Broken Link Checker

Published on 15 February 2020
Last Updated on 15 February 2020
Broken Link Checker
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Download Links

Please use download links given below to download latest version of our software. Also bookmark this page to manually download upcoming versions.

Also note that web browsers make use of various APIs that keep changing without notice. This can introduce uneasy bugs. To have such issues resolved, you must manually install latest version of our software using the links given below.

Recommended web browsers:

  • Brave
  • New Microsoft Edge.
  • Opera
  • Google Chrome, Canary and Chromium
  • Other Chromium based web browsers.

Purchase a license

After purchasing a license you will receive following benefits
  • A licensed user can use all features without any daily execution limit.
  • Extension will no longer prompt you to enter a license.
  • License will grant you permission to make commercial use of our software.

Payments are manually processed. After making a purchase please contact our support staff with proof of payment to receive a license.

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Purchase via UPI

Purchase Amount:
INR 251
UPI ID:
9075291847@upi

Installation

Once you have downloaded zip file of our software, please follow simple instructions given below to install it on your device:

Installing on Opera, Brave, Google Chrome, Canary and other Chromium based web browsers

  1. Locate the ZIP file on your computer and unzip it.
  2. Go to "chrome://extensions/" page by typing it in address bar.
  3. Enable "Developer mode".
  4. Click on "Load unpacked extension" button
  5. Select the unzipped folder where "manifest.json" file is located to install extension.
After following above steps, extension will be installed on your chromium based web browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the limitations of free version

  • Free version can only be used for non-commercial purposes.
  • Free version allows you to use a feature up-to 3 times per day per user.
  • Free version will prompt you to enter a license key if daily execution limit is reached.

If a feature does not work as intended in free version, then will it work in licensed version

If a feature does not work as intended in free version, it will not work differently in licensed version. Features provided in free version and licensed version work the same way. the only difference is licensed version will remove usage limitation and it will no prompt you to enter a license key. If you identify a bug then please contact us.

What are the benefits of purchasing a license key

After purchasing a license, software will remove daily usage limitation and it will no longer prompt you to enter a license.

Disclaimer

This software is neither created nor endorsed by any social media company.

This software neither collects nor transmits any personally identifiable information. This software does not track your browsing behaviour. Information necessary for functioning of this software is stored on the devices of the end user, our servers do not have access to this information. For more information please read our privacy policy and terms of service.

By using our software you agree to our "Terms Of Service" and "Privacy Policy".

Documentation for using "Broken Link Checker"

Broken Link Checker

This tool is very helpful if you are doing a SEO audit of a website and want to know if there are any broken links on the page.

This tools helps you to detect and eliminate broken links.

Supported document types

Document type Supported
main document Yes
iframe elements Yes
shadow dom Yes

Nested shadow elements and nested iframe elements are not fully supported by this tool.

This tool also does not support shadow root opened with the closed mode.

Checking broken tags inside iframe elements is supported but rule of parent document is applied while checking errors to child frame instead of applying rule for the hostname of the child frame.

At the moment, following html tags are supported:

  • <a>
  • <img>
  • <audio>
  • <iframe>
  • <video>

You can select what tags you want to check as shown in the image given below:

Features of "Broken Link Checker"

  • Allows a user to whitelist specific URL schemes from getting checked to avoid false positives.
  • Exclude specific URLs from getting checked.
  • Provides a user with various rate limiting options to avoid sending too many requests at a time.
  • A user can exclude specific URLs from getting checked.
  • This tool provides an option to rate limit number of requests sent by the web browser by allowing user to specify a custom delay time between consecutive requests.
  • This tool will run in background whenever the page is updated, allowing a user to automatically check various elements displayed on the page.
  • This tool provides information about broken or missing attribute values such as alternate text.
  • This tool can validate mime type of URL specified in the image tag is a valid image or not, this can help to make sure that URL specified in the image is a valid image.

Limitations of "Broken Link Checker"

  • Sending too many get requests for validating linked resource can get a user’s IP address to get blacklisted or rate limited by the server.
  • Most external URLs can’t be verified to be correct or not because some servers are configured to disallow cross origin requests and also because of CORB protection

Input parameters for detection rule

  • Hostname: This input parameter is used for identifying the hostname for which a rule will be applied.

  • Whitelisted schemes: This input parameter allows a user to select schemes that must be whitelisted. Whitelisted schemes will not result in an error while checking for broken tags.

  • Excluded URLs: This input parameter allows a user to specify what URLs must be excluded from getting checked. Excluded URLs will be skipped from getting checked by the tool regardless of whether they are valid or not.

  • Highlight Options: Allows a user to specify whether valid links should be highlighted or not. If box is unchecked then valid links won’t be highlighted.

  • Rate limiting: This option allows a user to specify a time interval between two consecutive HTTP requests while an element is checked. Using this option a user can control the number of HTTP requests sent per minute.

  • Skip external URLs: This option allows a user to specify whether external URLs should be skipped or not. If this option is checked then all external URLs will be skipped from getting checked.

How to enable or disable an existing detection rule

  • Click on “Broken Link Checker” extension icon, after that a popup page will be opened.
  • Click on “Enabled / Disabled” button of detection rule.
  • Click on “Apply changes and reload” button to apply changes.

How to delete an existing detection rule

  • Click on “Broken Link Checker” extension icon, after that a popup page will be opened.
  • Click on “Delete” button of detection rule.
  • Click on “Apply changes and reload” button to apply changes.

How to edit an existing detection rule

  • Click on “Broken Link Checker” extension icon,
  • Click on “Edit” button of detection rule.
  • Now you can edit any configuration related to selected rule.
  • Click on “Update” button.
  • Click on “Apply changes and reload” button to apply changes.

How to add a new detection rule

  • Click on “Broken Link Checker” extension icon, after that a popup page will be opened.
  • Click on “Add a new detection rule” button.
  • This will open a new dialog box.
  • Enter a custom hostname.
  • Select custom URL schemes to be white-listed.
  • Enter URLs to be exclude from getting checked.
  • Select highlighting options.
  • Select rate limiting options to avoid sending too many requests at a time.
  • After required settings are selected, click on “Add” button.
  • Click on “Apply changes and reload” button to apply changes.

Please contact us if you found a bug or want a custom feature to be added in the software.

Supported Web Browsers

Web Browser Supported
Google Chrome Yes
Chromium Yes
Chrome Canary Yes
New Microsoft Edge Yes
Firefox No
Opera Yes

"Broken Link Checker" is free for non-commercial use however a license must be purchased for commercial use. This software will ask you to purchase a license if commercial use is detected.

Privacy notice: This software neither collects nor transmits any personally identifiable information. This software does not track your browsing behaviour. Information necessary for functioning of this software is stored on the devices of the end user, our servers do not have access to this information. For more information please read our privacy policy and terms of service.

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How to uninstall "Broken Link Checker"

Once you have installed our browser extension, please follow steps given below to remove it from your device:

Un-Installing on Opera, Brave, Google Chrome, Canary and other Chromium based web browsers

  1. Open your web browser where you have installed our browser extension.
  2. Go to "chrome://extensions/" page by typing it in address bar.
  3. Click on the "Remove" button to remove the extension from your device.
  4. Restart web browser.
After following above steps, extension will be un-installed from your chromium based web browser.

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We hope that you find this product useful and satisfies your use case. Thank you for reading this documentation!