Michael Ott

<p>It’s often too easy to make edits to your web site that result in a broken link. This plugin will automatically email the web site administrator (or a specified email address) whenever a 404 is encountered, along with a link to the page the 404 originated from. With this knowledge in hand, you can search the page for the problem and either remove or fix it.</p>
<p>Notifications are also triggered by missing media, such as images, video, CSS files and more.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Report any issues at the official <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/404-notify/" rel="ugc">404 Notify Support</a> WordPress page.</p>
<h3>How to use</h3>
<p>Once activated, notifications are automatially sent to the site administrator, or, you can specify an alternative email address in <strong>Settings</strong> -> <strong>General</strong> and look for the <strong>404 Notify email address</strong> field.</p>
<h3>Uninstall</h3>
<p>Deactivate the plugin, delete if desired.</p>


404 Notify

It works as presented. When an internal link leads to 404 you get an email alert. 

Job well done

Get a notification whenever a 404 is encountered on your web site.

PluginRx

<p>The “Broken Link Notifier” WordPress plugin is a vigilant guardian for your website’s links, monitoring and alerting you to broken or dead links as users visit your site. This ensures a seamless user experience and helps prevent search engine ranking penalties. Unlike other broken link checker plugins that can cause performance and timeout issues with full site scans, this plugin focuses on notification, making it a great complement to offsite services that handle full site scans.</p>
<p>This plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li>Scans content when users visit a page after the page fully loads, preventing performance lag</li>
<li>Identifies broken links, including 404 errors, timeouts, images, and embedded YouTube videos</li>
<li>Notifies you via dashboard notifications, email, Discord, and/or Microsoft Teams</li>
<li>Provides a list of broken links for easy review and correction</li>
<li>Allows easy replacement of links straight from the results page (<strong>NEW with Version 1.2.0</strong>)</li>
<li>Caches working (good) links to skip rechecking them for a configurable amount of time (<strong>NEW with Version 1.2.5</strong>)</li>
</ul>
<p>With “Broken Link Notifier”, you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ensure accurate and functional links for your users</li>
<li>Prevent search engines from indexing broken links</li>
<li>Maintain a professional and trustworthy website image</li>
<li>Save time and effort in manual link checking</li>
<li>Scan multiple pages at a time on the back-end from your WP List Tables</li>
<li>Improve performance by caching successful link checks (optional)</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin is a must-have for website owners, developers, and SEO enthusiasts who want to guarantee a smooth and error-free browsing experience for their audience!</p>
<p><strong>IF THIS PLUGIN FLAGS SOME LINKS AS BROKEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT, PLEASE READ THE FAQ BELOW</strong></p>
<h3>Demo</h3>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Broken Link Notifier (WordPress Plugin)" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gM9Qy0HLplU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>


Broken Link Notifier


The developer has been extremely responsive and provided many improvements in a very short time. This very useful tool keeps getting better :)


Very useful tool, great support

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