Every link in the directory passes through the same review sequence. The steps below show what happens between your submission and the moment a resource appears in the index.
Step 01
You send a URL through the contact form or the suggestion box. Include a short note about what the resource does and who it serves. Submissions without context take longer to process.
Step 02
The editorial team opens the page, verifies the domain, and confirms the content is still live. Broken pages, redirects, and paywalled material are set aside at this stage.
Step 03
Each resource is placed into one of the main sections: productivity, design, web development, open education, digital culture, or online wellbeing. Tags are added for language, difficulty, and format.
Step 04
A short description is drafted with a clear subject, a practical note on how to use the resource, and a mention of any limits. The tone stays neutral and factual.
Step 05
A second editor checks the entry against the directory standards. Once approved, the link goes live in the index and appears under the relevant category.
Step 06
Listings are revisited every few months. If a resource becomes outdated, changes address, or turns into advertising, it is removed or updated without notice.
The full list of categories and editorial criteria is available on the capabilities page. If you want to know what a listing includes before you submit, check the plans overview.
Editorial workflow
Every candidate link is checked against our editorial criteria: does it solve a real problem, is the source verifiable, and does it avoid promotional noise. We reject roughly two out of three submissions at this stage.
Each accepted resource gets a difficulty level, language note, and context tags so it can be matched to the right audience. This is where the catalog gains its structure and searchability.
We write a short, factual description that explains what the resource actually contains, not what it promises. The goal is to help you decide quickly whether it fits your needs.
Before publication, each entry goes through a final check for broken links, outdated information, and accuracy. Resources that fail this pass are either updated or removed from the index.
The catalog is revisited every three months to retire dead links and refresh entries that have changed. This keeps the directory reliable for long-term reference use.