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Check for Broken Links

Check for Broken Links – Broken Link Checker & SEO Suite

by Norse Digital Group LLC · WordPress.org page

v3.0.8 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.2+

Check for Broken Links has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 10,790 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Check for Broken Links at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
10,790
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Check for Broken Links well maintained?

Support threads resolved
2 of 2
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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

Check for Broken Links reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.6 out of 5

5 reviews

5★
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  • Works As It Should

    Simple but effective and works as it should, thank you author.

    SnappaGuy

  • Perfect. Simply works !

    After trying another couple of plugins for checking broken links, I tried this one. In 10 minutes did my first check and found and fixed my broken links. No false positives, no Pro for checking external links etc. Thanks for this ! :-)

    rguiffrey

  • Perfect

    No membership, no cloud, no muss, no fuss. Just works. Thank you :)

    Eliyahna

  • Did it work?

    I tried a Manual Scan. I presume nothing was found because after a while the message "Scanning your site for dead links... Please hold on, this might take a few moments.Please do not close this page." just disappears. There was no message that it found of did not find broken links. So I have no idea if it worked or not.

    webstpro

  • Works well, but lacks support for CPT.

    This plugin does the job well for pages, posts and comments. However, it does not scan the entire site, as it does not include searching to dead links in Custom Post Types - so this is my only reason for my 4 stars as oppose to 5. UPDATE: After that awesome response, which is refreshing as some others resist and give excuses, I'm updating my review to 5 stars, can't wait for the next update - you guys are awesome and deserve it...

    nick6352683

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Details

Find broken links, 404 errors & broken images. Internal link optimizer, rank tracking, AI visibility, SEO audits and uptime monitoring in one plugin.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • ai visibility
  • Broken Link Checker
  • internal link
  • rank tracker
  • uptime monitor

More from Norse Digital Group LLC

Version
3.0.8
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
First published
Feb 6, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Check for Broken Links FAQ

What does Check for Broken Links do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Check for Broken Links offers 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 and Notify post authors about broken links in their own content.

How many active installs does Check for Broken Links have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Check for Broken Links as of September 7, 2026.

Is Check for Broken Links still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Check for Broken Links have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 2 recent support threads for Check for Broken Links are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Check for Broken Links free?

Check for Broken Links is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.