<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>byepaywall guides</title><description>Practical guides to viewing archived pages, saving copies of the web and reading with fewer distractions, from the team behind byepaywall.</description><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/</link><language>en</language><item><title>A simple guide to reading the web with fewer distractions</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/read-with-fewer-distractions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/read-with-fewer-distractions/</guid><description>Practical changes that make reading online calmer: reader view, notification settings, focus modes, reading lists and a few habits that help you finish what you start.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reading</category></item><item><title>How to cite an archived page in school or work</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/cite-an-archived-page/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/cite-an-archived-page/</guid><description>What to include when you cite an archived web page, how to read the capture date from an archive link, and examples you can adapt to your citation style.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Research</category></item><item><title>Why links break over time (link rot) and how archives help</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/link-rot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/link-rot/</guid><description>Why web pages disappear or change after they&apos;re linked, how common it is according to research, and how archives and good habits keep references working.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Research</category></item><item><title>Wayback Machine vs archive.today: what each one is good for</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/wayback-machine-vs-archive-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/wayback-machine-vs-archive-today/</guid><description>How the Wayback Machine and archive.today differ in coverage, page history, accuracy and speed, and which one to try first for the page you need.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archives</category></item><item><title>How to save a copy of a page before it changes or gets deleted</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/save-a-copy-of-a-page/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/save-a-copy-of-a-page/</guid><description>Save a public copy of a web page with the Wayback Machine or archive.today, or keep a private copy as a PDF or web archive file on your own device.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archives</category></item><item><title>How to read any article in clean reader view</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/reader-view/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/reader-view/</guid><description>Turn on the built-in reader mode in Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge to read articles without clutter, and know what reader view can and can&apos;t do.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Reading</category></item><item><title>How to check if a page has been archived, and what to do if it hasn&apos;t</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/check-if-page-is-archived/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/check-if-page-is-archived/</guid><description>Find out whether the Wayback Machine, archive.today or Ghostarchive holds a copy of a page, and what your options are when none of them do.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archives</category></item><item><title>How to view the archived version of any web page</title><link>https://byepaywall.com/blog/view-archived-page/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://byepaywall.com/blog/view-archived-page/</guid><description>Open saved copies of a web page in the Wayback Machine or archive.today, read the capture calendar, and know what to do when a copy looks wrong.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Archives</category></item></channel></rss>