Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the ‘small web’
Wander Console is a new open-source tool designed to help users discover lesser-known websites, inspired by the nostalgia of platforms like StumbleUpon. Developed by Susam Pal, it allows website owners to recommend other sites, creating a community-driven exploration experience. The tool has gained popularity, with over 60 users recommending more than 1,500 websites since its introduction.
- ▪Wander Console is an open-source, self-hosted web console for discovering interesting websites.
- ▪The tool allows users to upload files to their websites to create a personalized discovery experience.
- ▪Since its introduction, Wander has been adopted by over 60 users who recommend a total of over 1,500 websites.
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As search becomes increasingly dominated by AI summaries and commercial content, people are experimenting and coming up with ways to make the web feel more human like it used to, building everything from “small web” search engines to decentralized social networks. One of the newer efforts in that direction is Wander Console, an open-source, self-hosted web console that gives website visitors a way to explore other interesting sites and webpages recommended by a community of indie website owners. Susam Pal, the London-based developer of the project, says he was inspired to build the small, decentralized tool after he saw Kagi’s “small web” search tool that limits searches to certain types of content, like blogs, webcomics and YouTube channels.
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