What Compass is
Compass is a small, editorial field-book of the working web — a hand-kept catalog of websites pinned to sections by people, not by algorithms. We index 796 sites across 22 sections, and everything is added on request and reviewed before it goes live.
How a pin gets approved
We read every submission. A site earns a pin if it does what it says it does, has a working homepage, and isn’t obviously abusive (malware, spam, scams). We don’t demand polish, we don’t care about your traffic, and we don’t ask for money — but a clear description and a real contact help a great deal.
Why a directory in 2026
Because the algorithmic web keeps narrowing the same few results. A field-book of human-pinned sites gives a curious reader somewhere to wander that isn’t a search-engine results page. Old idea, new manners: open submissions, hand-review, no fees, no dark patterns.
Editorial policy in three lines
- Honest description. Tell us what you actually do, in plain words.
- Working site. The URL must resolve to a real, working page.
- No spam, no scams, no malware. We pull anything that turns nasty.
How to log a site
Open the log-a-site page, paste your URL, pick a section, and submit. We’ll auto-fetch a sensible description if you leave it blank. The pin goes live immediately; we keep an eye on submissions and prune anything that breaks the rules.
Contact
Found a stale pin, a broken site, or a section that needs a new shelf? Drop a note via the submission form and we’ll sort it. The field-book is a small operation — slow but responsive.