Checking the archived version of a page is incredibly easy. After entering the Wayback Machine page , right at the top you will find a search engine where you can enter the address of a given website.
Home Webback Machine
Home Webback Machine
Just enter the URL of the page you have chosen, e.g. and click Enter to see a saved copy of the site. If the page is rarely visited, there is a chance that it will not be in the Wayback Machine. After entering the website address, we can see the state of the site from different periods. For example, the current website of our SEO agency was archived for the first time in 2020 and has been regularly saved in the Web Archive since then.
How to Browse the Web Archive
To access a specific copy of a website, you need to select a specific year. Then, a calendar of archived versions will appear, from which you can select the version of the website saved at a specific time in the Web Archive.
Copies of the page created in the Wayback Machine at different times
Copies of the page created in the Wayback Machine at different times
The Wayback Machine allows you to seamlessly browse copies of a website, so you can see things like:
how much the team has grown,
what changes have occurred in the appearance of the website,
what new services have appeared on offer.
However, it is important to remember that subpages that were visited less frequently, e.g. subpages of individual employees, may not have their own copy of the page.
The KS Agency home page from 2020
The KS Agency home page from 2020
Additionally, in addition to checking the website's homeowner database home page, we can also verify selected subpages (if they have been visited by the Wayback Machine and archived).
So let's check the results at . Type or copy this address into the search box and click Enter.
Archive copies of the selected subpage
Archive copies of the selected subpage
As you can see, this tool makes browsing older versions of websites easy. As long as there is an archived version, we can check it out completely free of charge.
Before you click on a site, remember that while most sites are safe, some, especially the lesser-known ones, may contain viruses or malware. So browse with caution.
Saving a site to the Wayback Machine
If a page on your site is not very popular and you can't find it in the Wayback Machine, you can save it yourself. Simply go to the Wayback Machine home page by clicking on the logo or by using the link after searching for "Wayback Machine" in Google. Then, in the "Save Page Now" field, enter the URL of the page you want to archive.
Saving a page to the Wayback Machine
Saving a page to the Wayback Machine
After clicking "Save Page" your page will be saved to the Wayback Machine in a short time. This is extremely useful, especially when the page crashes and you don't have any copies of it and the Google cache is cleared.
You can also use the archive service if you want to see the progress of the site and see how it will develop in the coming years.
