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:
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<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>
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<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.

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This is a very simple dashboard widget that will load every time your dashboard loads. It will submit your feed to an online feed validator, grab the response and update your dashboard with the results.
It’s best to know immediately that your RSS feed is invalid. Sites such as Bloglovin’ and Google Reader will not add your posts to their sites if your RSS feed is invalid. Knowing there is an issue is the first step in resolving the issue!
Most invalid RSS feeds are caused by some html you’ve used in your post. This widget is not intended to fix your feed, it is just a notification that there may be an issue with your feed.
This plugin requires cURL to work. cURL is a php library that allows HTTP requests to be sent. This is a core feature of the plugin. The good news is, most online hosting providers have cURL setup and installed for you already. If you install this and the widget displays an error of some sort, you probably have an issue with cURL.
Homepage for the RSS Feed Validator is: http://www.thenerdnest.com/rss-feed-checker

RSS Feed Checker

This widget will submit your wordpress RSS feed to feedvalidator.org, and check the results to verify your feed is valid.

Kandeshop Broken Links Checker vs RSS Feed Checker