Get past Daily Telegraph paywall with these tricks 2023

✔Last Updated: October 2023

Check out the latest tried-and-tested ways to get past Daily Telegraph paywall, so you can access all its digital content for free.

If you really want to how to read Telegraph UK for free, then this tutorial is for you.

Yes, you do not have to subscribe with this British daily broadsheet newspaper website, to stay ahead of the latest news from UK & around the world, engaging opinions, the Royal family and interesting feature stories.

Currently, I think you could read one free article, then when you try to read the following article at The Telegraph online site, you would be greeted with one of its subscription reminder which says something like:

To continue reading this article ...Try 3 months for just £1Cancel anytime

Followed with the START YOUR FREE TRIAL button.

In other words, you have to sign up an account with The Telegraph.

Telegraph Digital subscription

Well mate, if you really can afford to pay for it, you should check out its free trial offer today.

You get to enjoy unlimited access to telegraph.co.uk, an award-winning, multimedia news brand that has been synonymous with quality, authority and credibility for more than 165 years.

Anyway, for those of you who just want to browse around for free, then you might like to know how to get past Daily Telegraph paywall.

These updated how to read Daily Telegraph UK free tips certainly can you get around all those blocked articles which you want to read.

Most of you love to use the popular bypass paywalls extensions for its ease and convenience.

You just install them onto your browser and you can get through to lots of websites with paywalls.

Browser extensions access your data

But be wary of installing these free extensions.

When you install them, you allow these extension to access your data and it can also change all your data on all websites.

The permission warning doesn't mean it is dangerous, just that it can be.

Read this understanding the risks of installing self-hosted extensions.

Get past Daily Telegraph paywall

The following ways to bypass The Telegraph paywall work for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browser.

For a clearer understanding, I segregated the methods of getting past Daily Telegraph paywall for each browser.

MOZILLA FIREFOX BROWSER:

1. Google cached pages

You can read every The Telegraph articles which are readily available from its Google cached pages. 

This is all you need to do:

1. Go to The Telegraph homepage.

2. Click on the article which you want to read.

3. The article would be blocked by its paywall.

4. Ignore it, instead go the Firefox browser address bar at the top of the page.

5. Add cache: in front of the article URL.

For example the URL of the article is:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/09/23/behind-the-scenes-of-the-moulin-rouge/

6. After adding cache: in front of it, and it looks like this:

cache:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/09/23/behind-the-scenes-of-the-moulin-rouge/

7. Press on the "Enter" key, and it would take you to the Google cached page.

8. Now you can read the complete unblocked article "Behind the scenes of the Moulin Rouge: G-strings, feathers and ripe fromage".

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2. Press escape key

This method is a bit tricky, but it can still unblock The Daily Telegraph paywall.

The timing of pressing down the "Esc" key of your keyboard is crucial.

You might not get it to work at the first attempt.

To get the full article free, you may need to try a few times.

This is what you do:

1. After you have clicked on the blocked article, just as the article starts to appear, you quickly press down on the "Esc" key of your keyboard.

2. Hold down the button for about ten seconds or more.

3. Then let go of your finger.

4. Now you should be able to view the full article as it is.

5. If it doesn't work, try again.

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3. Archive.Today

This is an easy way to bypass The Telegraph paywall.

You use the archiving site Archive.Today to get the full unblocked article.

If the article or story has already being archived, then you can read it right away.

If not, then you need to archive it.

There are two ways of using this Archive.Today site to unblock The Telegraph UK articles. 

Use Archive.Today site

1. Go to The Telegraph homepage.

2. Right click on the title of the article which you want to read.

3. A menu box pops up, click "Copy Link".

4. Go to Archive.Today site.

5. Paste the article URL in the space provided under "My url is alive and I want to archive its content".

6. Next click the "save" button.

7. Should the article has already archived, it would tell you. and you can read it right away.

8. If not, then you have to archive it, then you can view the complete article.

Use Archive.Today extension

For convenience, you can install the Archive.Today extension to your Firefox browser.

Get the Firefox Archive.Today extension here.

After you have installed and pinned the extension, you can see its small icon (globe with the share symbol) at the toolbar. 

There are three (3) ways to use Archive.Today extension.

Click on Archive.Today icon

1. When you come to the blocked article, click on the Archive Today icon at the toolbar. 

2. It takes you to the Archive Today site.

3. If the article has been archived, you can read it right away.

4. If it hasn't, then it would show "No results" together with five options.

5. Click on the first one, "archive this url".

6. Then wait for it to finish archiving it.

Now the full article should appear without being blocked by the paywall box.

