Platforms closed to indexing

Platforms from our link packages where pages returning 200 are blocked from the index: noindex in meta or X-Robots-Tag, or a robots.txt Disallow.

PlatformPopularityURLsReturned 200ClosedIn Google’s index
dropbox.comTop 1,0002121210
twitch.tvTop 1,0001919160
linkedin.comTop 1,0001615133
mediafire.comTop 1,00012990
linktr.eeTop 1,0008880
instructure.comTop 5,0004638380
justpaste.itTop 5,0003634291
padlet.comTop 5,0002626250
trello.comTop 5,0001915150
slideshare.netTop 5,0001313130
mega.nzTop 5,0008880
behance.netTop 5,00013770
zazzle.comTop 10,0002020200
app.box.comTop 10,0001915150
giphy.comTop 10,0009990
4shared.comTop 50,0007070530
ted.comTop 50,0002828280
peatix.comTop 50,0001615110
tapas.ioTop 50,0001111110
rentry.coTop 50,0001010100
outdooractive.comTop 50,0007660
edu.mxTop 50,0006550
hackmd.ioTop 50,00036440
disk.yandex.comTop 50,0005440
pearltrees.comTop 100,0005555470
anotepad.comTop 100,0004242420
instapaper.comTop 100,0004141381
openlearning.comTop 100,000101070
time.navyism.comTop 100,0006660
spreaker.comTop 100,0005440
slides.comTop 500,0001818180
majestic.comTop 500,0001414140
speakerdeck.comTop 500,0001211110
app.screencast.comTop 500,000131380
vk.comTop 500,000111180
myalbum.comTop 500,0008880
beforeitsnews.comTop 500,0007770
browserling.comTop 500,0007770
community.atlassian.comTop 500,0005550
maps.roadtrippers.comTop 1,000,0007770
imgops.comTop 1,000,0006650
recordsetter.comTop 1,000,0005550
notebook.zohopublic.comoutside top 1M3131310
opensource.platon.skoutside top 1M2719194
annunciogratis.netoutside top 1M1212120
photos.app.goo.gloutside top 1M1010100
sitejabber.comoutside top 1M9990
whois.gandi.netoutside top 1M8880
analysis.fc2.comoutside top 1M8880
musiclessons.comoutside top 1M7770
nsfwyoutube.comoutside top 1M7770
wowonder.xyzoutside top 1M7770
u.pcloud.linkoutside top 1M7660
filefactory.comoutside top 1M6660
new.express.adobe.comoutside top 1M6660
chatterchat.comoutside top 1M6660
usfblogs.usfca.eduoutside top 1M6660
kemono.imoutside top 1M6660
sitereport.netcraft.comoutside top 1M6660
forum.geonames.orgoutside top 1M5550
woorank.comoutside top 1M5550

Could not be checked: the platform returns 403

These platforms return 403 or a JS challenge to any bot that does not come from a Google IP. That is bot protection, not an indexing block: noindex cannot be checked there, so we do not list them as closed.

