Wayback Machine Bookmarklet

Why You Want It

Paywalls, subscriptions, link rot and deliberate deletions mean content disappears from the web. The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine keeps copies of the web you can refer to next week or next decade. This tool shows you any archived versions of the current page with a single tap/click.

Two Ways To Add the Tool

Drag this link

WBMvu

into your bookmark/favorites toolbar

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If that doesn't work:

1. Select and copy all the characters in this box:

javascript:(function()%7Bif(location.href.indexOf('http')!=0)%7Binput=prompt('URL:','http://');if(input!=null)%7Blocation.href='http://web.archive.org/web/*/'+input%7D%7Delse%7Blocation.href='http://web.archive.org/web/*/'+location.href;%7D%7D)();

1. Bookmark this page and name it "WBMvu"
2. Open your browser's bookmark editor
3. Select "WBMvu" and move it to your toolbar
4. Replace the URL https://www.dreamwidth.org/entry/jesse_the_k/396572/
5. With all the characters you copied in 1
6. Save your changes

How To Use It

When you encounter a paywall or moved/abandoned page, click/tap WBMvu. You see the desired page as saved in the Wayback Machine. The WBM may tell you it hasn't been saved yet and offer you a chance to add it to the archive. After you do so, you'll be able to view the saved result on that page.