How to Block Specific Domains From Appearing in Your Google Results

Google used to let you block sites from your results, but it removed the feature years ago. You can still keep unwanted sites out, for one search or for every search, with a few workarounds.

For one search: the -site: operator

Add -site: and the address to your search:

best hiking boots -site:pinterest.com -site:quora.com

Google drops results from those sites. It's quick, but you have to type it every time, and long lists make the search box messy.

For every search: a custom search shortcut

You can make Chrome add the exclusions for you:

1. Open Settings → Search engine → Manage search engines and site search.
2. Next to Site search, click Add.
3. Name it, and use a URL like https://www.google.com/search?q=%s+-site:pinterest.com+-site:quora.com
4. Click the three dots next to it and choose Make default.

Every search from the address bar now leaves out those sites. Searches typed on google.com itself don't. Keep the list short: Google only reads the first 32 words of a search, and each exclusion counts.

Block sites with an extension

uBlacklist is a free, open-source extension for Chrome and Firefox built for exactly this. It adds a "Block this site" link to each Google result, hides blocked sites from then on, and can sync your list across computers. It also works on some other search engines.

Ad blockers with custom filters can hide results from a site too, but uBlacklist is simpler for this job.

A note on Search Cleaner, which is often mentioned with this topic: Search Cleaner hides sections of Google's results page, such as AI Overviews, People Also Ask and ads. It doesn't block individual websites.

Search engines with blocking built in

• Kagi lets you block, lower or raise any site in your results, and the setting sticks to your account.
• Brave Search has Goggles, which re-rank results using rules you or others write, including removing certain sites.

See DuckDuckGo vs Kagi vs Brave Search for how they compare.

Which to choose

• One or two sites, now and then: -site:.
• A handful of sites, always: a custom search shortcut, or uBlacklist if you also search on google.com.
• Full control over your results: a search engine like Kagi.