User:DVRTed/ArchiveBuster
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ArchiveBuster is a userscript that lets you interactively manage (remove/replace) archive.today archive URLs from citations.
This script is abandoned. Fetching archive.org snapshots was too convoluted as I wasn't allowed to host a necessary server on toolforge (see https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/tools/membership/status/2133); with some workarounds (hosting the proxy server on a cloudflare worker), I made it work. But now because of the recent CSP changes (see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419265), that workaround fails too. All of this drained my passion and patience.
 ArchiveBuster userscript running on the Afghanistan article | |
| Description | A userscript to remove and replace archive.today archive links interactively. |
|---|---|
| Author | DVRTed |
| First released | February 24, 2026 |
| Source | User:DVRTed/ArchiveBuster.js |
Why
// short explanation here w/ a link to Wikipedia:archive.today guidance
Installation
Automatic
- Click on the 'Install' button in the infobox, or at the top of the script's source page.
Note: If there's no 'Install' button, make sure you have the script installer enabled in your preferences: Preferences → Gadgets → Advanced → 
Install scripts without having to manually edit JavaScript files (documentation)
Manual
- Place
{{subst:iusc|User:DVRTed/ArchiveBuster.js}}on your common.js file.
Using the script
- Find an article that uses archive.today for archive URL (see Wikipedia:archive.today guidance § Find an article containing one of these);
- Go to edit the article in source editing mode;
- Go to the toolbar: Tools/More → Manage archive.today links.
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Fun facts
no proxy server on toolforge: https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/tools/membership/status/2133
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