Forgotten Atlas

A public directory of abandoned places across the UK — built in 2 weeks with WordPress, Outscraper, and a simple goal: test a repeatable model for lean, SEO-focused micro-products.

🧭 Why?
Every month, thousands of people search for “abandoned places near me”—urban explorers, photographers, filmmakers, and curious minds. I wanted to create something useful for them and test whether a fully templated, scalable approach to niche directories could work.

🛠️ How it was built:

• WordPress + Hello Elementor

• Custom CPT + ACF fields

• Outscraper to source data

• WP All Import for fast setup

• RankMath for SEO

• Gravity Forms for submissions

• Elementor Template Kit for reuse

• Custom PHP automations via WPCode

⏱️ Time:
~12 days from idea to launch (in between client work)

💡 Key features:

• 600+ listings of ruins, forgotten buildings, and eerie sites

• Filterable by location + category

• User submissions enabled

• SEO-focused, mobile-first, lightning fast

🧪 This is product #4 in my 12-product challenge
Next up: refine the premium listing process and adapt this setup to a new niche.

🌍 Explore it: https://forgottenatlas.com

Happy to answer any questions about building lean directories, scraping responsibly, or WordPress automation.