Check for Broken Links – Broken Link Checker & 404 Monitor
Dashboard & Scan – run your first broken link scan with one click and see exactly what will be checked: posts, pages, products, images and internal & external URLs.
Broken link checker for WordPress. Find broken links, 404 errors, dead links and broken images. Automatic scans and AI fixes with Pro.
Broken Link Checker for WordPress: Find and Fix Broken Links Fast
Check for Broken Links scans your entire WordPress site for broken links, dead links, 404 errors and broken images. It shows you exactly where each broken link was found so you can fix it fast.
Your site breaks quietly while you are busy. Pages get deleted, plugins get abandoned, external sites go offline. Google finds the 404 errors before you do, and your rankings pay the price. This plugin finds every broken link across your posts, pages, custom post types and slider content, and Pro extends the scan to comments and custom fields.
Unlike external link checker tools, the plugin runs inside WordPress. It scans private content, drafts and pages behind login that no external crawler can reach.
How It Works
- Install and scan. Run your first manual scan in seconds and see every broken link on your site.
- Set your schedule (Pro). Choose daily, weekly or monthly scans. Pick your scan time and timezone.
- Get alerted (Pro). The moment a link breaks, you get an email report showing the link, its status code and where it appears.
Free Version
Run manual scans anytime and get a full results table. You see every broken link, its HTTP status code and the exact page it was found on. Filter results by link type, content type and error status such as 404, 403 or 500. Export everything to CSV. The plugin never changes your content automatically, so you stay in full control.
Free features:
- Scan posts and pages for broken links
- Detect dead links and 404 errors
- Detect broken images
- Scan custom post types
- Detect links inside slider content
- Scan embedded internal and external links
- Results table showing where each broken link was found
- Filter results by link type, content type and error status
- Export results to CSV
- Lightweight and fast scanning
- No automatic changes to your content
- Free forever, no credit card required
Pro Version: Set It Once, Forget It
Pro turns the plugin from a checker into a monitor. It runs automatic scheduled scans, emails you the moment a link breaks, and helps you repair links with AI. Pro is included in every Broken Link Checker plan, starting at $29 per year.
Pro features:
- Everything in Free
- Automatic scheduled scans (daily, weekly or monthly)
- Choose your scan time and timezone
- Email reports the moment broken links are found, to one or more recipients
- Notify post authors about broken links in their own content
- All-clear reports when no broken links are found
- Scan comments and custom fields, including ACF
- Fix with AI: finds a verified working replacement for each broken link
- Nofollow broken links until they are fixed
- Auto-fix permanently redirected URLs
- Replacement suggestions from the Wayback Machine
- Export as XLSX, TXT, PDF and Markdown for AI
- Priority support
- Plans for 1, 5 or 250 sites
What Users Say
“Simple but effective and works as it should” – @snappaguy
“In 10 minutes did my first check and found and fixed my broken links.” – @rguiffrey
“No membership, no cloud, no muss, no fuss. Just works.” – @eliyahna
Why Fixing Broken Links Matters for SEO
Every 404 error Google hits on your site signals poor maintenance. Broken links waste crawl budget, hurt user experience and damage rankings over time. Regular link checking keeps your site healthy in Google’s eyes. When a page is removed or a URL changes, set up a redirect to keep your link equity.
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License
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v3.
For more details, see: GPLv3