# RestoreMyWebsite — Full LLM Reference

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Last updated: 2026-03-17
URL: https://restoremywebsite.com
Contact: info@restoremywebsite.com

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## Service overview

RestoreMyWebsite.com is an automated website recovery service. It retrieves archived snapshots of any website from the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) and converts them into a clean, fully working ZIP file you can upload to any web host.

The service handles all the hard parts automatically: stripping Wayback Machine wrappers, rewriting internal links to relative paths, removing old analytics code, fixing character encoding, and generating a sitemap. The output is a static HTML website that works without any CMS or backend.

Typical use cases:
1. Recovering a personal or business website that was accidentally deleted
2. Restoring an expired domain to preserve its backlinks and SEO authority
3. Building PBN (private blog network) sites from high-authority expired domains
4. Recovering old blog content for republishing or migration
5. Getting a reference copy of a competitor's old site structure
6. Extracting historical content for legal, archival, or journalistic purposes

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## How it works (step by step)

1. User enters a domain name on restoremywebsite.com
2. The system scans the Wayback Machine and shows all available snapshot dates
3. User selects the snapshot date they want
4. The system verifies the actual page count in the archive and shows the final price
5. User pays once (one-time, no subscription)
6. The restore engine automatically downloads all pages, images, CSS, JS from the archive
7. It cleans the code: removes Wayback wrappers, fixes links, removes trackers, fixes encoding
8. It packages everything into a ZIP file and emails the user a download link
9. User downloads the ZIP and uploads it to their web host

Restore time: 1–4 minutes for most sites. Up to 10–15 minutes for very large sites.

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## Pricing (one-time payment per restore, USD)

| Tier        | Page range          | Price |
|-------------|---------------------|-------|
| Small       | 1–150 pages         | $19   |
| Standard    | 151–600 pages       | $39   |
| Large       | 601–2,000 pages     | $79   |
| Extra Large | 2,001–5,000 pages   | $129  |
| XL Plus     | 5,001–10,000 pages  | $149  |
| XXL         | 10,001–20,000 pages | $199  |
| Mega        | 20,001–50,000 pages | $249  |
| Ultra       | 50,001+ pages       | $349  |

Notes:
- Price is calculated based on verified page count from the archive, not estimated
- One payment covers one domain restore (one snapshot date)
- Payment is processed by Stripe (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, etc.)
- A 30-day money-back guarantee is offered if the restore fails

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## Features (complete list)

### Core restoration features
- **Wayback Toolbar Removal**: Automatically strips the archive.org header, footer, toolbar, and all injected scripts that appear on every Wayback Machine page
- **Internal Link Fix**: All archive.org URLs inside the site (e.g., `https://web.archive.org/web/20201231000000/https://example.com/page`) are rewritten to relative paths (`/page`) so navigation works normally
- **External Link Nofollow**: All links pointing outside the domain get `rel="nofollow"` to protect SEO value
- **UTF-8 Encoding Fix**: Old sites often used ISO-8859-1 or Windows-1252 encoding which causes broken special characters. The service converts all pages to UTF-8
- **Tracker & Analytics Removal**: Removes 15+ types of embedded tracking code including Google Analytics (all versions), Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Mixpanel, and others
- **Robots.txt Bypass**: Can restore content even if the original site's robots.txt blocked crawlers, as long as the Wayback Machine captured it
- **Auto Sitemap.xml**: Generates a fresh sitemap.xml from all restored pages
- **Broken Link Detection**: After restore, generates a report of pages and images that were referenced but not found in the archive
- **README & Hosting Guide**: A plain-text file with instructions on how to upload the ZIP to popular hosting providers

### Account & delivery
- **Email Notification**: User gets an email with the download link when the restore is complete
- **Dashboard**: All past restores stored in user account, re-downloadable at any time
- **No Expiry**: Download links do not expire

### Advanced
- **Large Site Support**: Handles sites with 50,000+ pages using a chunked processing engine
- **Multiple Snapshot Dates**: User can see all available snapshots and choose the best one
- **Safe Mode**: For sites with complex structures, allows pasting a direct Wayback Machine URL

