diff --git a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
index 36c85cf..56afddb 100644
--- a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 {% set showSummary = sectionConfig.showSummary if sectionConfig.showSummary is defined else true %}
 {% set primaryPosts = collections.posts if (collections and collections.posts) else [] %}
 {% set fallbackRecentPosts = collections.recentPosts if (collections and collections.recentPosts) else [] %}
-{% set listedPosts = primaryPosts | excludeUnlistedPosts %}
+{% set listedPosts = primaryPosts | excludeUnlistedPosts | excludeWhereNotes %}
 {% if not (listedPosts and listedPosts.length) %}
-  {% set listedPosts = fallbackRecentPosts | excludeUnlistedPosts %}
+  {% set listedPosts = fallbackRecentPosts | excludeUnlistedPosts | excludeWhereNotes %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if listedPosts and listedPosts.length %}
diff --git a/_includes/components/widgets/recent-posts.njk b/_includes/components/widgets/recent-posts.njk
index 82e8b0d..0097947 100644
--- a/_includes/components/widgets/recent-posts.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/widgets/recent-posts.njk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {# Recent Posts Widget (sidebar) - compact type-aware list #}
 {% set recentPosts = recentPosts or collections.recentPosts %}
-{% set listedRecentPosts = recentPosts | excludeUnlistedPosts %}
+{% set listedRecentPosts = recentPosts | excludeUnlistedPosts | excludeWhereNotes %}
 {% if listedRecentPosts and listedRecentPosts.length %}
 <is-land on:visible>
 <div class="widget">
diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index 7e60213..f975fd9 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -913,14 +913,28 @@ export default function (eleventyConfig) {
   // Helper: exclude drafts from collections
   const isPublished = (item) => !item.data.draft;
 
-  // Helper: exclude unlisted visibility from public listing surfaces
+  // Helper: exclude unlisted/private/where/Loc notes from public listing surfaces
   const isListed = (item) => {
     const data = item?.data || {};
     const rawVisibility = data.visibility ?? data.properties?.visibility;
     const visibility = Array.isArray(rawVisibility) ? rawVisibility[0] : rawVisibility;
-    return String(visibility ?? "").toLowerCase() !== "unlisted";
+    const tags = (data.category || data.tags || []).map(t => typeof t === 'string' ? t.toLowerCase() : '');
+    // Exclude unlisted, private, and where/Loc notes
+    if (["unlisted", "private"].includes(String(visibility ?? "").toLowerCase())) return false;
+    if (tags.includes("where") || tags.includes("loc")) return false;
+    return true;
   };
 
+  // Filter: exclude where/Loc notes from collections
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter("excludeWhereNotes", (posts) => {
+    if (!Array.isArray(posts)) return [];
+    return posts.filter(item => {
+      const data = item?.data || {};
+      const tags = (data.category || data.tags || []).map(t => typeof t === 'string' ? t.toLowerCase() : '');
+      return !tags.includes("where") && !tags.includes("loc");
+    });
+  });
+
   // Exclude unlisted posts from UI slices like homepage/sidebar recent-post lists.
   eleventyConfig.addFilter("excludeUnlistedPosts", (posts) => {
     if (!Array.isArray(posts)) return [];
diff --git a/notes.njk b/notes.njk
index 6f42842..53e1f8e 100644
--- a/notes.njk
+++ b/notes.njk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: layouts/base.njk
 title: Notes
 withSidebar: true
 pagination:
-  data: collections.listedNotes
+  data: collections.listedNotes | excludeWhereNotes
   size: 20
   alias: paginatedNotes
   generatePageOnEmptyData: true