Template:Archive

https://archive.today/inputURLhere

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Usage and Parameters

This is a template to create a URL link to a preferred archive site. We currently use https://archive.ph/ and http://web.archive.org/. The default site is archive.today. This exists in the very unlikely case that one of the archival sites are moved to a different domain (which could potentially break majority of the archive links on the wiki). In the case of that happening, the URL would simply need to be changed on this template, which will resolve all other archive links using this template.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Site	Site	The archive site used, either archive.today (today) or web.archive.org (web). Suggested values web today Default today Example web	String	optional
URL	URL	The archived website URL's long link. Example 20040209222712/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page	String	required

How To:

1. Archive the resource using archive.today or web.archive.org.
2. Once archived, find the long share link. (In archive.today, refer to Share -> Long link. In web.archive.org, refer to the URL.)
3. Copy the text in the long share link, after the domain (copy everything after http://archive.today/ or http://web.archive.org/web/)
4. Add the template and input the required variables...

Examples

Example of the archive template using the archive.today site in the source editor.

{{Archive|Site=today|URL=20040209222712/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}}

Example of the archive template using the archive.today site in the source editor.

{{Archive|Site=web|URL=20240101000743/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}}

Template Documentation

To use a template, type {{ to bring up the Wikimedia UI, of which will request which template you would like to use. Once the template is added, input field values where applicable.

See here for a list of templates.