About Craig

Why this site exists

I've spent 20 years building websites for a living. That means I notice things most people don't — broken links, slow page loads, sketchy redirect chains, the difference between a site that actually has a search index and one that just pretends to. When I went looking for a directory of adult sites that was actually well-organised, I couldn't find one.

Every "top porn sites" list I found had the same problems: dead links to sites that shut down years ago, the same 50 sites copy-pasted in different orders, scores inflated by affiliate payouts, no useful distinction between safe and dangerous sites, and zero organisation beyond "free vs premium." It was the kind of thing that would get a junior web dev fired in any other industry.

PornLocker exists because I thought "I can do better than this" — and then spent months actually doing it.

How reviews work

Every site on PornLocker is scored across four dimensions, on a 0–10 scale:

• Content — library size, update frequency, exclusive vs syndicated material, video quality, niche depth.
• Safety — malware checks, third-party redirect behaviour, intrusive pop-ups, phishing risk, how the site handles personal data.
• UX — search, filtering, mobile usability, video player quality, account flows.
• Ads — how aggressive, pre-roll frequency, whether they leak you to sketchy third parties.

The overall score is the average of the four. Splitting it this way matters: a site with great content and terrible ads is a different recommendation than a site with okay content and clean ads. A single number can't tell you that.

For premium sites I also factor in pricing transparency, trial behaviour, and how easy it is to actually cancel. (Some sites make this almost impossible. Those sites get marked accordingly.)

What I don't do

• I don't review sites I haven't visited. If a site is on PornLocker, I've used it. That's the whole point.
• I don't take pay-for-placement. Sites cannot pay to be featured, pay to get higher scores, or pay to have negative reviews removed. Affiliate relationships exist — that's how PornLocker pays its bills — but they have no effect on rankings. Sites that pay well and are bad still get bad reviews.
• I don't list dead or broken sites. If a site shuts down, gets taken over by a parking page, or starts redirecting to malware, it gets removed. This is the bare minimum and most directories don't bother.
• I don't soften safety verdicts. If a site is dangerous, the review says "avoid" in plain English. No diplomacy.

Background

Twenty years in web development — the actual kind, not the LinkedIn kind. I've built and maintained sites across pretty much every CMS, framework, and stack you can name. That experience translates directly to what PornLocker does:

• Spotting broken sites, dead redirects, and abandoned codebases — I've inherited enough of them to recognise the smell.
• Evaluating UX honestly — when you've built bad interfaces yourself, you can tell the difference between "intentional design choice" and "no one cared."
• Assessing safety — third-party redirects, ad networks, tracking pixels, and what they're actually doing under the hood. Most users can't see this. I can.
• Building tools — PornLocker itself is something I built from scratch, including the directory, scoring system, search, and the directory's safety-checking pipeline.

I have no affiliation with any of the studios, platforms, or networks listed on this site. That's deliberate — it's why I can score them honestly.

Disclosure

Get in touch

Found an error in a review? Want me to add a site? Think I got something wrong?

The best way to reach me is the contact form, available once you create an account on PornLocker — you'll find the link in the site menu. I prefer contact form submissions over DMs because they give me everything I need (page URL, your account, the issue) in one place.

For quick public questions or general feedback, you can also reach out on X (@pornlockerwtf).

I read everything that comes in.