Broken Link Scanner helps you maintain a healthy website by automatically detecting broken links, missing images, and HTTP errors across your entire site. With comprehensive scanning capabilities and detailed reporting, you can identify and fix issues that affect your website’s performance, SEO, and user experience.
Key Features
- Complete Website Scanning: Scans all posts, pages, and content to find broken links
- Detailed Reports: Get comprehensive reports with anchor text, broken link URLs, and HTTP status codes
- Health Score: Visual health score (0-100) based on detected issues
- Issue Management: Filter, search, and manage issues by severity (Critical, Medium, Low)
- Scan History: Track all scans with timestamps and health scores over time
- AJAX-Based Processing: Efficient batch processing prevents server overload
- Real-Time Progress: Live progress bar with status updates during scanning
- Smart Duplicate Detection: Prevents duplicate issues from accumulating across multiple scans
- Exclusion Support: Automatically excludes wp-admin and internal WordPress links
How It Works
- Click “Start Scan” from the Dashboard
- The plugin scans all your posts and pages
- Detects broken links, missing images, and HTTP errors
- Displays results with detailed information including anchor text and broken URLs
- Calculate health score based on issues found
- Manage and track issues over time
Use Cases
- Website owners maintaining link quality
- SEO professionals monitoring site health
- Content managers ensuring all links work properly
- Developers maintaining client websites
Development
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please ensure your code follows WordPress coding standards.
Support
For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin support forum.
Credits
Built with WordPress best practices and following WordPress coding standards.