Dead Link Checker
Broken links frustrate your visitors and hurt your search rankings. When someone clicks a link on your site and lands on a 404 page, they lose trust — and so does Google.
Dead Link Checker scans your WordPress posts and pages, finds broken links, and gives you a clear report so you can fix them quickly. It runs in the background without slowing down your site.
Whether you have a personal blog or a large content site, keeping your links healthy is one of the simplest things you can do for on-page SEO. This plugin handles the heavy lifting so you don’t have to check every link by hand.
How It Works
- Go to Dead Link Checker → Dashboard in your WordPress admin.
- Click Scan Now to start scanning your content.
- The plugin checks every link in your posts and pages.
- Broken links, redirects, and slow responses show up in a visual report.
- Fix or dismiss links directly from the dashboard.
The scanner runs efficiently in batches, so it won’t overload your server or affect page load times for your visitors.
Free Features
- Automatic Link Scanning – Scans all links in your Posts and Pages automatically.
- Internal & External Link Checks – Detects broken links whether they point inside your site or to other websites.
- Block Editor Compatible – Works with Gutenberg and Classic Editor content.
- Visual Dashboard – See broken, working, and warning links at a glance with status cards and stats.
- Dismiss Links – Mark specific links as dismissed if you want the scanner to skip them.
- Manual Scan Control – Run a scan anytime with a single click from the dashboard.
- Scan History – View records of previous scans to track your site’s link health over time.
- Lightweight & Fast – Designed to use minimal server resources with background processing.
Pro Features
Take your broken link management further with Dead Link Checker Pro:
- Extended Content Scanning – Scan Custom Post Types, Comments, Navigation Menus, Widgets, and Custom Fields (including ACF).
- Page Builder Support – Full compatibility with Elementor, Divi, and WPBakery page builders.
- Redirect Manager – Create 301, 302, and 307 redirects directly from the broken link report. Includes a hit counter and import/export functionality.
- Email Notifications – Receive email alerts when new broken links are found. Set up weekly or monthly digest reports.
- Export Reports – Download your broken link reports as CSV or JSON files for offline review or sharing with your team.
- Multisite Support – Manage broken links across your entire WordPress multisite network.
- Priority Support – Get dedicated help from the development team with faster response times.
- Lifetime Updates – One-time purchase with lifetime access to plugin updates.
Free vs Pro Comparison
- Post & Page Scanning – Free ✓ | Pro ✓
- Internal & External Links – Free ✓ | Pro ✓
- Visual Dashboard – Free ✓ | Pro ✓
- Dismiss Links – Free ✓ | Pro ✓
- Scan History – Free ✓ | Pro ✓
- Custom Post Types – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- Comments & Menus – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- Page Builder Support – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- Redirect Manager – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- Email Notifications – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- CSV/JSON Export – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- Multisite Support – Free ✗ | Pro ✓
- Priority Support – Free ✗ | Pro ✓