Christian Ott

<p>The “External Links Overview” plugin scans your WordPress posts and pages for outgoing <strong>external links</strong> and presents them in a <strong>searchable, filterable, and sortable table</strong>. It helps you optimize your outbound link profile and identify broken or potentially harmful links.</p>
<p>All plugin functions, options, and database entries use the prefix <code>seokelo_</code> to prevent conflicts with other plugins.</p>
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<h3>Features</h3>
<p>✅ Collects and analyzes external links from posts and pages<br />
✅ Displays a detailed link table with sorting, filtering (e.g. broken links), and search<br />
✅ Verifies the HTTP status of external links (e.g. 404, 301, timeout)<br />
✅ Shows <code>rel</code> and <code>target</code> attributes of each link<br />
✅ Tracks domain distribution: see which domains you link to most frequently<br />
✅ CSV export of all link data<br />
✅ Dashboard widget showing a summary of broken links<br />
✅ Uses prefix <code>seokelo_</code> / <code>SEOKELO_</code> for all functions, options, and database entries<br />
✅ Rescans posts after updates for up-to-date link data<br />
✅ Clean uninstall: removes plugin data when deleted via WordPress admin</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>External Links <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Collect All External Links</strong> to start the initial scan.  </li>
<li>Use the <strong>Link Table</strong> tab to view, filter, and sort all collected links.  </li>
<li>Click <strong>Check External Links Status</strong> to validate HTTP status codes.  </li>
<li>Visit the <strong>Domain Distribution</strong> tab to analyze your outbound domain profile.  </li>
<li>Export your data using the <strong>Export CSV</strong> button.</li>
</ol>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.<br />
See <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</a></p>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
<p>Hooks and filters will be documented in future releases.<br />
The plugin uses <code>seokelo_</code> as a unique function prefix throughout.</p>


External Links Overview

Analyze, manage, and monitor all external links on your WordPress site. ---

Ilias Chelidonis

<p>Check for Broken Links is a lightweight yet powerful WordPress plugin designed to keep your site error-free and optimized. Broken links not only frustrate visitors but also harm your SEO rankings. This plugin scans your entire website—including posts, pages, media, and even custom post types—for dead links and makes it easy to fix them in just a few clicks.</p>
<h3>Benefits of Using Check for Broken Links</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Enhance User Experience</strong><br />
Automatically detect and fix broken links to ensure visitors never encounter frustrating dead ends on your site.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Boost SEO Performance</strong><br />
Eliminate broken links that can hurt your search rankings and keep your site optimized for search engines.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Save Time with Automated Scans</strong><br />
Schedule regular, automatic link checks to free yourself from manual monitoring, letting you focus on content.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Simple, User-Friendly Interface</strong><br />
Manage and repair broken links effortlessly from your WordPress dashboard with clear, actionable reports.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Scans posts, pages, comments, and media files (like images, PDFs, and videos) for broken links, ensuring your entire site stays error-free.</li>
<li>Provides easy-to-read reports with exact link and media file locations, so you can quickly identify and fix issues.</li>
<li>Export reports in CSV format for offline review, making it simple to track and manage broken links.</li>
<li>Exclude specific URLs, domains, or media files from scans to avoid unnecessary alerts on trusted content.</li>
<li>Customize scan frequency—set it to run daily, weekly, or manually whenever it fits your workflow.</li>
<li>Get real-time alerts when broken links or media files are detected, allowing you to fix issues before they affect your visitors.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Installation Instructions</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload the <code>wpcbl-check-for-broken-links</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
<li>Go to the Check for Broken Links page in the admin menu to start scanning your website for broken links</li>
</ol>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to the Check for Broken Links page in the admin menu</li>
<li>Click on the ‘Scan’ tab</li>
<li>Click on the ‘Export Report in CSV’ button to export the report in CSV format</li>
</ol>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.<br />
For more details, see: <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GPLv3</a></p>


Check for Broken Links


This plugin does the job well for pages, posts and comments. However, it does not scan the entire site, as it does not include searching to dead links in Custom Post Types - so this is my only reason for my 4 stars as oppose to 5.



UPDATE: After that awesome response, which is refreshing as some others resist and give excuses, I'm updating my review to 5 stars, can't wait for the next update - you guys are awesome and deserve it...


Works well, but lacks support for CPT.


No membership, no cloud, no muss, no fuss. Just works. Thank you :)


Perfect

Check for Broken Links is a WordPress plugin that helps you find and fix broken links on your website.

External Links Overview vs Check for Broken Links