Title: Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
Author: Internet Archive
Published: <strong>17 outubro, 2025</strong>
Last modified: 3 junho, 2026

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# Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer

 Por [Internet Archive](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waybackmachineplugin/)

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 * [Detalhes](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer/#description)
 * [Avaliações](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer/#reviews)
 * [Desenvolvimento](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer/#developers)

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## Descrição

**Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer** is a WordPress plugin designed to
combat **link rot**—the gradual decay of web links as pages are moved, changed, 
or taken down. It automatically scans your post content—on save and across existing
posts—to detect outbound links. For each one, it checks the Internet Archive’s Wayback
Machine for an archived version and creates a snapshot if one isn’t available.

When a linked page disappears, the plugin helps preserve your user experience by
redirecting visitors to a reliable archived version. It also works proactively by
archiving your own posts every time they’re updated, creating a consistent backup
of your content’s history.

Protect your links, preserve your content, and automate the archiving process—all
with minimal effort.

#### Key Features

 * Automatically scans for outbound links in post content
 * Checks the Wayback Machine for existing archives
 * Creates new snapshots if no archive exists
 * Redirects broken or missing links to archived versions
 * Archives your own posts on updates
 * Works on both new and existing content
 * Helps maintain long-term content reliability and SEO

### External Services

This plugin connects to external services provided by the Internet Archive to provide
its core functionality. The following information details what data is sent, when,
and why:

#### Internet Archive Wayback Machine API (web.archive.org)

**What the service is and what it is used for:**
 The Internet Archive Wayback Machine
is a digital archive of the World Wide Web. This plugin uses their API to check 
for existing archived versions of web pages, create new snapshots of pages, and 
verify the status of archiving jobs.

**What data is sent and when:**

 * **System Status Check**: No personal data is sent. Used to verify if the Wayback
   Machine service is online.
 * **User Account Validation**: When you configure an API key, your access key and
   secret key are sent in the Authorization header to validate your account and 
   retrieve usage statistics (available snapshots, daily limits, etc.).
 * **URL Archiving**: URLs from your website content are sent to create new snapshots
   in the Wayback Machine. This includes both external links found in your content
   and your own post URLs when auto-archiving is enabled.
 * **Snapshot Status Checks**: Job IDs are sent to check the status of archiving
   requests.
 * **Existing Snapshot Lookups**: URLs are sent to search for existing archived 
   versions of web pages.

**Service Terms and Privacy Policy:**

 * Terms of Service: [https://archive.org/about/terms.php](https://archive.org/about/terms.php)
 * Privacy Policy: [https://archive.org/about/privacy.php](https://archive.org/about/privacy.php)

#### Internet Archive Bot API (iabot-api.archive.org)

**What the service is and what it is used for:**
 This service checks if web pages
are accessible and retrieves final URLs after redirects. It’s used to determine 
if links are broken and need to be replaced with archived versions.

**What data is sent and when:**

 * **Link Accessibility Checks**: URLs from your website content are sent to check
   if they are accessible and to get the final destination URL after any redirects.
 * **Impersonation Parameter**: A technical parameter (`impersonate=1`) is sent 
   to ensure proper link checking behavior.

**Service Terms and Privacy Policy:**

 * Terms of Service: [https://archive.org/about/terms.php](https://archive.org/about/terms.php)
 * Privacy Policy: [https://archive.org/about/privacy.php](https://archive.org/about/privacy.php)

**Data Retention and Privacy:**
 The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization
dedicated to preserving digital content for public access. URLs sent to these services
become part of the public archive and may be accessible through the Wayback Machine
interface. No personal information beyond the URLs themselves is transmitted to 
these services.

### Developer Documentation

For developer docs and source code, see the GitHub repository: [https://github.com/a8cteam51/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer](https://github.com/a8cteam51/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer)

## Capturas de tela

[⌊The Dashboard overview covering your current usage stats with the most recent 
checks and new links added.⌉⌊The Dashboard overview covering your current usage 
stats with the most recent checks and new links added.⌉[

The Dashboard overview covering your current usage stats with the most recent checks
and new links added.

