The Washington Post is acclaimed for its in-depth political analysis, breaking news, and insightful commentary. However, much of its valuable content is locked behind a paywall, making it inaccessible to readers not willing or able to subscribe. Fortunately, there are several methods to access The Washington Post articles for free which we will go through below.
We keep this page regularly updated. If you have any other ways that work to read WaPo for free, email us at info@removepaywalls.com
1) removepaywalls.com homepage
On the removepaywalls.com homepage you can enter the URL of a WaPo article, and it will give you access to the article content without a paywall. It works by finding the article you are trying to access from an archive site. It also provides options for alternative archive sites, or other paywall supression techniques (eg. by disabling Javascript) if the initial method did not work.
2) Chrome Extension
Download the removepaywalls.com chrome extension to enable one-click instant paywall removal. The extension adds a button to your browser, which if you pin it, will be placed right next to the search bar. If you don’t pin it, you’ll need to click on the extensions button (which looks like a puzzle piece), and find it under the list of your extensions
When you are on a WaPo article, just click on the button, and you should be able to access the article for free. Note that this only works on desktop browsers.
3) iOS shortcut for iphones
Download the removepaywalls.com iOS shortcut to install a button into your share options sheet on your web browser. With this installed, when you are on a WaPo article you can just click the share options, and select Removepaywalls.com from the list. When you click it, you’ll bypass the paywall and access the article.
- Visit the shortcut link on icloud.com here
- Click “Get Shortcut” on that page
- Click “Add shortcut” on the iOS popup that appears
- Done!
4) Append Social Media Sharelink
The Washington Post algorithm is sometimes more lenient on traffic that comes from social media platforms, so that it can maximize the virality on articles. Try taking your URL and adding the following to the start of it:
https://facebook.com/l.php?u=
Let us know how it works
We’re doing our best to understand what works for each of the media platforms. If you are a regular reader of the Washington Post, let us know which of the above methods works, and which doesn’t. Ideally send us a link to the article that you were trying to access. We’ll keep learning, improving removepaywalls.com, and sharing insights with you on this page. You can find us at info@removepaywalls.com