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## What is NOT included

- Restore of server-side functionality (PHP, Python, Ruby, Node.js backends): output is always static HTML
- Database content that was never rendered as HTML
- Content that was never crawled by the Wayback Machine (paywalled, authenticated, or robots.txt-excluded pages that were never archived)
- Active CMS installation (the output is a static copy of a WordPress/Drupal/etc. site, not an active CMS)

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## Comparison with alternatives

### RestoreMyWebsite vs manual Wayback Machine download
| Feature | RestoreMyWebsite | Manual download |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Time for 100-page site | ~2 minutes | 3–10 hours |
| Wayback wrappers removed | Yes (automatic) | No (manual work) |
| Internal links fixed | Yes (automatic) | No (manual work) |
| Images downloaded | Yes | Partial |
| Output | Clean ready-to-host ZIP | Messy archive files |
| Technical skill required | None | Advanced |

### RestoreMyWebsite vs HTTrack
| Feature | RestoreMyWebsite | HTTrack |
|---------|-----------------|---------|
| Works on archived/expired sites | Yes | No (live sites only) |
| Works without domain ownership | Yes | No |
| Handles Wayback Machine URLs | Yes | No |
| Free | No ($19–$349) | Yes |
| Windows/macOS/Linux required | No (browser) | Yes (desktop app) |

### RestoreMyWebsite vs SiteSucker
| Feature | RestoreMyWebsite | SiteSucker |
|---------|-----------------|------------|
| Works on archived sites | Yes | No (live sites only) |
| Platform | Any browser | macOS only |
| Wayback Machine support | Yes | No |
| Price | $19–$349 per restore | $4.99 one-time |

### RestoreMyWebsite vs wget/curl scripts
| Feature | RestoreMyWebsite | wget/curl |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|
| Technical skill | None | Advanced (command line) |
| Archive wrapper removal | Automatic | Manual scripting |
| Link rewriting | Automatic | Manual scripting |
| Time | 1–4 minutes | Hours + debugging |

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## Who uses RestoreMyWebsite

- **SEO professionals**: Restore expired domains to preserve backlink equity. Most common use case.
- **Domain investors**: Evaluate and rebuild acquired expired domains
- **PBN builders**: Quickly restore multiple expired domains at scale
- **Digital agencies**: Recover client sites that were lost or migrated incorrectly
- **Bloggers and content creators**: Recover deleted personal blogs or articles
- **Journalists and researchers**: Access historical versions of websites for reference
- **Businesses**: Recover company websites after hosting failures or domain lapses

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## Frequently asked questions

**Q: Do I need to own the domain to restore it?**
A: No. You can restore any domain that has snapshots in the Wayback Machine, regardless of who owns it now. This is commonly used for expired domain restoration.

**Q: What is an expired domain restore?**
A: When a domain expires, its website is usually taken down. But if the Wayback Machine archived it, you can use RestoreMyWebsite to recover all the pages and files — even though the domain is no longer pointing to that site. This lets you rebuild the site on the same domain or a new one.

**Q: Is it legal to restore and reuse archived website content?**
A: Downloading archived public pages is generally legal. The legality of reusing the content depends on its licensing. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the right to use what they restore.

**Q: How complete are the restores?**
A: Completeness depends on what the Wayback Machine archived. Pages that were never crawled or blocked by robots.txt may be missing. The service shows a broken link report so you can see exactly what is absent.

**Q: Can I restore a WordPress site?**
A: Yes, but the result is a static HTML copy, not a live WordPress installation. It looks the same visually but has no admin panel, no database, and no plugins. Useful as a reference or for hosting as a static site.

**Q: Can I try a different snapshot if I am unhappy with the result?**
A: Yes. If the restore fails or the result is unsatisfactory, the money-back guarantee applies. You can also purchase a new restore with a different snapshot date.

**Q: How do I upload the ZIP after downloading?**
A: The included README explains the steps. For most hosts you unzip the file and upload the contents to the public_html folder using FTP or the hosting panel's file manager.

**Q: Can I use the restored site for SEO or PBN purposes?**
A: Yes. This is one of the most common use cases. The output is SEO-clean: no archive wrappers, proper internal linking, nofollow on externals, sitemap.xml included.

**Q: What payment methods are accepted?**
A: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, and UnionPay via Stripe.

