For PBN
Expired domain bought. Now the old pages need to answer again.
I restore the site that used to live on the domain from the Wayback Machine into working WordPress, on the original URLs. The pages that external links point to answer 200 again with the old content. Addresses the archive did not keep answer 410 with a reason, not a redirect to the homepage.
$99 per site. Packs from $69 per site. Delivered as a ZIP with instructions.
Wayback Machine
redirects.csv
WordPress
Backlinked pages answer
The old content on the same addresses, ready for new posts
No redirects to the homepage
Original URLs
Original URLs, exactly
Old WordPress sites often lived on parameter addresses. Links from other sites point to those exact strings. I keep them:
| Original address | On the restored site |
|---|---|
/?p=123 | Answers on /?p=123 |
/?cat=5 | Answers on /?cat=5 |
/?tag=... | Answers on /?tag=... |
/?m=... | Answers on /?m=... |
/2014/05/post-name/ | Answers on /2014/05/post-name/ |
URLs are not renamed into “pretty” ones. If the archive saved the page, it answers 200 on the same address.
Your URL list
Send the pages with backlinks, for example an Ahrefs export. Every address on that list must answer 200 or 301 with a reason, and the QA report shows the status of each.
200 · 301 · 410
410 with a reason, not everything to the homepage
A common shortcut is to redirect every missing page to the homepage. I do not do that. Each old address gets its own answer:
| Status | When |
|---|---|
200 | The archive saved the page; it is restored on the same URL |
301 | The original site redirected from this address and the archive kept that redirect; it goes to the same place |
410 | The archive did not save the page, saved it with an error, removed it at the owner’s request, or it is a service address such as a feed |
Every 301 and 410 is a row in redirects.csv — url, status, target, reason; the QA report lists every address, 200 included. Check any row with curl -I.
Limits up front
What comes back and what does not
Comes back
Content as archived, the structure (posts, pages, categories, tags, pagination), the original layout as HTML blocks, the original URLs, a new sitemap.xml and robots.txt.
Does not come back
The original database, users, passwords, comments the archive did not save; working forms (they are visible but do not send); site search as before.
Not promised
Link equity, rankings, traffic. The promise is narrower and checkable: the original URLs answer 200 again with the old content.
White-label
No traces in the site files
The site files (WordPress, the database dump, redirects.csv, sitemap.xml, robots.txt, the guides) have no name, links, comments or metadata of mine or of the web archive. Search the unpacked site files for wpservicelab and web.archive.org yourself.
Content stays as archived. If the old pages carry the previous owner’s contacts and names, removing them is a paid option, priced in the audit report.
Rights
Content rights
The content belonged to whoever ran the site before. When you order, you confirm that you have the right to use the content being restored. Rights holders can reach me at hello@wpservicelab.com (DMCA contact).
Pricing
Packs and delivery
| Order | Per site | Total |
|---|---|---|
| One site | Per site$99 | Total$99 |
| Pack of 5 | Per site$85 | Total$425 |
| Pack of 10 | Per site$79 | Total$790 |
| Pack of 20 | Per site$69 | Total$1,380 |
- Any site up to 10,000 pages or 5 GB. Larger — priced after the audit.
- Packs are prepaid and used within 6 months; unused sites are refunded.
- 2–3 working days for sites up to 2,000 pages; up to 7 for larger ones. Rush +$30 for sites up to 500 pages: 1–2 working days.
- Delivery: a ZIP with
install.md(cPanel, FTP/phpMyAdmin, nginx); the download link works for 30 days, so keep your own copy. Installation on your hosting is free on request; access is sent after payment, in a separate message.
Choosing
A download tool or this service
A download tool gives you an automatic copy of the archived pages, priced per file: if a copy is enough, it costs less. If you need WordPress on the original addresses, with a status and a reason for every old URL, that is what I do.
Send the domain. Same or next working day you see how many pages the archive holds, for which years, the URL structure, the price and the date.