Darren Kandekore

The Kandeshop Broken Links Checker is a WordPress plugin designed to identify and list broken or non-functional external links. It scans through your site in batches and organizes links into five tabs:
<ol>
<li>Broken/Unreachable Links: Shows all links (internal and external) that return an error (404, 500) or are unreachable (timeout).</li>
<li>Working External Links: Shows all links that are NOT on your own domain and return a successful status.</li>
<li>Pages Checked: Lists all posts and pages that have been scanned in your current session.</li>
<li>Guide & Limitations: A simple “how-to” guide with important warnings about how the plugin works.</li>
<li>Status Code Explanations: A full explanation of what each error (404, 403, 999, cURL 28) actually means.</li>
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The plugin now intelligently categorizes errors and features a real-time progress indicator that shows you exactly which post is being scanned.
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to the admin dashboard.</li>
<li>Find the ‘Broken Links’ option in the main menu and click it.</li>
<li>Read the Guide & Limitations tab to understand how the plugin works.</li>
<li>On the ‘Broken Links Checker’ page, set the number of posts/pages per batch.</li>
<li>Click the ‘Check Next Batch’ button.</li>
<li>A real-time progress bar will appear, showing you which post is currently being scanned.</li>
<li>Results will be added to the appropriate tabs as they are found.</li>
<li>Click “Clear All Results” to reset the scan and start over.</li>
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Kandeshop Broken Links Checker

Checks posts and pages in batches to find and list broken external links.

PluginRx

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.
This plugin:
<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 (NEW with Version 1.2.0)</li>
<li>Caches working (good) links to skip rechecking them for a configurable amount of time (NEW with Version 1.2.5)</li>
</ul>
With “Broken Link Notifier”, you can:
<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>
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!
IF THIS PLUGIN FLAGS SOME LINKS AS BROKEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT, PLEASE READ THE FAQ BELOW
<h3>Demo</h3>
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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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