Broken Link Checker

Broken links refer to any links on your website that no longer work. This includes links that lead to 404 pages, links that don’t load, and links pointing to expired domains.

The broken links can be internal or external links.

• Internal links refer to all links that lead to other pages on your website. 
• External links refer to all links that lead to web pages on other websites.

The way you deal with each link changes depending on whether it is internal or external.

Broken links can be frustrating. However, the key to dealing with them lies in understanding why they occur. The following are common reasons why links break on a website.

• Spelling mistakes in the URL result in broken links.
• URLs are case and format-sensitive. You can’t make them bold or italicized. Accidental formatting results in broken links.
• Deleted or modified pages. If the linked page gets deleted or modified such that its slug changes, the old link will start throwing 404 errors.
• If the webpage is moved to a new URL, then any outdated links to the old URL will throw the 404 error.
• Sometimes, a webpage is temporarily or permanently removed. This naturally results in broken links.
• Firewalls and other network security software sometimes block specific web pages or websites. The result is similar to using a broken link.

From the reasons given, it is easy to understand that proper updates help keep broken links in check.

Broken links result in reduced SERP rankings. This is because broken links create a bad user experience, which Google counts as a negative ranking factor.

Google’s bots periodically crawl indexed websites to reevaluate their ranking. That’s how they find broken links. Pages with broken links then get reassigned to a lower ranking (after considering all other SEO factors).

Broken links also increase your web page's bounce rate. This is because visitors who run into 404 pages tend to leave your site and look for alternatives. Naturally, this increases the bounce rate, which is another negative ranking factor and results in reduced SERP ranking.

• Open a web browser
• In the browser, enter the URL of the online website broken link checker tool.
• On the tool page, in the relevant field, enter the URL of the page you want to check.
• Click on the "Check" button.
• It will give you a detailed report of all the links on that page. The information includes the link type (internal or external), its status (broken or not), and whether that link is do-follow or no-follow.

To fix the broken links on your website.

• First, check the broken links on your website with our link checker tool.
• Then, analyze each broken link to find its root cause.
• After the link analysis, do the following:

• Delete broken links whose web pages were deleted or removed.
• Redirect links whose web page was modified or moved to a new URL.

Redirects pass on the authority and link juice associated with the original URL to the new URL, which is great for maintaining SEO.

Broken links can occur due to a variety of reasons. Here’s what you can do to avoid them.

• Be extremely careful when manually creating URLs for web pages. It is easy to make a mistake such as a typo and make your URL defunct.
• Do not put any punctuation after your URL
• Do not delete photos and other multimedia when cleaning up your website. This ensures that links to those photos do not become broken.
• Set up 301 redirects for pages that have been moved or changed.
• Regularly audit your websites with the broken link checker to find broken links.

These are some precautionary measures you can take to avoid broken links.