Fynd Developer Blog
Fynd Developer Blog
Help Us Keep Fynd Clean

Date Posted: July 2025

We work hard to keep Fynd full of helpful and safe websites, but we also need your help. If you come across a website in our search that looks spammy, fake, or dangerous, let us know!

That includes pages filled with junk content, scams, phishing tricks, or malware. We want to make sure none of that shows up in your search results.

You can report bad websites easily on our feedback page. It only takes a moment, and it helps everyone.

Thanks for helping make the web a better place!

WWW vs Non-WWW

Date Posted: July 2025

Some websites use "www" in their web address, like www.example.com. Others skip it and go with just example.com. This is sometimes called URL canonicalization, which just means picking one main version of your web address.

For Fynd, it really does not matter. Our search engine treats both www and non-www the same. You can use one, the other, or even both. It won’t hurt your site either way.

What’s more important is that your pages work and load no matter which version people use. If you want to keep things simple, just pick the one you like best and stick with it. But if your site uses both, that’s okay too, Fynd can handle it.

Do You Need a Sitemap for Fynd

Date Posted: July 2025

A lot of websites use sitemaps to help search engines understand their pages. But Fynd works a little differently.

Our crawlers find and follow links just like a person would. That means if your site has a clear navigation structure, like menus, category pages, or links between articles, we can find everything we need. You don’t need to create a special sitemap file for Fynd.

If you want to make a visual sitemap for your visitors, that’s totally fine and can be helpful for users. But for Fynd, the best thing you can do is make sure all your pages are easy to reach by clicking around your site. No hidden pages, no confusing link paths.

Simple, clean navigation is all it takes. That’s how we like it.

How Our Crawlers Work

Date Posted: July 2025

Fynd’s crawlers are like little explorers that travel across the internet. They start by visiting a page, then follow the links on that page to discover new pages. As they go, they collect important information like the page title, description, and other helpful content. This data is added to our search index so people can find it later.

But they don’t just stop there.

After some time, our crawlers go back and check on the pages they visited before. If something major has changed, like a new title, new content, or the page has gone missing, we update our records to make sure search results stay fresh and useful.

It’s a simple process, but it helps keep Fynd accurate and up to date with what’s really out there on the web.

If your site is live and has some links pointing to it, our crawlers will likely find it on their own. But if your site is brand new, you can help speed things up by submitting your pages directly at https://fynd.bot/addurl/.

Anchor Text

Date Posted: July 2025

When you add a link to a page, the words you click on are called link text. Some people also call it anchor text.

On some search engines, the exact words in that link matter a lot. That has led people to use strange or spammy links like “click here best shoes buy now” just to try to rank better.

Fynd does not use link text as a factor. What matters most is that the page and its links are helpful and made for real people.

So when you add a link, just make it clear and natural, like:

Learn more about homemade pizza recipes
or
Check out our guide to fixing a bike tire

Good links help visitors, not just robots. That’s the kind of web we want to support.