How to Archive a Website?
- Manual Download: You can manually download the web pages by saving each page individually. This method is feasible for small websites or specific pages. Most browsers offer a “Save Page As” option, allowing you to save the HTML of the page and often its associated media like images and scripts.
- Web Crawling Tools: Tools like HTTrack or wget can be used to download entire websites by automatically crawling and downloading pages. These tools can be configured to fetch all associated media and mirror the website’s structure on your local storage.
- Browser Extensions: There are browser extensions specifically designed for archiving web pages, such as SingleFile or Save Page WE, which save a complete webpage into a single HTML file, capturing all the CSS, JavaScript, and images in one file.
- Archival Services: You can use services like the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. By submitting a URL to the Wayback Machine, it attempts to take a snapshot of the page and save it in its archive, which can be accessed by anyone at any time.
- Cloud-Based Archiving Services: Professional archiving services such as Archive-It, a subscription service provided by the Internet Archive, allow organizations to create collections of archived content, which can be made publicly accessible or restricted.
What is an Archive Site?
An archive site is a website or online platform that collects, preserves, and provides access to previously used documents, digital artifacts, or other forms of content for research, reference, or educational purposes.