Cute Broken Link Highlighter – Smart Broken Link Checker and Content Scanner

Cute Broken Link Highlighter is a lightweight WordPress plugin that helps you identify broken links directly in your post editor. No more publishing posts with dead links – catch them before they go live!

Key Features

• Visual Link Highlighting – Broken links are highlighted in red with a clear warning label
• Classic Editor Support – Works seamlessly with the Classic Editor
• Gutenberg Compatible – Full support for the Block Editor (Gutenberg)
• Bulk Scanning – Scan all your posts and pages at once from the admin dashboard
• Detailed Reports – View comprehensive statistics and filter results
• Real-Time Checking – Check links on-demand while editing your content
• Security Focused – Built with WordPress.org coding standards and security best practices
• Lightweight – Minimal impact on your site’s performance

How It Works

1. Open any post or page in the editor
2. Click the “Check Links” button in the Link Checker panel
3. Broken links are instantly highlighted in red
4. Fix the links and publish with confidence!

Bulk Scanning Feature

The plugin includes a powerful bulk scanning tool accessible from Tools > Link Scanner that allows you to:

• Scan all posts and pages in one go
• Include or exclude draft posts
• View detailed statistics (total posts, broken links, clean posts)
• Filter results by status
• Quickly navigate to posts that need fixing

Use Cases

• Content Quality Control – Ensure all your content has working links before publishing
• Site Maintenance – Regularly scan your entire site for broken links
• SEO Optimization – Broken links hurt SEO – keep your site healthy
• Migration Recovery – After migrating your site, check for broken internal links
• Guest Post Review – Verify links in guest posts before publishing

Technical Details

• Uses WordPress HTTP API for link checking
• Checks HTTP status codes (4xx and 5xx considered broken)
• Follows redirects (up to 5 redirects)
• 10-second timeout per link
• Skips anchor links, mailto, tel, and javascript links
• Supports both relative and absolute URLs

Privacy Policy

Cute Broken Link Highlighter does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. The plugin only checks link URLs to determine their status. No user data is logged or shared with external services.

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin support forum.