Broken Link Checker Plugin Review

September 27, 2017 Posted by Tyler Cruz

My blog is 12 years old with over 1,100 posts. Naturally, I have many dead/broken links as a result.

I’m not sure if cleaning up those broken links has any SEO benefit (I’m assuming it must have at least some), but I know that I don’t want dead links on my blog as it will only make my older posts seem even older than they are, as well as lower its credibility.

Fortunately, I found an awesome free WordPress plugin that does everything I was looking for and then some. The plugin is called “Broken Link Checker” (how ambiguous, eh?), has over half a million installs, and is regularly maintained and updated.

Here’s a short screencast review of the plugin I recorded:

Here’s the screencast (you will probably want to watch in HD full screen to be able to view it properly):

(Note: You may need to visit the post directly at TylerCruz.com if you’re reading this via e-mail or RSS in order to see the video.)

Anyhow, I highly recommend this plugin if you want to find and clean up broken links on your WordPress site.

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Posted: September 27th, 2017 under Blog Related  

7 Responses to “Broken Link Checker Plugin Review”

  1. mike says:
    September 27, 2017 at 10:25 am

    I’ve been using Xenu Link Sleuth for years… it is also free and does a fantastic job.

    Reply
  2. Developer vs. Average User: The Broken Link Checker Arena - BloggInc. says:
    December 19, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    […] more information about what the plugin can do, be sure to check out Tyler Cruz's review. And if you'd like to try it out for yourself then WPBeginner has a tutorial on how you can get […]

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  3. Developer vs. Average User: The Broken Link Checker Arena | World of WordPress says:
    December 20, 2017 at 12:09 am

    […] more information about what the plugin can do, be sure to check out Tyler Cruz’s review. And if you’d like to try it out for yourself then WPBeginner has a tutorial on how you can […]

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  5. Kuldeep Singh says:
    May 5, 2018 at 1:51 am

    you have nicely explained Broken link checker plugin importance.
    Broken link checker plugin has really helped my blog to fix old broen links.Thanks for sharing this plugin.

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    January 5, 2019 at 11:58 am

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