Purpose
The Hidden Wiki is an independent educational publication about the historical directory name, onion-service technology, address verification, clones, public-interest resources, and safer research. It is designed to replace opaque link accumulation with documented sources, focused pages, and visible editorial decisions.
Publisher and contact
The publication is maintained by The Hidden Wiki Editorial Team. Editorial questions, correction requests, and public-interest service proposals can be sent to [email protected]. The contact route is published so readers can challenge a claim without relying on anonymous comments or paid reputation systems.
Independence
The site is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Tor Project. Tor is a trademark of The Tor Project, Inc. The phrase “The Hidden Wiki” is used as a descriptive historical and publishing name; this site does not claim exclusive authority over every directory that has used it.
Why the website looks like a wiki
The interface borrows useful conventions from classic reference sites: compact typography, a narrow navigation column, contents boxes, restrained color, review dates, and visible source sections. The underlying platform is WordPress with controlled editorial accounts rather than an anonymously editable public wiki.
Editorial scope
- the meaning and history of the Hidden Wiki name;
- onion-service and Tor Browser fundamentals;
- verification of owner-published onion addresses;
- phishing, clones, copied directories, and misleading continuity claims;
- public-interest onion services with documented first-party sources;
- corrections, change records, and evidence standards.
The publication does not accept paid placement and does not publish commercial illicit-service directories.
How pages are maintained
Articles are edited through WordPress, retained in revision history, and reviewed before publication. Important pages have a defined reader purpose, a clear opening answer, useful headings, primary sources where available, related reading, and a real last-reviewed date. A date changes only after substantive review.
Service records use separate fields for identity evidence, official source, onion hostname, purpose, first documented date, last review, operational observation, languages, and safety limits.
Funding and conflicts
The publication does not sell directory inclusion, prominent placement, favorable descriptions, links, or accelerated review. Editors should disclose a relationship that could affect a page or service record and should not review a project they operate without independent review and disclosure.
Privacy and accountability
Publishing personal residential details is not required for accountability. The site instead maintains a stable contact route, public policies, dated corrections, revision history, source links, and an explicit scope. The Privacy Policy explains the current data practices.
Limitations
No directory can guarantee that an external service remains available, secure, lawful, or honest. No publisher controls whether a search service displays a page or where it appears. Clear structure and original evidence support discovery, but they do not guarantee placement.