Broken Link Checker
Find every dead link on a page in one go: 404s, server errors, timeouts and redirect chains, for internal and external links, with the anchor text so you know where to fix it.
Not every non-200 link is a problem, but every broken one is.
The checker requests every unique link on the page and reports the HTTP status. Broken links waste crawl budget, leak link equity and send visitors to dead ends.
404 Not Found and 410 Gone are the classic dead links. 403 often means the target blocks bots; check it manually before fixing.
Target: zeroThe linked server failed. Usually temporary, but if it persists the link should be removed or replaced.
The link works but goes through a redirect. Update internal links to the final URL: it saves a hop for users and keeps link equity intact. External redirects are fine.
Fixing links the right way.
Update the link to the correct URL. Only add a redirect if the old URL has backlinks or traffic of its own.
Links that go A to B to C slow pages down and dilute signals. Point every internal link straight at the final URL, especially in menus and footers.
Replace dead external links with a live equivalent or remove them. A page full of dead references looks abandoned to both users and Google.
This tool checks one page. Screaming Frog or Search Console’s Pages report shows broken links across the whole site. That is part of every audit I run.
Broken links are usually a symptom.
Migrations, deleted products and CMS changes leave trails of dead URLs. A technical audit finds them all and maps the redirects your site actually needs.
Prioritised, developer-ready findings.
One consultant, start to finish.