internetarchiveFeb 4

We've teamed up with Automattic to fight link rot on the open web. Check out the new Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer for WordPress. The free plugin preserves pages, redirects broken links to archived versions, and helps ensure the web keeps its memory.

“It’s very important that websites have a memory," said Alexander Rose of Automattic. "When links go dead, in effect, the truth goes dead—especially in the age of AI,”

Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2026/02/04/inside-the-new-wayback-machine-plugin-for-wordpress/

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Show threadLuna LacteaFeb 4
@internetarchive Automattic is the fifth last (after Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, & Google) company you should ever consider teaming up with. Have things really gotten that bad? Is there not a way for people to sign up to have their website crawled periodically by archive.org so they don't need to rely on a plugin from a horrifically anti LGBT company? What justifies associating with a company that has this reputation?
Show threadLuna LacteaFeb 4
@internetarchive how do I dislike a fediverse post🗿
Show threadJargoggles
@jackemled @internetarchive
Stare at it angrily.
Feb 5 at 12:14amWeb