Right click on article text

1. When you are at the blocked article page, right click anywhere on the text area.

2. A context menu pops up, then you click on "Search archive.today for page".

3. Similarly it will take you to the Archive Today site.

4. Should that particular has been archived, it can see it there, and you can read it right away.

5. If the article has not been archived, then you have to archive it.

Right click on article title

1. Go to The Telegraph homepage.

2. Right click on the article title, and a context menu pops up.

3. Move your cursor from "Archive" to "Archive link" and "Search link".

4. Click on any of the two options.

5. When you click on the "Archive link", and if the article is already archived, you can read it right away.

6. If not, then automatically it will start loading to archive it for you.

7. When you click on the "Search link", and if the article is already archived, you can see it right there.

8. But if the article is still not archived, it says "No results".

9. You have to click on the hyperlink "archive this url", then click the "save" button. 

10. Then wait for it to archive it.

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4. Disable Firefox javascript

With this method you just do it once and you can unlock all The Telegraph UK site articles. 

Turn off javascript in Firefox

This is what you do:

1. Open your Firefox browser.

2. Type about:config into the Firefox address bar: 

3. Hit the Enter key.

4. Next you click the blue button: "Accept the Risk and Continue".

5. Now type this: javascript.enabled in the search box provided.

6. You should see "javascript.enabled" shows under it.

7. Double click anywhere within the javascript.enabled box to change the value from "true" to "false".

8. You have disabled or turn off the JavaScript of Firefox browser.

9. Now go to The Telegraph homepage, and you can read all the articles and stories without being blocked by its paywall.

REMINDER: Remember to activate the browser JavaScript function back after used. If not, some websites may not work properly, others may not work at all.

Firefox disable javascript in Firefox add-on

If you don't mind using installing the free Disable JavaScript add-on onto your Firefox browser, then follow this guide.

1. Click here to get the free add-on. 

2. Then click on the blue color "+ Add to Firefox" button.

3. After you have successfully installed the extension, pin it to the toolbar, and you  can see it small icon (green color circle with JS initial inside).

4. Now go to The Telegraph homepage.

5. If the JS icon is still in GREEN color, click on it to change it to RED color.

6. Now you can read every news articles, opinions and feature stories without being blocked by the paywall.

These are two more similar disable Firefox JavaScript add-on which works with Firefox as well.

YesScript2, get it from here.

JavaScript Toggle On and Off, get it from here.

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5. Bypass paywalls extension

This method is by using a browser extension to read Daily Telegraph online free.

You just install the extension onto your Firefox browser.

NOTE: This popular extension, you not only get to access The Daily Telegraph website for free, you can also access many more popular websites, including The New York Times, Business Insider, Financial News, NZ Herald, etc.)

This is what you do:

1. Click here to install this free iamadamdev bypass paywalls extension.

2. It will starts downloading onto your Firefox browser.

3. Click on the "Continue to Installation" button.

4. Then another box pops up and you click on the "Add" button.

5. The bypass paywall extension will be installed onto your Firefox browser right away.

6. You will see a small Bypass Paywalls extension icon (newspaper symbol) on the Firefox toolbar.

7. Now when you go to The Telegraph homepage, the icon will add a blue box and the word "ON".

8. It means it has successfully bypassed its paywall, and you can begin reading The Daily Telegraph digital content without being blocked.

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6. Saved to Pocket

Use the free social bookmarking service called Pocket by Mozilla Corporation to read blocked The Telegraph articles online.

You just save the blocked article to the Pocket.

From there you can read the complete unblocked article.

First you need to sign up an account to use this free service.

You can sign up Pocket account from here.

For Firefox browser, the Pocket tool is already included into the browser.

You can see its gray color icon (pocket with the letter V) on the top right hand corner of the toolbar.

How to save articles to Pocket with Firefox browser:

First log in to your Pocket account. 

There are three (3) ways to save the blocked Daily Telegraph articles to your Pocket.

Click on Pocket icon

1. Right click on the article you want to read.

2. You can only view the first two lines and the text fades off, followed with the remark requesting you to sign up for the free trial subscription.

3. Ignore it, instead click on the gray Pocket icon at the top right hand corner of the toolbar.  

4. The Pocket icon turns to red color, and a box pops up below. 

5. Click on "View My Saves" button.

6. It goes to "Saves" of your Pocket account.

7. Here you can see the article title with the accompanied image.

8. To read the article, click on either the article title or the accompanied image.

NOTE: Do not click on the "View Original" link. It will take you back to the blocked article.