[⌊Overview of links found within your site's content.⌉⌊Overview of links found within
your site's content.⌉[

Overview of links found within your site’s content.

[⌊Help tab to explain the icons and the link table.⌉⌊Help tab to explain the icons
and the link table.⌉[

Help tab to explain the icons and the link table.

[⌊Link details, show information about the link, all checks and any posts they appear
in.⌉⌊Link details, show information about the link, all checks and any posts they
appear in.⌉[

Link details, show information about the link, all checks and any posts they appear
in.

## Perguntas frequentes

### How does the link checker work?

Your content is checked for any links. When it finds a link it will check if we 
have already handled this link before, if not, it will find or create a snapshot
of the webpage on the Internet Archive. Then if later that link’s target site goes
offline, we can change the link to the archived version.

### How do we determine if a link is broken?

We use a similar policy as Wikipedia. We check links once per week and if we get
3 consecutive errors, we treat the link as broken, unless the target website comes
back.

### Can all links be handled?

Sadly not, some sites do not allow the Internet Archive to archive their content.

### Is my own content archived?

Yes, you can enable the Auto Archiver and this will create new snapshots every time
you make changes.

### What happens to broken links?

When we find a broken link, we update the src on the fly; this means the base content
is not edited and remains as created.

### How long does this take?

This all depends on how many links there are within your content. This is all handled
in the background but can take many weeks if a site has thousands of links. It is
best used as a tool you setup and leave running in the background.

### Does this add lots of overhead to my site?

As this is all processed behind the scenes, in custom tables it should not add any
noticeable overhead to your site.

### Do I need an archive.org api key?

While you don’t need one, it will greatly increase the number of snapshots you can
create in a day.

### What happens if the Internet Archive goes offline?

If the Internet Archive services go offline, the link fixer will delay all processes
by 24 hours and try again later.

### How often are my own posts updated when auto archive is active?

Existing content is sent to the Wayback Machine in batch when the plugin is activated,
then again every 30 days (by default, but can be changed). New content is sent to
be archived shortly after it is published. Updates to existing content also trigger
updates to be sent to the Wayback Machine.

### Multisite Compatible?

Sadly at present, it is not fully compatible. The only way it can currently be used
on multisite is to only enable it site-wide and not network-wide. We plan to resolve
this in a future release.

### Page builder plugins and custom fields support?

Right now the plugin works best with the core block editor and we have some more
work to do to support page builder plugins and custom fields.

## Avaliações

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### 󠀁[Great for continuous link checking but false positives and other issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-for-continuous-link-checking-but-false-positives-and-other-issues/)󠁿

 [mark l chaves](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mlchaves/) 27 maio, 2026

