Counted as among the top alternatives to Kickass Torrents and Torrentz.eu, 1337x.to seems eyeing the position presently occupied by The Pirate Bay following the recent overhaul of its website. With a new homepage that is now better optimized for Google's search engine, the rising torrenting site is all geared up to become the King of Torrents in the not-so-distant future.
And why not as according to TorrentFreak, 1337x is inside of the top five torrenting sites that emerged following abrupt exit of both KAT and Torrentz. While the site is at the tail end of the pack headed by TPB, ExtraTorrent.cc, RARBG and YTS.ag, the likelihood of its traffic numbers further surging is always there.
In the last few months, 1337x welcomed the big chunk of migration of torrent users orphaned by Kickass Torrents, Torrentz and TorrentHound, and the torrent operation is hoping to sustain the gained momentum with significant tweaks on its website, specifically the 1337x homepage.
In 2015, 1337x was banned by Google for displaying links to torrents on its homepage. The problem was resolved by opting for a responsive 1337x homepage with the torrents no longer explicitly advertises. Instead, users will find a search box that essentially replicates that of the homepages of Google and The Pirate Bay.
"We developed a new index page that contains only search, so we don't get blocked by search engines in the future," 1337x announced on its new homepage. The aim is for Google and other search engines to eventually index the site anew and gain better visibility.
And alongside the plan for Google to allow the 1337x.to homepage on the search index anew are steps to further strengthen the torrent site. TorrentFreak said that a site forum will go live in the coming weeks and the added feature is seen to increase user engagement that hopefully will further boost the traffic numbers.
Users' security and convenience are given emphasis too with 1337x moderators constantly on the watch for uploaded spam contents and fake torrents, the report added, noting that the site has improved its relation with moderators after the serious fallout in December 2015.
But the operational enhancements remain a work in progress as 1337x.to continues to shoot its way up to not only preserve its current status as among the top and best Kickass Torrents and Torrentz alternative but also one day become the new King of Torrents like The Pirate Bay.