ARCHIVE REVIEW

Free Wayback archive check before you download.

An archived website review checks whether your required pages and assets survive well enough to support a rebuild. We examine the domain, relevant dates, representative page types and visible gaps before discussing a restoration format. This is a manual review, not an automated recovery score.

What to send for review

Your original website address and any archive links you have found.

The approximate version or date you want restored.

A list of essential pages and any surviving files or backups.

Review the pages your project actually needs

Start with the homepage, then inspect examples from each important part of the site: services, articles, product categories, individual products, contact pages and downloads where relevant. A visually complete homepage can hide missing content deeper in the navigation.

The initial review establishes feasibility for the pages discussed. It should not be mistaken for proof that every historical URL has been collected. Extensive page discovery needs to be included explicitly in the project scope.

Check the version and the files behind it

Your preferred period matters. A newer capture might show a parking page, an error or a redesign you do not want. We compare useful dates with the version you are trying to recover and check whether key images, styles and downloads remain available.

Content and assets may have different capture dates. Where a page combines sources, the review needs to identify the choice rather than imply a perfectly complete single-date backup. Send a preferred archive link if a particular design or wording is essential.

Identify the recovery gaps before ordering

The review separates usable public content from missing material and features that need rebuilding. For each essential item, the decision is whether there is a usable capture, another authorised source, an acceptable replacement or no available source.

A contact form layout is evidence of appearance, not its original email routing. A store page is not evidence of private orders. Read the recovery scope for the boundary between public content and private systems.

What to send for a useful archive review

Provide the original domain or Wayback URL, the date range you want back and a short list of priority pages. Add the destination platform if you know it, along with backups, exports or original media you still control.

Explain whether you want the old presentation recreated or the content moved into a new design. If a deadline or a particular download determines whether the project is worthwhile, state that at the start. Use our enquiry form for these details.

Use the findings to define the rebuild

A useful next step is a proposed page scope, a record of material needing replacement and an appropriate output format. Static HTML supports file delivery, WordPress supports CMS editing and Elementor supports visual layout editing. Stores also need current business data and commerce configuration.

Compare the published starting packages after coverage is understood. If the required material is absent, consider a smaller project or another source rather than treating an incomplete archive as a complete recovery.

Send the domain and your priority URLs.

We can review the evidence most relevant to your decision: the period you want, the pages you need and the files that must survive. Include any source material you already have.

The restoration process explains how that review leads to scope, reconstruction and handover.

Send your archive URL