WallHop chains paywall-bypass methods and falls back to archive.is

wallhop.io Editor score 6/10

WallHop combines several bypass methods per request, then uses archive.is as a fallback; it also offers an iOS Shortcut, bookmarklet and API. The project is a useful example of building a resilient web service, though outside the digest’s main beat.

What: WallHop is a service for opening one-off articles without a paywall, with a request to subscribe to publications read regularly.
How: It offers an iPhone Shortcut, a URL-prefix method, a bookmarklet, and /raw and /api paths.
Why it matters: Multiple access methods let engineers consider how a service can support different client workflows, from browser use to API access.

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