
2026-07-07 The HTML Hobbyist Webring Member List: The HTML Hobbyist Webring is a curated ring of personal websites united by a love of hand-coded HTML and the indie web spirit, featuring members ranging from minimalist personal pages to creative digital gardens. Created by N.E. Lilly, the webring celebrates building your own corner of the internet from scratch and connects like-minded hobbyists who craft their sites with care.
2026-07-07 The human.json protocol Beto Dealmeida, a musician and software engineer based in Key Biscayne, FL, proposes a new open web protocol called human.json that lets site owners declare their content is human-generated rather than AI-produced. The post details the JSON format, a web-of-trust vouching system, and companion browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and qutebrowser that visually signal human authorship to visitors.
2026-07-07 The Interesting Corner The Interesting Corner is a Dutch personal homepage covering a wide range of tech-heavy interests including electronics, servers, hardware, programming, and anime. Visitors can explore a library section with books, movies, software recommendations, and space content, making it a cozy hub for a curious tech enthusiast.
2026-07-07 The internet used to be fun Rachel J. Kwon's curated reading list celebrates the philosophy of the personal, independent web by collecting essays and manifestos about why the internet was once fun and how to reclaim that spirit. With nearly 300 linked articles from writers spanning over a decade, it serves as a living archive of indie web thought and advocacy.
2026-07-07 THE KELZONE THE KELZONE is a visually striking Neocities homepage by Kel, featuring animated floating elements, scrolling clouds, autoplay audio, and an interactive door graphic as the entry point. The page is almost entirely CSS and layout code, with the design itself being the primary content on display.
2026-07-07 The Lab Renata's Lab is a hands-on CSS snippet collection packed with image effects, border styles, scrollbar customizations, text tricks, and other experimental web design techniques. Each snippet comes with copyable code and a live visual preview, making it a genuinely useful reference for anyone building or styling their own website.
2026-07-07 the lilac lynx The Lilac Lynx offers a friendly, hobbyist-focused tutorial on making personal websites look good on mobile devices, covering the viewport meta tag, image sizing, and media queries without requiring any fancy frameworks. Written by Kaliumlynx and aimed at people with basic HTML and CSS knowledge, it fills a real gap between beginner guides and professional developer documentation.
2026-07-07 the MASTERLIST of useful links - yue ★'s Blog | SpaceHey Yue's masterlist is a curated collection of links for aspiring webmasters, covering everything from beginner Neocities guides and free HTML templates to old-web graphics archives and coding tools. It's a handy one-stop reference for anyone wanting to build or decorate a personal website in the old-web style.
2026-07-07 THE NEOCENE The Neocene is a manifesto-driven blog by a creator called neo, advocating for the revival of the independent, pre-corporate web and the IndieWeb movement. It argues against algorithmic platforms and enshittification, encouraging readers to reclaim their online presence through personal sites and dedicated communities.
2026-07-07 The Neocities RSS guide Created by Adrian Neumann, this concise tutorial walks Neocities users through building an RSS feed by hand using a plain text editor, covering boilerplate XML, timestamps, and adding items. It's a focused, practical reference that makes RSS approachable for hobbyist webmasters who want to syndicate their site content without relying on third-party tools.
2026-07-07 The New Clearfix Method | Perishable Press Perishable Press, run by Jeff Starr, offers in-depth CSS tutorials and web development tips, including this detailed breakdown of the improved clearfix method for clearing floats without legacy browser hacks. The site covers CSS techniques, WordPress development, and web security, with a well-organized archive of practical code snippets and how-to articles.
2026-07-07 The Nora Webring! The Nora Webring connects personal websites belonging to people named Nora and variants of the name, including Eleonora, Leonora, Lenore, and related etymological forms. A charmingly niche webring concept, it currently links two member sites and invites others with the right name to join.
2026-07-07 The Null Webring The Null Webring is a community webring started by a group of Canadian students, connecting a small collection of personal websites in a navigable loop. It also offers shared hosting for small sites, with a simple terms of service and an open invitation to join the ring by contacting the organizer.
