Broken Link Checker
Scan your website for broken links and fix them instantly. Improve SEO, user experience, and rankings with our fast and accurate Broken Link Checker tool.
Broken Link Checker
Scan any webpage and find every dead link in seconds.
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What is Broken Link Checker?
The Broken Link Checker is an essential SEO maintenance tool that scans any webpage for "dead" or broken links. It identifies 404 errors, server timeouts, and other connection issues that can frustrate users and negatively impact your search engine rankings.
How to Use
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Enter the URL of the page you want to scan for broken links.
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Click the "Scan Page" button to initiate the crawling process.
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Watch the progress bar as the tool identifies all unique links and checks their status.
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Review the results table, which sorts links by status (Working, Broken, or Warning).
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Export the list of broken links (if needed) and fix them in your website's CMS or code.
Use Cases & Examples
Routine SEO Maintenance
Perform monthly scans of your highest-traffic pages to ensure no internal or external links have "rotted" or broken over time.
Affiliate Link Validation
Check your review pages to make sure all affiliate links are still functional and pointing to active products instead of 404 error pages.
Post-Redesign Verification
After launching a new website design, scan critical landing pages to confirm that all navigation and content links are correctly updated.
External Resource Audit
Validate links to external research papers, tools, or references to ensure you aren't sending your visitors to dead websites.
User Experience Audit
Identify broken "Buy Now" or "Sign Up" buttons that could be costing you conversions and frustrating potential customers.
Tips & Best Practices
Fix 404 errors immediately by either removing the link or updating it to a working URL.
Check for 301 redirects; while they work, it's better for performance to link directly to the destination.
Ignore "no-follow" or "sponsored" link attributes when checking for internal link health.
Be careful not to overload small servers with too many rapid requests during scans.