At least in its current state, notepad.plus does redirect to the official website when clicking the download button. The site itself is mostly an AI generated mess, on top of that - its rankings are manipulated by articles like this,
There are a few hundred of them but nothing overly crazy. Most of these articles look like a traditional "link pyramid" network.
But I am surprised that the site hasn't been penalized by Google yet. All the signs are there that it is a bullshit site. Looking at the current rankings[0], it appears that the site is surging also. That's around 120,000~ Google clicks monthly based on my own estimates. Don probably has the numbers himself also as far as referrals go.
https://mycours.es/gamedesign2016/2023/03/21/quick-and-easy-...
https://www.bacsitannhang.com/how-to-install-notepad-on-ubun...
There are a few hundred of them but nothing overly crazy. Most of these articles look like a traditional "link pyramid" network.
But I am surprised that the site hasn't been penalized by Google yet. All the signs are there that it is a bullshit site. Looking at the current rankings[0], it appears that the site is surging also. That's around 120,000~ Google clicks monthly based on my own estimates. Don probably has the numbers himself also as far as referrals go.
[0]: https://i.imgur.com/SvOjalu.jpeg