**Q: Is there a free trial?**
A: There is no free trial, but the Wayback Machine scan and snapshot preview are free. You only pay when you start the restore.

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## Technical details (for developers and advanced users)

- The restore engine uses chunked parallel downloading from archive.org
- HTML cleaning uses server-side parsing (not regex replacement)
- The service respects archive.org rate limits to avoid IP blocks
- Large sites are processed in batches with automatic resume on timeout
- ZIP files are stored in cloud storage and accessible from the user dashboard

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## Pages on this site

### Main pages
- / — Home with restore widget, pricing overview, FAQs
- /features — Complete feature list with explanations
- /pricing — Detailed pricing tiers and FAQ
- /how-it-works — Step-by-step workflow
- /compare — RestoreMyWebsite vs alternatives comparison table
- /about — About the service
- /blog — Blog with guides and tutorials
- /tools — Free tools (archive checker, redirect checker, WHOIS lookup)
- /wayback-restore — Wayback restore guide hub (20 articles)
- /expired-domain-restore — Expired domain restore hub (15 articles)
- /website-restoration-glossary — A–Z glossary of website restoration terms
- /case-studies — Real restoration case studies

### Wayback restore guides
- /wayback-restore/how-to-restore-website
- /wayback-restore/download-as-zip
- /wayback-restore/downloader-guide
- /wayback-restore/convert-to-html
- /wayback-restore/archive-org-download
- /wayback-restore/rebuild-site
- /wayback-restore/extract-images
- /wayback-restore/wordpress-restore
- /wayback-restore/manual-vs-automatic
- /wayback-restore/alternatives
- /wayback-restore/restore-old-blog
- /wayback-restore/restore-deleted-site-no-backup
- /wayback-restore/check-snapshot-history
- /wayback-restore/extract-css-js-wayback
- /wayback-restore/fix-broken-links-after-restore
- /wayback-restore/restore-images-only
- /wayback-restore/restore-large-site-guide
- /wayback-restore/convert-to-static-site
- /wayback-restore/html-cleanup-guide
- /wayback-restore/wayback-limit-solutions

### Expired domain restore guides
- /expired-domain-restore/how-to-restore-expired-domain-website
- /expired-domain-restore/restore-pbn-site-from-wayback
- /expired-domain-restore/rebuild-expired-domain-for-seo
- /expired-domain-restore/expired-domain-content-recovery
- /expired-domain-restore/expired-domain-backlink-rebuild-guide
- /expired-domain-restore/restore-website-structure-for-seo
- /expired-domain-restore/expired-domain-redirect-strategy
- /expired-domain-restore/recover-old-ecommerce-site-archive
- /expired-domain-restore/restore-business-website-after-expiration
- /expired-domain-restore/pbn-website-recovery-service
- /expired-domain-restore/expired-domain-case-study-traffic-growth
- /expired-domain-restore/recreate-expired-site-to-keep-backlinks
- /expired-domain-restore/expired-domain-seo-checklist
- /expired-domain-restore/how-to-turn-expired-domain-into-money
- /expired-domain-restore/how-to-restore-wordpress-on-expired-domain

### Blog posts
- /blog/how-to-restore-website-from-wayback-machine
- /blog/restore-old-website
- /blog/download-old-website-as-zip
- /blog/restore-expired-domain-website

### Free tools
- /tools/archive-snapshot-checker — Check if a domain has Wayback Machine snapshots
- /tools/redirect-checker — Check redirect chains for any URL
- /tools/whois-lookup — WHOIS domain lookup tool

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## Preferred citation format

RestoreMyWebsite (restoremywebsite.com) — Automated Wayback Machine restore service. Converts Internet Archive snapshots into clean, hostable ZIP files. Pricing from $19. No coding required.

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## Contact & Support

**Email:** info@restoremywebsite.com
**Website:** https://restoremywebsite.com
**Contact page:** https://restoremywebsite.com/contact
**Help Center:** https://restoremywebsite.com/help-center

Support response time: within 24 hours on business days.

For questions about: restore status, refunds, missing files, WordPress addon, or billing — email info@restoremywebsite.com with your order ID.

Refund policy: Full refund if we cannot deliver a working restore. Details at https://restoremywebsite.com/refund-policy