Since November 2025, I’ve tested the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
plugin against my custom command-line link checker. Here are my comments. Internet
Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer Positives Continuous link checking Standard WP
administrator interface Negatives A high false positive rate means you need to manually
verify every flagged link. For example, recently, I saw amazon.com flagged as a 
404. Deal breaker. Automated replacements can unnecessarily replace links. To stop
Link Fixer from redirecting to the Wayback Machine for amazon.com (and other good
links), I needed to add a random query parameter (?t) to good links. Then I needed
to exclude the original good link (that was flagged as a 404) and exclude the new?
t version on top of that (double work for every good link). Deal breaker. Poor interpretation
of HTTP status codes and no way to tweak that. Deal breaker. Time sink from managing
exclusions (no support for bulk action > exclude link) and doing workarounds for
the false positives (see #2 above). High risk of replacing current content with 
outdated (sometimes totally ancient) archives. Poor visitor experience with unexpected
link manipulation to Wayback Machine pages. At first, shocking and confusing, then
annoying. Content quality degradation from linking to super old information instead
of intelligently finding fresh and relevant pages. Real broken links (e.g., 404s)
are not actually fixed in the HTML. So search bots will still see broken links (
false sense of security). Dynamically replacing broken links does not help SEO. 
Google doesn’t guarantee crawling client-side rendering. Not geared towards human
content editors. Shows all broken links across the entire site in one long list.
No grouping by document or page. No context about which document contains which 
broken links. It’s not easy for content writers like me to navigate and fix links.
The “Back to All Links” button is buggy. I expect to return to the main list of 
links. Instead, it acts like the browser back button. Example link for "Back to 
All Links": admin.php?page=iawmlf-links&iawmlf_link_id=1401. On top of that, clicking"
Back to All Links" submits the last HTTP request (which can undo any edits without
you knowing—gnarly). All Link Fixer admin pages show the same page title. That makes
it difficult to navigate back to specific links using the browser history. In the
screen capture attached, you cannot tell that the links are actually to different
pages. Phantom (orphaned) links: Links remain in the checking queue even when they're
no longer present in any post or page. This creates wasted processing cycles. cluttered
interface, and confusion about which links need attention. I needed to manually 
exclude each orphaned link, so at least I know which ones I can ignore. Custom code
solution More control My custom solution is only semi-automated, but I define how
to handle HTTP status codes and what my link replacements should be.   Real link
fixing My broken links are “really” fixed when I edit my posts and pages (bonus:
my edits update the “last modified” date). Search bots will see my real fixed links,
and my “freshness” score gets a boost. Document-centric workflow My custom solution
generates a report ordered by page. For each page with a 404 link, it lists the 
broken URL, the link text for that URL, and Claude Code suggestions for replacement
candidates. Screen captures False positives: jumpshare dot com /share/VNPnKIoPF3khooUfnEO8
Same page title in browser history: jumpshare dot com /share/ADuvrhg7Xay2lzxv66QS
Parting thoughts We'd definitely reconsider using this plugin if the major deal 
breakers are addressed. ☺️

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### 󠀁[Plugin doesn’t respect excludes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-respect-excludes/)󠁿

 [Sidular](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gamingrant/) 26 maio, 2026 2 respostas

While this is a great plugin on paper, it sadly does not seem to respect its own"
Exclude this link" settings. Additionally, it will sometimes report links that are
fully online and functional as being down. Figured forcing "Exclude this link" would
resolve this, or at least make it so I can exclude links from being redirected. 
But no. It does nothing.

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### 󠀁[Fantastic idea, but technical flaw](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-idea-but-technical-flaw/)󠁿

 [fraencko](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fraencko/) 11 março, 2026 1 resposta

I love the idea of the plugin, but it has a major technical flaw. When activated,
the blog's frontend tries to load scripts and/or resources from the wp-admin directory,
and I think this is something a plugin shouldn't do. I protect wp-admin via htaccess
as an additional measure against hackers, so my frontend threw some errors for ordinary
users. I suggest fixing the plugin by moving frontend resources to wp-content. Otherwise
a great project. Thank you Archive.org people for doing great work!

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### 󠀁[Very Bad Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-bad-plugin-53/)󠁿

 [savannah65](https://profiles.wordpress.org/savannah65/) 2 março, 2026 1 resposta

I had a very poor experience after installing the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Link Fixer plugin. Immediately after activation, my website became completely inaccessible.
I could not open any page on the frontend, and the site showed errors or failed 
to load entirely. The only way to regain access was to log into the WordPress control
panel and uninstall the plugin manually. As long as this plugin remained active,
the site was unusable. This behavior is extremely risky, especially for live or 
business websites, as it can cause sudden downtime without any clear warning or 
recovery option. There was no proper error message, no fallback mechanism, and no
indication of what caused the conflict. For a plugin that modifies links automatically,
this level of instability is unacceptable. Because of this experience, I would strongly
advise other users to avoid installing this plugin on a live site or to test it 
only in a staging environment first. In its current state, it feels unreliable and
potentially harmful. Overall, this plugin caused more problems than it solved, and
I cannot recommend it.

