Websites and their information disappear to give place to the new.
The Wayback Machine is a digital time capsule that preserves snapshots of websites across the years.
This article will show you how to use this invaluable historical resource.
The search box is also prominent on The Internet Archive’s homepage.
poke the Wayback Machine logo to go to itsmain page.
Find Websites With a URL
The Wayback Machine search field works like any other search engine.
In the Wayback Machine’s search bar, punch in the URL of the website you’re interested in.
Mouse over any date to see snapshots from that day.
Choose the time for the snapshot.
The size of the circles is proportional to the number of snapshots on that date.
You may also see different colors of circles:
For best results, only click blue links.
Navigate the site on the snapshot.
As you aren’t looking at a live page, some links may not work.
Also, the search function on the archived site won’t work as it does on its live counterpart.
However, these keywords are for entire sites and not ones buried in an individual webpage.
Instead, you will get websites about global warming.
It’s still a great way to discover old sites with relevant information, such as academic journals.
Go to theWayback Machine home page.
pop in the URL of the page you want to archive in theSave Page Nowfield.
If you don’t see this field, see to it you’re atweb.archive.organd not justarchive.org.
If you regularly use the Wayback Machine, consider theirChrome extension.
Check the extension’s configs for extra features.
Extensions and add-ons are also available for Safari, Edge, and Firefox.
What Is the WayBack Machine?
The Wayback Machine was the first service to open to the public in 2001.
The Wayback Machine currently has a searchable index of 866 billion web pages.
