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Yahoo Directory

Shut Down — December 2014

Reviewed byRoman K· 2014-12-31

What was it?

The original web directory. Human-curated links organized by category. How people found websites before Google Search.

What happened?

Yahoo shut down the directory as search engines made curated directories obsolete. End of an era.

Migration Guide

Google Search, DuckDuckGo, or curated lists on GitHub Awesome repos.

Timeline & context

Yahoo Directory shut down in December 2014, 12 years ago. It sat in the analytics category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.

FAQ

Why did Yahoo Directory shut down?

Yahoo shut down the directory as search engines made curated directories obsolete. End of an era.

What should I migrate Yahoo Directory to?

No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the analytics category for current options.

Is there a free alternative to Yahoo Directory?

Not among the tracked alternatives.

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