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### 󠀁[Working Great, check in on broken links occasionally](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-great-check-in-on-broken-links-occasionally/)󠁿

 [James Huff](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macmanx/) 4 dezembro, 2025

This has been working perfectly for me, and the only slight annoyance isn't the 
plugin's fault or even the Archive's fault. Some sites block the Archive from archiving
them, so they appear to the link checker as broken links too. Give a quick look 
through broken links on your Dashboard's Posts section from time to time, as there
might be a few you'll need to add to the Link Exclusions under Advanced Settings.
The benefits far outweigh the effort it takes to monitor that yourself. 🙂

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### 󠀁[Super Idee, super Umsetzung](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-idee-super-umsetzung/)󠁿

 [Thomas Cloer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thomascloer/) 3 novembro, 2025

Marriage made in Heaven. Eigentlich nur verwunderlich, dass da nicht schon früher
jemand draufgekommen ist.

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## Colaboradores e desenvolvedores

“Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer” é um programa de código aberto. As
seguintes pessoas contribuíram para este plugin.

Colaboradores

 *   [ Internet Archive ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waybackmachineplugin/)
 *   [ Automattic Special Projects ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpspecialprojects/)
 *   [ Chuck Grimmett ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cagrimmett/)
 *   [ Glynn Quelch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/glynnquelch/)

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## Registro de alterações

#### 1.4.2

 * Fix: Manually excluded links sometimes revert to unexcluded and can still be 
   run through the link checker process. Now fully respects manual exclusions.

#### 1.4.1

 * Fix: link data span now survives themes that wrap post content in `wp_kses_post`(
   previously the JSON could leak as visible text on category and archive templates).

#### 1.4.0

 * Changes to how we store link information in posts, now uses an escaped `<script
   >` tag.
 * Move the frontend link checker from Ajax-driven to REST.
 * Improvements to link table queries for better memory usage.
 * Various small UI fixes.
 * Added optional link icon displayed next to fixed links on the frontend, with 
   before/after positioning and third-party extensibility via the `iawmlf_link_icons`
   filter.

#### 1.3.6

 * Allows posts to be selected to be excluded from link fixing and/or auto archiving.
 * Improves cleanup of passed attempts to create and verify snapshots
 * Adds an Archive.org donation notice.
 * Improves translatable strings for betting internationalisation.

#### 1.3.5

 * Minor tweak to how we log errors in snapshot creation process.
 * Improvement on how link stats are generated.
 * Casts all archived urls to https://, can be disabled in settings.
 * Improvements to how we handle cancelled scan own post actions, to prevent flooding
   database with cancelled jobs.

#### 1.3.4

 * Minor UI tweaks and changes
 * Default check intervals and total count of broken pages required to trigger redirection
   lowered.
 * Onboarding process streamlined.

#### 1.3.3

 * Fixes bug where the links and scripts were loaded even if set to do nothing
 * Move to custom WP prefixed URLs
 * Fixes various issues with the dashboard icons and counts
 * Better handling of authentication issues and notices
 * Detect staging sites and prevent auto archiving from running.
 * Fixes bug where a missing auto archiving database option can result in posts 
   still be indexed.

#### 1.3.2

 * Bugfix

#### 1.3.1

 * Makes various UI and UX changes around icons, tool tips and labels.
 * Also fixes a few minor bugs regarding the settings and wizard flows.

#### 1.3.0

 * Initial public release.

Note: All versions prior to 1.3.0 were not publicly released.

## Meta

 *  Versão **1.4.2**
 *  Última atualização **4 meses atrás**
 *  Instalações ativas **1.000+**
 *  Versão do WordPress ** 6.4 ou superior **
 *  Testado até **7.0.7**
 *  Versão do PHP ** 7.4 ou superior **
 *  Idiomas
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 * Tags
 * [broken links](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/broken-links/)[internet archive](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/internet-archive/)
   [Wayback Machine](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wayback-machine/)
 *  [Visualização avançada](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/internet-archive-wayback-machine-link-fixer/advanced/)

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## Colaboradores

 *   [ Internet Archive ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waybackmachineplugin/)
 *   [ Automattic Special Projects ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpspecialprojects/)
 *   [ Chuck Grimmett ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cagrimmett/)
 *   [ Glynn Quelch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/glynnquelch/)

## Suporte

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