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This page gives information about using [[WebCite]], which is an on-demand [[web archiving]] service. It is located at [http://www.webcitation.org http://www.webcitation.org]. By using [[WebCite]], Wikipedia editors can reduce [[link rot]] by preserving a copy of an online [[WP:RS|source]] that can be accessed if the original page is moved, changes, or disappears.

==How to archive==

At the WebCite archive form, users identify the URL they wish to archive, as well as additional source-identifying information. WebCite requires users to submit an email address that will receive a confirmation or failure email. WebCite will then send you to a page with the links to your archived webpage.

Previously archived web pages are accessible through a searchable database. Users may search by URL, date, or by "Snapshot ID."

== See also ==