dislike404.com Broken Link Checker
dislike404.com is a free, cloud-based broken link checker that automatically monitors your website for 404 errors, broken links, and HTTP issues — and sends you email alerts before search engines or visitors notice anything is wrong.
The scanning runs entirely on dislike404.com’s servers, not on your WordPress installation. This plugin gives you a convenient way to trigger on-demand scans and check results directly from your WordPress admin panel — without having to log in to dislike404.com each time.
dislike404.com is completely free. Unverified websites scan up to 200 pages; once you verify your site, the limit rises to 50,000 pages per scan.
What dislike404.com does
- Automatically scans your website on a configurable schedule (daily to monthly)
- Checks internal pages, external links, images, and scripts for HTTP errors
- Validates redirect chains across multiple hops
- Sends email alerts when broken links or errors are detected
- GDPR-compliant — servers hosted in Germany, no third-party trackers
What this plugin adds
- Trigger an on-demand scan with a single click from the WordPress Settings page
- Optional “Scan Now” button in the WordPress admin bar for quick access on every page
- Real-time scan status — see when a scan is running, finished, or if errors were found
- Direct link to the full scan report on dislike404.com
- Verify your website directly from the plugin settings (if WordPress is installed at the root) — manual verification via dislike404.com is always available as an alternative
Requirements
- A free account at dislike404.com
- Your WordPress site added to your dislike404.com account
- An API token generated in your dislike404.com profile
Privacy and External Services
This plugin connects to api.dislike404.com (https://api.dislike404.com) to trigger scans and retrieve scan results. The following data is sent to dislike404.com:
- Your API token (for authentication)
- The UUID of the website you want to scan
No personal data of your WordPress users is transmitted. Data is only sent when you actively trigger a scan, when the plugin polls for scan status updates, or when you visit the plugin settings page (to load the list of your registered websites from dislike404.com).
By using this plugin you agree to the dislike404.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.