★ The Starchive Blog

Notes on link rot, archiving, and not losing the page.

Research, guides, and honest comparisons on keeping a permanent record of the web pages you can't afford to lose.

Link Rot Statistics 2026: How Much of the Web Actually Disappears

A look at how fast links actually die — by age, by sector, and what it means for anything you've bookmarked and never gone back to check.

8 Wayback Machine Alternatives for Saving a Web Page in 2026

The Wayback Machine is built for the whole web, not your one page right now. Here's what to use instead, and when the Wayback Machine is still the right call.

Why a Screenshot Isn't Enough to Preserve a Web Page as Evidence

Courts are increasingly skeptical of plain screenshots. Here's what actually holds up, and why the difference matters before the page is gone.