Broken Link Checker
Comprehensive link health monitoring with automatic discovery, status validation, and detailed performance analytics for all your website links.
Link Checking Capabilities
Three essential link monitoring tools working together to ensure your website links are healthy and accessible
Auto Discovery
Automatically crawl your website to discover all internal and external links for comprehensive testing.
- HTML link extraction
- URL normalization
- Link categorization
Status Validation
Test each link's HTTP status code to identify broken links, redirects, and accessibility issues.
- HTTP status checking
- Error detection
- Redirect tracking
Performance Analytics
Comprehensive performance metrics and analytics to optimize your website's link structure.
- Response time tracking
- Success rate analysis
- Detailed reporting
Detailed Capabilities
Deep dive into each link checking capability and understand how they work together
Auto Discovery
Intelligent link discovery and extraction from web pages
What is Auto Discovery?
Auto Discovery uses advanced web crawling techniques to find all links on your website. It analyzes HTML content, extracts href attributes, and normalizes URLs to create a comprehensive list of both internal and external links.
Our system intelligently filters out non-essential links like email addresses, phone numbers, JavaScript links, and file downloads to focus on actual web pages that need to be tested. This ensures you get accurate and actionable results.
Key Features
- HTML link extraction
- URL normalization
- Link categorization
- Duplicate removal
Reading Material
Status Validation
Comprehensive HTTP status checking and error detection
What is Status Validation?
Status Validation performs HTTP HEAD requests to each discovered link, checking response codes and measuring response times. This process identifies broken links (404 errors), server errors (5xx), redirects (3xx), and successful responses (2xx).
Our validation system handles various edge cases including timeouts, network errors, and malformed URLs. It provides detailed error messages and categorizes links by their status to help you prioritize fixes and understand your website's link health.
Key Features
- HTTP status checking
- Error detection
- Redirect tracking
- Response time measurement
Reading Material
Performance Analytics
Comprehensive performance metrics and detailed reporting
What are Performance Analytics?
Performance Analytics provides detailed insights into your website's link performance characteristics. This includes response time measurements, success rates, error analysis, and comprehensive reporting to help you optimize your website's link structure.
Our analytics system categorizes links by type (internal vs external), tracks performance trends, and identifies slow or problematic links. This data helps you make informed decisions about link optimization and website maintenance priorities.
Key Features
- Response time tracking
- Success rate analysis
- Error reporting
- Performance trends
Reading Material
Troubleshooting Broken Links
Understanding common link errors and how to fix them effectively
| Status Code | Error Type | What It Means | How to Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | Not Found | The requested page doesn't exist or has been moved | • Check if URL is correct • Look for redirects on the target site • Update or remove the link |
| 403 | Forbidden | Server refuses to serve the content | • Contact website owner about access • Check if authentication is required • Verify the link is meant to be public |
| 500 | Server Error | Website server is experiencing problems | • Wait and try again later • Contact the website administrator • Check if it's a temporary issue |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | Server is temporarily overloaded or down | • Check back later • Verify if it's maintenance • Monitor the site status |
| 301 | Moved Permanently | Page has been permanently moved to a new location | • Update the link to the new URL • Set up a redirect on your site • Check the new location manually |
| 302 | Found (Redirect) | Page temporarily redirects to another location | • Verify the redirect destination • Update to the final URL if needed • Monitor for permanent changes |
| 0 | Network Error | Cannot connect to the server or domain | • Check if domain exists (DNS lookup) • Verify server is running • Check your internet connection • Try accessing from different location |
- • Regularly audit your website links
- • Use relative URLs for internal links when possible
- • Set up monitoring for critical external links
- • Keep a backup list of important URLs
- • Test links before publishing content
- • Use proper redirects when moving pages
- • Click links in results to verify errors
- • Check if URLs are case-sensitive
- • Verify trailing slashes in URLs
- • Test from different browsers/devices
- • Contact website owners for persistent issues
- • Update or remove permanently broken links
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