For those who want to know how people bypass Miami Herald paywall, keep reading.
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Bypassing paywalls can violate the terms of service of some websites, the Anti-circumvention provisions, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Copyright infringement.
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I am just curating the latest tips how to access miamiherald.com content found in the internet.
Plus I explain how these methods could remove its paywall.
Welcome to another post from The DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
Several of those techniques from this original post (July 2021) could not work anymore.
Let's see how they manage to get through its digital barrier to read its news reports, feature articles and opinion pieces without subscription.
How to bypass Miami Herald paywall
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Now let's check out some of these workable way to get around Miami Herald paywall.
1. Disable JavaScript
With this method they just do it once and they can unlock all the Miami Herald site paywalled articles.
Mozilla Firefox Browser:
This is what you do:
Open your Firefox browser.
Type: about:config into the Firefox address bar:
Click on the Enter key.
Next you click the blue button: "Accept the Risk and Continue".
Now type this: javascript.enabled in the search box provided.
You should see javascript.enabled shows under it.
Double click anywhere within the javascript.enabled box to change the value from "true" to "false".
You have disabled or turn off the JavaScript of Firefox browser.
Now go to the Miami Herald homepage, and you can read all the articles and stories without being blocked by its paywall.
Open your Google Chrome.
At the upper-right of the Chrome window, click the Chrome menu icon (three dots).
A drop-down menu appears.
Click on "Settings".
On the left side of the screen, click "Privacy and security".
On the right side of the screen, click on "Site Settings".
On the Site Settings page, scroll to the bottom of the screen, until you come to the "Content" section, click on "JavaScript".
It opens a new page.
Under the "Customize behavior" section, click on the "Add" button next to "Not allowed to use Javascript".
A "Add a site" box pops up, type this line inside space provided.
Click the "Add" button.
Now go to Miami Herald homepage, you can read all the articles unblocked.
How does it work: When you access most soft paywalled web article, actually it is already loaded onto your browser.
But there is JavaScript that controls the paywall overlay which blurs or blocks the text, or truncate the article, preventing you from viewing it, without subscribing.
Websites use JavaScript to count how many free articles you read.
They "remember" this by placing a small piece of information (a cookie) on your browser.
Some sites don't send the full article at once, and they use JavaScript to download parts of the article only when you need them or after they've checked if you're a subscriber.
Read this detailed article: "How to disable Javascript to bypass paywalls".
2. Hover Paywall extension
All they do is just install the Hover extension to their browser and then enabled the paywall settings.
To install the Hover browser extension, go this site.
How does it work: Websites generally want their content to be indexed by search engines (like Google) so people can find them.
To allow this, they often don't show paywalls to these search engine "crawler bots."
Hover can pretend your browser is one of these bots, thus tricking the website into granting full access to the content.
It can also disable or block the JavaScript or HTML/CSS elements that enforce the paywall.
Hover can also clear or block the cookies, thus making the website think you're a new user and resetting your free article count.
Read this detailed tutorial how to download and install Hover.
3. PrintFriendly
Surprisingly this free online tool can get through Miami Herald paywall too.
All you do is paste the article URL in the box provided here.
Next click the "Preview" button, and you can see the full article right there.
Read more about this tool, "How to use PrintFriendly to bypass paywalls".
4. Textise
If you do not mind just reading the article in full plain text with any image or links, use this tool called Textise.
One simple way to use it is, paste the blocked article URL in the box provided here.
Then click the "Textise" button, and instantly you can view a cluttered-free article.
To find out more, read "How to bypass paywalls with Textise to read web articles for free".
5. Archive.Today
It is not surprising they can use this Archive.Today arching web service to let them read al its content for free.
Archive.Today or Archive.ph can get around many paywalled websites.
How does it work: It is not really bypassing paywalls per se, Archive.Today functions as an archival service.
It captures and stores snapshots of web pages when they are publicly available, much like a search engine's bot.
When you access an article through Archive.today, you're viewing this saved, static version, not the live page behind a paywall.
This process can get past JavaScript tracking and cookie-based view limits because Archive.today operates independently of the original site's dynamic elements.
To know precisely how to use this tool to remove Miami Herald paywall, read "How to use Archive.today to bypass paywalled articles for free".
There you are these are workable ways people read Miami Herald articles for free, without signing up an account.
NOTE: These methods may not involve direct hacking or unauthorized access, they can still violate anti-circumvention laws and terms of service. Consider using the legal and ethical ways to access paywalled web articles.
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DISCLAIMER: This post is for educational purposes only. It aims to help you better understand web technologies and digital security. It does not endorse breaking website rules or illegal activity. Use responsibly; the author is not liable for misuse or legal issues.