PlatformPopularityURLs403 / bot protectionIn Google’s index
quora.comTop 1,00047470
letterboxd.comTop 1,00036360
deviantart.comTop 1,00023231
x.comTop 1,00021210
reddit.comTop 1,00014141
pixabay.comTop 1,00010100
furaffinity.netTop 1,000770
medium.comTop 5,00043430
tripadvisor.comTop 5,00025250
tumblr.comTop 5,00020200
pexels.comTop 5,00016160
leetcode.comTop 5,00011117
ko-fi.comTop 5,000990
patreon.comTop 5,000550
rumble.comTop 5,000550
heylink.meTop 5,000551
unsplash.comTop 10,00041410
payhip.comTop 10,00013130
replit.comTop 10,00011110
kickstarter.comTop 10,00010100
wordpress.comTop 50,00022223
atlasobscura.comTop 50,00020200
anyflip.comTop 50,00018150
librarything.comTop 50,00014140
tapatalk.comTop 50,00013130
start.meTop 50,00012120
buymeacoffee.comTop 50,00010100
comicvine.gamespot.comTop 50,000990
independent.academia.eduTop 50,000880
myminifactory.comTop 50,000880
stocktwits.comTop 50,000880
speedrun.comTop 50,000880
pubhtml5.comTop 50,000880
camp-fire.jpTop 50,000660
dribbble.comTop 50,000660
tieba.baidu.comTop 50,000660
inkitt.comTop 50,000550
gitee.comTop 50,000640
plurk.comTop 50,000540
notion.siteTop 100,00049492
indiegogo.comTop 100,00016160
producthunt.comTop 100,000880
similarweb.comTop 100,000880
hypestat.comTop 100,000880
thewikihow.comTop 100,000660
acomics.ruTop 100,000530
mystrikingly.comTop 500,00042422
eventor.orientering.noTop 500,00021210
logcla.comTop 500,00018180
flipboard.comTop 500,00017170
seoptimer.comTop 500,00016162
storeboard.comTop 500,00014140
wefunder.comTop 500,00012120
myvipon.comTop 500,00011110
roomstyler.comTop 500,00011110
adsoftheworld.comTop 500,000990
threadless.comTop 500,000990
guidetoiceland.isTop 500,000980
controlc.comTop 500,000980
fnote.meTop 500,000880
clipzag.comTop 500,000770
ipaddress.comTop 500,000660
b.cari.com.myTop 500,000550
dzone.comTop 1,000,00021210
weddingbee.comTop 1,000,00017170
adproceed.comTop 1,000,00011110
bloglovin.comTop 1,000,00010100
pointblog.netTop 1,000,000880
socialsocial.socialTop 1,000,000770
edublogs.orgTop 1,000,000540
mn.cooutside top 1M1691690
foro.turismo.orgoutside top 1M26260
blog.stcloudstate.eduoutside top 1M23230
buzzbii.comoutside top 1M21210
edufex.comoutside top 1M20202
rollbol.comoutside top 1M19190
hallbook.com.broutside top 1M19191
ewhois.orgoutside top 1M15150
gamerlaunch.comoutside top 1M14140
livepositively.comoutside top 1M14140
thezenweb.comoutside top 1M13130
ayema.ngoutside top 1M13130
blogocial.comoutside top 1M13120
onesmablog.comoutside top 1M13120
tinyblogging.comoutside top 1M12120
ocf.berkeley.eduoutside top 1M12120
vevioz.comoutside top 1M12120
denver.granicusideas.comoutside top 1M12120
botanicalextractionsystems.comoutside top 1M12110
ampblogs.comoutside top 1M11110
blogolize.comoutside top 1M11110
qr.aeoutside top 1M11110
orangemagazine.phoutside top 1M10100
pages10.comoutside top 1M1090
ampedpages.comoutside top 1M980
bloguetechno.comoutside top 1M880
muenchen.pennergame.deoutside top 1M880
full-design.comoutside top 1M770
vtomb.comoutside top 1M770
pakvim.netoutside top 1M772
bbuspost.comoutside top 1M770
pubpub.orgoutside top 1M770
recash.wpsoul.netoutside top 1M773
jobs.siliconflorist.comoutside top 1M770
domain.glassoutside top 1M770
zb3.orgoutside top 1M770
jobs.nefeshinternational.orgoutside top 1M770
lyfepal.comoutside top 1M760
flokii.comoutside top 1M660
hulkshare.comoutside top 1M660
turkish.ava360.comoutside top 1M660
wvhired.comoutside top 1M660
potthof-engelskirchen.deoutside top 1M660
gadgets.gearlive.comoutside top 1M660
5150.usoutside top 1M660
audiompeg.deoutside top 1M660
claimajob.comoutside top 1M660
jobs.westerncity.comoutside top 1M660
shouab.home.blogoutside top 1M660
webpackaging.comoutside top 1M550
sparktv.netoutside top 1M550
xoops.ec-cube.netoutside top 1M550
jobs.tdwi.orgoutside top 1M550
newsnetmedia.comoutside top 1M550

Noindex check: SpeedyIndex checker (meta robots and X-Robots-Tag, Googlebot UA), October 29, 2026. robots.txt Disallow: crawl data from August 21, 2026. Index: SpeedyIndex Google Index Checker, October 29, 2026. Platforms with at least 5 URLs are listed. Popularity is the site’s place in the global Chrome UX Report (Google) ranking by Chrome traffic, as of October 29, 2026.

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