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[GH-ISSUE #645] Feature Request: Disable original preview #1910

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opened 2026-03-01 17:54:53 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Feb 2, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/645

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General question or discussion
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Request modification of existing behavior or design

What is the problem that your feature request solves

The archive overview connects to the archived content and therefore leaks the users IP address. It would be good to completely avoid third party connections once archived.

Describe the ideal specific solution you'd want, and whether it fits into any broader scope of changes

Add toggle to disable preview of "Original".

What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem?

Block third party requests with browser addon

How badly do you want this new feature?

It's an urgent deal-breaker, I can't live without it
It's important to add it in the near-mid term future
It would be nice to have eventually

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Feb 2, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/645 ## Type - [ ] General question or discussion - [ ] Propose a brand new feature - [x] Request modification of existing behavior or design ## What is the problem that your feature request solves The archive overview connects to the archived content and therefore leaks the users IP address. It would be good to completely avoid third party connections once archived. ## Describe the ideal specific solution you'd want, and whether it fits into any broader scope of changes Add toggle to disable preview of "Original". ## What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem? Block third party requests with browser addon ## How badly do you want this new feature? - [ ] It's an urgent deal-breaker, I can't live without it - [x] It's important to add it in the near-mid term future - [ ] It would be nice to have eventually

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@pigmonkey commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2021):

I'd also prefer to not hit Archive.org until I actually choose to load the Archive.org snapshot, so I'd want the option of disabling that preview as well.

Personally I do not find much value in the previews. I'd be happy if that part of the header was just replaced by a list of the snapshot methods and the date they were last updated. That would avoid this problem entirely. A USE_PREVIEWS = False option would probably be pretty simple to implement.

@pigmonkey commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2021): I'd also prefer to not hit Archive.org until I actually choose to load the Archive.org snapshot, so I'd want the option of disabling that preview as well. Personally I do not find much value in the previews. I'd be happy if that part of the header was just replaced by a list of the snapshot methods and the date they were last updated. That would avoid this problem entirely. A `USE_PREVIEWS = False` option would probably be pretty simple to implement.

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@pirate commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2021):

SAVE_ARCHIVE_DOT_ORG already disables the Archive.org preview, but it's all or nothing and disables saving to Archive.org entirely, not just for the preview.

I can add a USE_PREVIEWS = False option in the next release, but beware the Snapshot index pages are static html, not dynamic django templates, so you'll have to trigger them to be rerendered manually to update them (either by clicking Pull Title, Pull, or running archivebox update on them).

@pirate commented on GitHub (Apr 21, 2021): `SAVE_ARCHIVE_DOT_ORG` already disables the Archive.org preview, but it's all or nothing and disables saving to Archive.org entirely, not just for the preview. I can add a `USE_PREVIEWS = False` option in the next release, but beware the Snapshot index pages are static html, not dynamic django templates, so you'll have to trigger them to be rerendered manually to update them (either by clicking `Pull Title`, `Pull`, or running `archivebox update` on them).

kerem commented

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@pirate commented on GitHub (May 10, 2022):

I've added this option in v0.6.3 8ebf3e2 archivebox config --set PREVIEW_ORIGINALS=False can now be used to disable the iframe previews of the original URLs.

@pirate commented on GitHub (May 10, 2022): I've added this option in v0.6.3 8ebf3e2 `archivebox config --set PREVIEW_ORIGINALS=False` can now be used to disable the iframe previews of the original URLs.

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