Good ways to save online articles?
October 15, 2024 3:17 PM Subscribe
A project I worked on is getting some online press. What's the best way to save it?
I'd like to have full colour, printable versions of the articles, with the name of the publication, the header of the website when applicable, and the photos. Showing the URL is good as long as it doesn't come out super lengthy and awkward looking. I'd be saving these pieces for my records, maybe to someday print them out on paper, and eventually to include them as readable content on a website.
I'd like to have full colour, printable versions of the articles, with the name of the publication, the header of the website when applicable, and the photos. Showing the URL is good as long as it doesn't come out super lengthy and awkward looking. I'd be saving these pieces for my records, maybe to someday print them out on paper, and eventually to include them as readable content on a website.
I would both save the webpage, and print it as a PDF. That way you keep the original contents of the page and have a formatted-for-paper version of it stored as well.
posted by mhoye at 3:33 PM on October 15
posted by mhoye at 3:33 PM on October 15
I second mhoye's comment, and toss in using some ad-blockers so the pages look cleaner.
posted by mrphancy at 4:11 PM on October 15
posted by mrphancy at 4:11 PM on October 15
Because I am a total pack rat, I also like to screenshot things like this. Firefox lets you screenshot the whole page (not just what's visible). So if you're a pack rat like me: save the webpage (Save As, Webpage Complete to get all the images and whatever); print to PDF; and screen shot saving the whole page.
posted by kristi at 5:21 PM on October 15
posted by kristi at 5:21 PM on October 15
Response by poster: Thanks for the suggestions so far! My issue with saving as a PDF is that the ads are preserved too. What ad blocker should I use? I have a Mac and use Chrome.
posted by nouvelle-personne at 5:24 PM on October 15
posted by nouvelle-personne at 5:24 PM on October 15
uBlock Origin is a pretty good ad blocker. Ignore the warnings about how it will no longer be supported, Google is basically trying to make it untenable for obvious reasons.
posted by ssg at 5:31 PM on October 15
posted by ssg at 5:31 PM on October 15
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For including them on a website, wouldn't it make more sense to just use links to the original article? Reproducing articles without permission is not generally legal.
posted by ssg at 3:29 PM on October 15 [1 favorite]