VDL Site Leak Scanner – 404 & Broken Link Checker
Dashboard showing broken links, 404s, redirect chains, and orphan page findings
VDL Site Leak Scanner is a 404, broken link, redirect, orphan page, and safe diagnostic signal scanner for WordPress. It scans URLs from your sitemap and internal crawl data, then shows practical findings that can waste crawl budget, slow visitors, leak SEO value, leave important pages hard to find, hurt WooCommerce checkout paths, or justify a closer security/reliability review.
Use it before migrations, redesigns, SEO retainers, content cleanups, WooCommerce site reviews, or routine site audits.
What it finds
- 404 pages (missing URLs)
- Broken links and dead URLs that need redirects or cleanup
- Redirect chains (multi-hop redirects)
- Orphaned URLs (in sitemap but not discoverable through internal links)
- Timeout and server-error signals returned by the scan service
- Revenue-critical URL signals for common WooCommerce paths such as cart, checkout, account, order-pay, order-received, and payment-related endpoints
- Safe WordPress security/reliability signals such as missing common security headers, XML-RPC reachability, common exposed-file paths, and plugin/theme update counts
Why it is different
Many broken-link tools focus only on links found inside posts. VDL Site Leak Scanner is built for audit-style cleanup: it compares sitemap URLs with crawl discovery, flags redirect hops, highlights revenue-critical URL and safe security/reliability signals, and gives exports you can hand to a developer, SEO, or site owner.
WooCommerce-aware review signals
When WooCommerce and the WooCommerce Stripe Gateway plugin appear active, the plugin can show a contextual review card if scan findings touch checkout, cart, account, order payment, order received, or payment-related endpoints. This is diagnostic evidence only. It does not confirm a payment issue or duplicate charge.
WordPress security + reliability signals
The plugin can include safe, passive checks for common security/reliability signals such as response security headers, XML-RPC reachability, REST API reachability notes, common exposed-file paths, and plugin/theme update counts. These checks do not attempt exploitation and are not a full penetration test, compliance audit, or vulnerability guarantee.
What you get
- One-click scan workflow in wp-admin
- Clear issue labels: broken URLs, redirect chains, orphan pages, timeouts, and server errors
- Suggested next action for each issue
- CSV export after a completed scan
- Optional escalation/review pack export with scan rows, plugin versions, WooCommerce/Stripe Gateway status, revenue-critical flagged findings, and safe security/reliability signals
- Optional single-URL test for quick checks
- Service-backed scan execution for consistent results
Best first use
Run a scan before migrations, redesigns, SEO audits, WooCommerce checks, or content cleanups. Start with broken links, 404s, redirect chains, and orphan sitemap pages, then review WooCommerce checkout-path and safe security/reliability signals when they appear.
Search visibility companion
Need to check noindex, canonical, sitemap coverage, and search visibility signals too? Use VDL Search Visibility Scanner alongside VDL Site Leak Scanner for a fuller WordPress discovery audit.
Optional cleanup help
The plugin is free to install and run. If you prefer a manual review, VaultDevLabs can review scan results and prepare a plain-English Site Rescue Review separately. If WooCommerce and Stripe-related signals are present, VaultDevLabs can also review whether the findings justify a closer Payment Rescue Review. Review handoffs open only when you choose them from the plugin results screen and may pass summary counts and your site URL to https://www.vaultdevlabs.com/site-rescue-review or https://www.vaultdevlabs.com/payment-rescue-review.