Title: Making it Update
Last modified: March 8, 2026

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# Making it Update

 *  Resolved [cogdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cogdog/)
 * (@cogdog)
 * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-it-update/)
 * I’m very excited with how the plugin is working on my 21 year old WP blog, out
   of 33000 links almost 29000 are archived and the dead links are magically updated
   to archive ones. I love it.
 * [https://cogdogblog.com/2026/02/wayback-link-fixer/](https://cogdogblog.com/2026/02/wayback-link-fixer/)
 * I am not clear on the Update capability. Where/how can I see what of my posts/
   pages have been archived?
 * I have a few very old sites I am thinking of de-commissioning but want to make
   sure they are fully present in the Internet Archive. I set up the plugin to not
   link check but archive only. Is archiving triggered only if I update an old post?
   Do I have to batch update them to make sure they are archived?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Chuck Grimmett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cagrimmett/)
 * (@cagrimmett)
 * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-it-update/#post-18850859)
 * Hi [@cogdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cogdog/)! Thanks for the kind
   note and the blog post. I love how you added the icon ::after the link, I think
   we’ll add that to the plugin in the next release!
 * > I am not clear on the Update capability. Where/how can I see what of my posts/
   > pages have been archived?
 * We don’t currently have this in the main plugin, but we do have a companion plugin
   we use for testing that includes this feature. I’d be happy to email it to you
   if you’d like (I’d prefer not to share it widely, as it is not polished.)
 * Another place you can see which of your posts and pages are archived is [https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://cogdogblog.com*](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://cogdogblog.com*)
   Click on the URLs tab.
 * > I have a few very old sites I am thinking of de-commissioning but want to make
   > sure they are fully present in the Internet Archive. I set up the plugin to
   > not link check but archive only. Is archiving triggered only if I update an
   > old post? Do I have to batch update them to make sure they are archived?
 * There are two options in the Advanced Settings under Auto Archiver:
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/cagrimmett.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CleanShot-2026-
   03-13-at-10.43.41%402x.png?ssl=1)
 * Auto Archive Posts archives them when published or updated.
 * Routinely Archive automatically archives them every 28 days (configurable below
   in the Routine Interval section.)
 * As long as the Routinely Archive is enabled and the allowed post types are selected,
   your posts will be archived.
 *  Thread Starter [cogdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cogdog/)
 * (@cogdog)
 * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-it-update/#post-18850879)
 * Thanks Chuck for noting my icon hack (and also for adding an old school blog 
   comment). Thanks for the URL for checking my statuses, I will start reviewing
   my list of 20+ old sites.
 * For the auto archiving settings, that is what I have done. But this is not clear“
   Auto Archive Posts archives them when published or updated.”
 * This suggests I have to update old posts to trigger an archive? Or are all older
   posts archived too?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Chuck Grimmett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cagrimmett/)
 * (@cagrimmett)
 * [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-it-update/#post-18850891)
 * The “Routinely Archive” setting will archive your site’s posts automatically 
   behind the scenes once a month, no updates needed.

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 * Last reply from: [Chuck Grimmett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cagrimmett/)
 * Last activity: [3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-it-update/#post-18850891)
 * Status: resolved