If you are tired of seeing results from Reddit, Medium, Quora, etc. in the Google Search results, this guide is for you. In this guide, we show you how to remove Reddit and Quora results from Google Search results. You can use this guide to filter out results from any discussion boards or forums, if they keep populating the first page of the Google Search Results. Many people have noted that Google promotes these websites pushing out the authority niche sites to the second or third pages.
If you have noticed, Google is promoting posts from sites like Reddit and Quora in their search results page and the search results look spammy with no definite answers for our queries. At times, even old and outdated posts get listed! The people who answer on Reddit and Quora may or may not even have the expertise or authority to discuss the subject matter and so the answers could be unhelpful at times. On the other hand, some websites create helpful content that works for people. They give real answers to queries backed by expertise and authority. To get those real answers from experts, you need to visit websites related to your query and read the subject they wrote for your queries.
How to block Reddit or Quora from Google Search Results
To remove Reddit and Quora results from Google Search, you need to install the uBlacklist browser extension. The extension is currently available for Chrome or Edge and Firefox. Since Brave and Vivaldi browsers use the Chrome Web Store for their extensions, you can also install the uBlacklist extension on them as well.
To get started, open your browser on your PC. If you use Chrome or Edge, go to Chrome Web Store and install the uBlacklist extension by clicking on the Get button.
After the extension is added to Chrome or Edge, as the case may be, click on the uBlacklist extension on the toolbar and click on Activate. Then, click Allow on the prompt that follows asking for permission.
Now, search for something on Google. Every result on the results page will include an option to block that site. The option will also appear beside the Reddit and Quora links. Click on Block this site beside the Quora or Reddit link, and again click on Block in the prompt.
You will not see the results from such blocked in the Google search results after you have blocked them using the uBlacklist extension. This way, you can find the real answers without any misinformation from trusted sources.
Similarly on Firefox, go to the Firefox Add-Ons page and install uBlacklist on the browser. Activate it and block the desired discussion or forum sites to find helpful results for your searches.
The process is the same for all browsers like Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, etc. If you do not want to use third-party extensions and still want to find answers to your searches, you should switch your default search engine from Google to Bing.
TIP: You can Microsoft Edge to search multiple Search Engines at the same time.
How to unblock or remove blocked sites in Google Search?
If you want to unblock any website you have blocked using the uBlacklist extension, click on the extension icon in the toolbar and select Options. It will open the settings page. You will see the list of sites you have blocked. Select the website address you want to remove from the list and hit backspace on your keyboard to remove it from the list. Then, click on Save to save the changes.
How to block websites in Google Search?
To remove or block some websites from your Google Search Results page, you can download and install the uBlacklist extension on your Edge, Chrome or Firefox browser. Now when you search, every result on the results page will include an option to block that site. Click on Block this site to do the needful.
How to block all Quora results from Google searches forever?
If you want to remove Quora results from Google searches, you must install the uBlacklist extension on your browser and click Block this site beside Quora in the search results. Not only, Quora, you can even use the extension to block Reddit or other forums too, which is spamming the search results these days.
Why am I getting weird search results?
Google, with its recent updates to its search, made it impossible to find the real answers by giving a huge boost to forums, Reddit, Quora, and other sites. It has messed up the search results, and it has become hard to find definite, helpful answers to the queries.
