{"id":97227,"date":"2020-10-25T13:24:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T10:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-browse-old-versions-of-websites\/"},"modified":"2020-10-25T13:24:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T10:24:38","slug":"how-to-browse-old-versions-of-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-browse-old-versions-of-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Browse Old Versions of Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Browse Old Versions of Websites&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-692697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xHow-to-geek-website-preview-from-2008.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.sd9nkDrWnj.png\" alt=\"How to geek website preview from 2008\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Wayback Machine is an online service that frequently crawls websites, taking snapshots of sites at a particular point in time. Using the Wayback Machine, you can see what almost any site looked like throughout its lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>Websites change frequently, and so do laws governing these websites. Whether due to data loss, new censorships on content, or even just out of curiosity, the Wayback Machine allows you to see content that no longer exists on the web. The Wayback Machine can also be used for troubleshooting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Bots and Volunteers Replaced 9 Million Broken Wikipedia References with Wayback Machine Links<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Certain sites may not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear due to that site being password protected, blocked by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/6062608?hl=en\">robots.txt<\/a>, or was inaccessible for some other reason.<\/p>\n<p>Head over to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/web\/\">Internet Archive\u2019s official website<\/a>\u00a0and enter the URL of the site you\u2019d like to look back on in the Wayback Machine\u2019s address bar. Once entered, click \u201cBrowse History.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-692698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xInternet-Archives-wayback-machine-url.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.Az_vRKubwS.png\" alt=\"Internet Archive's wayback machine url\" width=\"490\" height=\"210\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the next page, you\u2019ll see a timeline with all the years that contains a snapshot of the entered website. There\u2019s also a note about how many snapshots of the website there are between two dates.<\/p>\n<p>Select the year you\u2019d like to view.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-692699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xSnapshot-timeline-of-website-in-internet-archive.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.zClElZDB9A.png\" alt=\"Snapshot timeline of website in internet archive\" width=\"555\" height=\"237\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now you\u2019ll see a calendar view of the selected year. On certain dates throughout the year, you\u2019ll notice that it\u2019s highlighted with a specific color. Here\u2019s what they mean:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No color:<\/strong>\u00a0The website was not saved on this date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blue:<\/strong>\u00a0The website was successfully saved on this date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green:<\/strong>\u00a0This indicates a (3xx) redirect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll also notice that some circles are larger than others. This means that the website has multiple snapshots for that particular date. Note that this does\u00a0<em>not<\/em> represent the number of times the site was updated.<\/p>\n<p>Select the date\/time you\u2019d like to view by hovering your cursor over the date and selecting the snapshot from the pop-up menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-692700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xSnapshot-time-selection.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.psBkZuGrWe.png\" alt=\"Snapshot time selection\" width=\"480\" height=\"302\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can now browse the archived version of the website.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692705\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgchk9 wp-image-692705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xHow-to-Geek-capture-from-2010.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.cUP4gRfOb6.png\" alt=\"Archived How-To Geek website from 2010\" width=\"648\" height=\"312\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How-To Geek \u2013 Nov. 27, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As with anything, there are other options available for browsing older versions of websites, such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.today\/\">oldweb.today<\/a> or the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/\">Library of Congress<\/a>, though the Wayback Machine contains the largest archive of any other digital library on the web.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/692649\/how-to-browse-old-versions-of-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#How to Browse Old Versions of Websites&#8221; The Wayback Machine is an online service that frequently crawls websites, taking snapshots of sites at a particular point in time. 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