Let's find out how to get through Washington Post paywall without being a paid subscriber.
Currently I think there is no more complimentary articles for you to read anymore.
When you click on any of its article, a gray background layer covered over the page, together with its subscription details.
Well, as of October 2023, there are still many ways to get around The Washington Post paywall, to enjoy unlimited access to its online content.
You do not have to be a Amazon Prime members, federal employees, military personnel and students in higher education to read The Washington Post site free.
By the way, many of the suggestions on how to beat The Washington Post paywall from Reddit, Quora and other websites are NOT workable anymore.
For instance, using outline.com, open in new private window (Firefox), clear cookies, Chrome Incognito Window, Google cache (no more), etc.
All the tips below on how to read Washington Post without paywall definitely work.
I have tested out all the methods myself and they all can overcome Washington Post free article limit with your Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
In other words, you can read unlimited free articles from https://www.washingtonpost.com.
The first two methods, you don't even have to install any browser extension.
How to get through Washington Post paywall
Now let's find out how to bypass The Washington Post paywall, so you can read all its available articles right away.
MOZILLA FIREFOX BROWSER:
1. Disable javascript
This trick you do not have to install any extension.
You just configure your Firefox settings.How to disable javascript in Firefox browser
1. Open your Firefox browser homepage.
2. Copy the following line and paste it into the Firefox address bar: about:config
3. Hit the Enter key.
4. Next 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. Now go to the blocked Washington Post article again to reload the page by clicking on the "Reload current page" icon in the address bar of that page.
9. The article should be unblocked right away.
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.
2. Google cached page
You can read the every The Washington Post articles which are readily available from the Google cached pages.
3. Bypass Paywalls extension
Presently this is the most popular method of bypassing paywalls.
You just install this free Bypass Paywalls Firefox extension onto your browser and you can access not just The Washington Post, but many other publications.This is what you do:
1. Click here to install Bypass Paywalls Firefox Extension.
2. A box pops up and instantly it will download straight to your browser.
3. Click on the blue color "Continue to Installation" button.
4. Then another box pops up and click on the blue color "Add" button.
5. Now you can see its small Bypass Paywalls extension icon (newspaper symbol) on the Firefox toolbar, as shown below.
7. Now you can now read unlimited articles available on The Washington Post website, without being blocked by the paywall anymore.
4. Archive.Today
This is another easy trick to bypass The Washington Post 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 wait for it to load and archive the content.
Then only you can read the full article together with all its images.
There are two ways of using this archive site to unblock The Washington Post articles.
Use Archive.Today site
This is what you do:
1. Go to Archive.Today.
2. Paste the blocked article URL in the empty space provided under "My url is alive and I want to archive its content".
3. Next click the "save" button.
4. Should the article has already archived, it would prompt you. and you can read it right away.
5. If not, it would show "No results", and you have to archive it, then you can view the complete article.
Use Archive.Today extension
Alternatively you can also use the Archive.Today Extension.
Get the Archive.Today Firefox Extension here.
After you have installed and pinned the extension, you can see its icon (globe with the share symbol) at the toolbar.
These are the three (3) ways how to use Archive.Today extension to save the Washington Post articles.
Click On Archive.Today icon
1. When you come to the blocked article on the Washington Post homepage, 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 immediately.
4. If not, then you have to archive it, before you can read it.
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 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 would prompt you, and you can read it right away.
5. If the article has not been archived, then again you have to archive it.
6. Then you can read the full article, together with all its accompanied images.
Right click on article title
1. The third way is when you are The Washington Post homepage, or at the search engine results pages.
2. Right click on the article title.
3. A context menu box pops up, move your mouse cursor from "Archive" to "Archive link" and "Search link".
4. Click on either one.
5. When you click on the "Archive link", and if the article is already archived, you can read it right away.
6. If not, automatically it will start loading and archived 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.
5. Disable javascript extension
Instead of manually configure it, you can use the YesScript2 extension to disable Firefox JavaScript.
The main thing is you need to click until its icon is in RED color.
This is what you do:
1. Install this free extension YesScript2.
2. When you initially installed the extension or add-on, the icon at the address bar is a small gray color dot with y2 initial inside.
4. Click on it and it will change to RED color; means the JavaScript is turned OFF.
5. It will reload the full article without any obstruction from its paywall.
NOTE: You can also use this Disable JavaScript extension.
1. To configure the settings, right click on the icon.
2. A menu drops down, then click on "Open Disable JS settings".3. The Default state is set to "JavaScript off".
4. Reload the blocked article and it should appear in full now
5. Its icon color is now RED in color.
GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER:
1. Disable Chrome javascript
This method you set it up once and you can enjoy unlimited access to The Washington Post online content.
You can read the complete article unblocked, but the drawback is the article accompanied image is blurred, and the rest of the images are missing.
1. Go to the Google Chrome browser.
2. Click on the three dots on the top right hand side of the address bar.
3. A menu drops down, click on "Settings".
4. Next click on "Privacy and security" on the left side of the page.
5. Scroll down a little, and click on "Site settings".
6. It opens a new page, scroll down until the "Content" section.
7. Click on "Javascript".
8. Under "Customized behavior", go to "Not allowed to use Javascript".
Now go to The Washington Post homepage and you can read all the Washington Post articles free.
2. Google Cached Pages
The procedure is the same as what I have explained in the second method for Firefox browser.
You add cache: in front of the article URL.
3. Bypass Paywalls extension
This is also the same as the third method for Firefox browser as explained above.
This time you install this Bypass Paywalls extension for Chrome.4. Archive.Today
Again this is the same as the forth method for Mozilla Firefox browser.
Get the Chrome Archive.Today Extension here.
5. Disable javascript extension
1. Install the Chrome extension ScriptBlock.
2. If you just installed this Chrome extension, you can see its GRAY color icon (closed tag symbol) on the address bar.
3. Once you click on The Washington Post homepage, the ScriptBlock icon changes to GREEN color.
4. Click on the GREEN color icon.
5. A context menu appears, click on "Block".
6. The icon will change to RED color and the homepage is now unblocked.
7. Now you can continue to click on any of the Washington Post article to read.
NOTE: You can also use this Disable Javascript for Chrome.
These are all the ways you can get through Washington Post Paywall for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
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