WallHop
Paywall bypass service
Recommended as a free, easy-to-remember way to read paywalled news via archived copies; the most common caveat is that it doesn't support many top-tier news sites.
Recommended as a free, easy-to-remember way to read paywalled news via archived copies; the most common caveat is that it doesn't support many top-tier news sites.
21 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 52%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Gets past news paywalls and nag screens
“irishexaminer.com paywallbypass = implimented! Here's an example of a subscriber-only article here:”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement” “worked for me just fine when I placed the Vanity URL in it”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Jared Kushner Hacked Phone Reveals Secret Negotiations, Millions in Transactions” “Screw BBC's NagScreen, just use wallhop.io”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with military” Easy domain that's simple to bookmark
“I like the domain. It's very easy to remember ... and intuitive.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement” “This is great, straight into my bookmarks.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Doesn't work on many news sites
“is useful, but it doesn't support many top-tier news sites.”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “Archive.today links going forward” “I wish it worked with www.irishexaminer.com.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement” “Doesn't even work for Reuters.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement” Breaks on double slashes in URLs
“That wallhop thing gets confused by the double slash in the URL”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations” “gets confused by the double slash in the URL”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations” “Wallhop gets dumb when seeing double-slashes”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 on Hacker News
What people said
20 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“is useful, but it doesn't support many top-tier news sites.”
“sometimes forwards requests to archive.{today,is,md,ph,etc.}, e.g., for WSJ”
“here are 2 alternatives that might work for you”
“worked for me just fine when I placed the Vanity URL in it”
“Wallhop gets dumb when seeing double-slashes”
“That wallhop thing gets confused by the double slash in the URL”
“gets confused by the double slash in the URL”
“Screw BBC's NagScreen, just use wallhop.io”
“I do not see a way to report a bug on the page.”
“Doesn't even work for Reuters.”
“timestamped screenshots and basically reconstructed article page code from the site gives more credibility”
“There's so little indication that the content hasn't been tampered with”
“Agreed that makes it quite nice!”
“It's quite convenient because it doesn't have the recaptcha from archive.today”
“I like the domain. It's very easy to remember ... and intuitive.”
“I don't think you are not legally safe by putting that disclaimer”
“irishexaminer.com paywallbypass = implimented! Here's an example of a subscriber-only article here:”
“I wish it worked with www.irishexaminer.com.”
“I feel it’s morally expected and important in practice (since yours may get taken down).”
“This is great, straight into my bookmarks.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.