I have already shared with you how to use the 12 feet Ladder to remove paywalls.
This post I am going to show you another similar method called 13 Feet Ladder.
This self-hosted 13 feet Ladder is similar to 12ft.io.
To my knowledge, it can bypass paywalls of many popular websites.
Among them are: The New York Times, Vox, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American and L A Times subscriber only articles,
Welcome to another helpful content from The DiGiztal Bypass Paywalls Tips series.
How to use 13 Feet Ladder to bypass paywalls
I have briefly mentioned about this free tool in how to read articles behind paywall without paying or sign up an account.
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Let's check out how to use it to read paywalled Inkl latest world news, features and analysis articles.
There are three ways of using the 13 Feet Ladder:
1. Use the article URL
Copy the blocked article URL and paste it in this site.
Then click the "SUBMIT" button.
Sure enough the full article appears.
2. 13 Feet Ladder extension
Go to this page and click the green color "Code" button to download the ZIP folder.
Upload the files to your browser Extensions page.
To find out how to do it, you can refer to this tutorial, "Download Internet Archive borrowed books with Internet Archive Downloader".
3. JavaScript bookmarklet
This is an easier way to install the 13 Feet Ladder.
For chrome user, open the Bookmarks Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+O keys.
At the Bookmarks Manager page, click the three dots at the top right hand corner.
A menu pops up, click "Add new bookmark".
A box appears, for the Name box, you can type in 13ft. Ladder Paywall Bypass, or other title.
It is to help you easily identify the bookmarklet's function.
Paste the following line of code inside the URL box.
Then click the "Save' button.
You have installed it to your toolbar or bookmark.
When you at the blocked web article, click the bookmarklet.
Instantly the complete article appears without any obstruction.
So these are the three ways to use 13 Feet Ladder to access paywalled articles.
To find out more, read this tutorial, "How to use JavaScript bookmarklet to bypass paywalls".
How does 13 feet Ladder manage to get through paywalls?
It masquerades as Googlebot when accessing the paywalled page.
Unknowingly the websites grant this "fake" Googlebot full access to the blocked content.
NOTE: This method may not involve direct hacking or unauthorized access, it 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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