# Archive.ph/ web tool usefulness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-ph-web-tool-usefulness/1007343>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 16, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-ph-web-tool-usefulness/1007343 "2024-09-16T13:12:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archive-ph-web-tool-usefulness/1007343/1 "2024-09-16T13:12:44Z")

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FYI - for any website link with a paywall, put archive.ph/ before the entire url and you can get an archived version of the full page (at least for articles and the like). I find it a game changer for web surfing. Why didn’t I know about this sooner?