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Broken Link Notifier
v2.0.0.3 · by PluginRx
Get notifications when a visitor loads a page with broken links
About this plugin
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.
This plugin:
- Scans content when users visit a page after the page fully loads, preventing performance lag
- Identifies broken links, including 404 errors, timeouts, images, and embedded YouTube videos
- Notifies you via dashboard notifications, email, Discord, Slack and/or Microsoft Teams
- Provides a list of broken links for easy review and correction
- Lets you browse every link on your site in one searchable table before checking their status (NEW with Version 2.0)
- Runs a full two-step site-wide scan on your own schedule — discover every link, then check them all for broken links and warnings (NEW with Version 2.0)
- Allows easy replacement of links straight from the results page
- Caches working (good) links to skip rechecking them for a configurable amount of time
With “Broken Link Notifier”, you can:
- Ensure accurate and functional links for your users
- Prevent search engines from indexing broken links
- Maintain a professional and trustworthy website image
- Save time and effort in manual link checking
- Discover and catalog every link on your site before you even check them
- Run a full site scan on your own terms, without relying only on page-load visits
- Improve performance by caching successful link checks (optional)
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
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