9. After reading it, remove the article from your Saves list, by clicking on the dustbin icon above the article.

Similarly, you can click on the the three dots below the saved article, then click "Delete".

Save article url to Pocket

1.Right click on the article title.

2. A context menu box pops up, click on "Save Link to Pocket".

3. A box pops up below the Pocket icon at the toolbar, and the icon changes to RED color.

4. Click on "View My Saves" button.

5. It goes to "Saves" of your Pocket account.

6. Here you can see the article title together with its accompanied image.

7. To read the article, click on either the article title or the accompanied image.

Paste article url on Pocket site 

1. Right click on the article URL which you want to read.

2. A context menu pops up, then you click on "Copy Link".

3. Go to your Pocket account, click on the + plus symbol (Save a URL)

4. Paste the article URL in the empty space provided.

5. Then click on "Add" button.

6. The article is now saved under "Saves".

7. Same as the First and Second Way, to read it, just click on the article title or the image.

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GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER:

1. Google Cached Pages

It is the same as the first method for Firefox browser, which I have explained above.

1. You just add cache: in front of the article URL.

For instance the article "Joan Collins: ‘Everyone thinks I’ve had work done – here’s the truth for the record’".

2. Its URL is: 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/dame-joan-collins-dynasty-no-botox-behind-the-shoulder-pads/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr

3. Add  cache: in front of its URL.

4. Now it looks like this:

cache:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/dame-joan-collins-dynasty-no-botox-behind-the-shoulder-pads/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr

5. Press on the "Enter" key.

6. It takes you to the Google cached pages of this article, where you can view the full article unblocked.

7. That's all you need to do to read The Telegraph articles free.

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2. Press escape key

This tricky method works with Chrome browser as well.

Again, it is the same as what I have explained above, by holding onto the "Esc" key. 

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3. Archive.Today

Just follow the guide for Firefox above.

Get the Archive.Today Extension for Chrome here.

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4. Disable javascript

This is another trick which you set it up once, and then you can enjoy unlimited access to The Telegraph website without being blocked by its paywall.

You disabled Javascript of The Telegraph website.

This is how you do it:

1. Click the three dots menu in the top right corner

2. Click on "Settings".

3. On the left-side menu click "Privacy and security".

4. Then click on "Site settings".

5. Scroll to the bottom to the "Content" section.

6. Next click on "JavaScript".

7. Go to "Customized behaviors.

Sites listed below follow a custom setting instead of the default

Not allowed to use Javascript"

Paste this:

[*.]telegraph.co.uk

Click the "Add" button.

Go to The Telegraph homepage, you can see the angle brackets and a red box with a X symbol at your toolbar.

Now you can read all its articles, without the paywall message blocking you.

Chrome disable Javascript extensions

If you prefer to disable JavaScript in Chrome to bypass Telegraph paywall with extension, then these are the workable tools.

Disable JavaScript, get it from here.

Toggle JavaScript, get it from here.

JavaScript Toggle On and Off, get it from here.

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5. Chrome bypass paywalls extension

It is similar to what I have shown you above with Firefox browser.

You install the extension or add-on to your Chrome browser, and it will remove The Telegraph paywall, so you can access its online content.

You use these two same extensions as mentioned above.

Firefox Bypass Paywalls, get it from here.

Firefox Bypass Paywalls Clean, get it from here.

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6. Saved to Pocket

1. First you need to install the Pocket extension.

2. Click here to install the Pocket extension,

3. Next pin the Pocket icon onto the toolbar.

4. To do that,click on the Chrome extensions icon (gray color puzzle piece) at the toolbar, which is at the top right hand cornerof the computer screen.

5. A context menu pops up.

6. Click on the gray color thumb tack icon next to "Save to Pocket".

7. The thumb tack icon will change toblue color and at the same time, red outlined Pocket icon (a pocket with the letter V) appears at the toolbar.

8. Now you have pinned the Pocket extension onto the Chrome toolbar.

How to save The Telegraph articles to Pocket

1. Click on the article title which you want to read.

2. The blocked article appears as usual, together with the reminder of signing up for a free trial account.

3. Click on the red outlined Pocket icon at the top right hand corner of the toolbar.

4. The red outlined Pocket icon turns to full red color, except with the white V outline, and at the same time a box pops up below.

5. Inside the box is the article title.

6. Click on "Saves" at the bottom left hand corner.

7. It will go to your Pocket account, where you can see the article title together with its illustration/image.

8. To read the article, click on either the article title or the accompanied illustration/image.

That's all.

All these tested-and proved ways to get past Daily Telegraph paywall still work as of October 2023.

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