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Archiver

by Mickey Kay · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.5 Tested up to WP 4.1.42

Archiver has 60+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,113 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 22, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.1.42.

Archiver at a glance

Active installs
60+
Total downloads
5,113
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Archiver well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.1.42, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Automatically creates a Wayback Machine snapshot when you update your content
  • Allows you to manually trigger a Wayback Machine snapshot of any page on your site using the admin
  • Allows you to easily view your site’s Wayback Machine archives (all snapshots) for any page on your site
  • Adds an “Archives” metabox to the admin edit screen of specific content types (see below) that can be used to easily view existing snapshots

Archiver reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.5 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Funciona parcialmente en versiones 5.4 de WordPress

    Hemos estado probando este plugin en la última versión de wordpress hasta la fecha de hoy. Y parece que sigue funcionando con algunos retrasos en hacer capturas en la Wayback Machine Además un usuario, hace ya un año, indicaba que este plugin ya no muestra las capturas realizadas en la Wayback Machine debido a los numerosos cambios de WordPress. Tras 3 años sin actualizar, podemos decir que sigue funcionando al menos en la funcionalidad de las capturas en archive.org

    SINZETA

  • Still works with v 5.1 and Gutenberg

    I was curious if this plugin was still working (with both changes to Wayback Machine & to WP). The only thing that doesn't appear to be working is once I've archived a post/page/etc, it doesn't appear under the Archives section in the editor screen. It still displays previous snapshots, though. And I confirmed that the snapshots were at least added. Really cool idea for a plugin! (Actually was going to create a very similar version of this that runs on the save_post hook for my own site then found this plugin.)

    Megan

  • Thanks for the functionality!

    Appreciate the plugin :) Keep it up!

    Leokoo

  • Works like a charm

    The archiver option can be found in the dashboard toolbar at the top of the screen while logged in.

    Abhinav

  • Profoundly good archiver

    There are two very valuable features to this plugin. 1. As the previous reviewer says, it's a massive time saver. But, more than that, it's reliable. I am not. I forget to manually archive new posts and changes. With this plugin, there's nothing to forget - it gives me automatic archives on new posts and updates. 2. It just works. All the best WordPress Plugins do, but many are too complicated. Archiver is simple. Install and activate. I network enabled it on my MultiSite installation. I haven't tested every individual site yet. But, it's flawless on the first two sites. For anyone unfamiliar with the WayBack Machine: WordPress Revisions remind me what text I changed. But, the WayBack Machine tells me about those styling tweaks, new plugins, and all the other stuff that change what your visitor sees. Imagine how valuable that is next time you wonder why your earnings dropped (or went up!). Archiver has more value than any so-called SEO plugin. It looks to me like it's from a developer who lives in the real world. Can you tell? I'm very happy with Archiver. :grin:

    shrewdies

  • Huge timesaver

    Perfect, as I was manually submitting my blog pages to the Wayback machine. Huge timesaver!

    Amanda & Steve

Details

Automatically create Wayback Machine snapshots of your site when you update your content.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • archive
  • content
  • machine
  • post
  • wayback

More from Mickey Kay

Version
1.0.5
Last updated
Jul 22, 2016
First published
Jun 20, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.5
Tested up to
4.1.42
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Archiver FAQ

What does Archiver do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Archiver offers Automatically creates a Wayback Machine snapshot when you update your content, Allows you to manually trigger a Wayback Machine snapshot of any page on your site using the admin, Allows you to easily view your site’s Wayback Machine archives (all snapshots) for any page on your site and Adds an “Archives” metabox to the admin edit screen of specific content types (see below) that can be used to easily view existing snapshots.

How many active installs does Archiver have?

WordPress.org reports 60+ active installs for Archiver as of September 7, 2026.

Is Archiver still maintained?

The last release was on July 22, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Archiver free?

Archiver is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.