Description
NaveenCodes Broken Link Fixer finds every broken link and image on your site and gives you one focused dashboard to deal with them — fix the URL inline, unlink while keeping the anchor text, recheck, or dismiss.
Broken links hurt your visitors and your SEO. Most link checkers are heavy, route your data through external services, or lock the useful parts behind a paywall. This plugin is different:
- 100% local — every check runs from your own server. No external service, no account, nothing is sent to us.
- Free forever — every feature is included. No pro version, no ads, no upsells.
- Zero bloat — one focused job with a clean, fast dashboard.
Features
- Scan posts, pages, and any public custom post type for links and images.
- Also scan navigation menus, comments, and text widgets (optional).
- Batched, throttled HTTP checking that won’t overload your server.
- Clear status for every link: Broken, Warning, Redirect, Healthy, Pending, Dismissed.
- Fix a URL inline — the post, comment, or menu item is updated for you.
- One-click “Use target” replaces a redirected link with its final URL.
- Unlink a broken link while keeping its anchor text.
- Recheck any link on demand, or recheck/dismiss many at once with bulk actions.
- Dismiss false positives — they stay ignored in future scans.
- Search and filter the report (one-line filter bar) and export it to CSV.
- Internal/External chip on every link so you can prioritise.
- Weekly email digest when broken links are found (optional).
- WordPress dashboard widget and Site Health integration.
- Recent-activity log of every scan, fix, unlink, and dismissal.
- WP-CLI support:
wp ncblf scan,wp ncblf check,wp ncblf status. - Daily background recheck via WP-Cron keeps results fresh.
- Configurable: post types, sources, batch size, timeout, excluded domains.
- Premium dashboard UI with link-health stats at a glance.
Privacy
This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to external services. Link checks are HTTP requests made directly from your server to the URLs found in your own content. No analytics, no tracking, no ads.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the plugin to
/wp-content/plugins/, or install it via the Plugins screen. - Activate it through the Plugins screen.
- Open Link Fixer in your admin menu and press Scan Site Now.
FAQ
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Does this send my data anywhere?
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No. All scanning and checking happens on your own server. Outbound requests only go to the URLs already present in your content, to test whether they still work.
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Will it slow down my site?
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No. Links are checked in small, configurable batches with a timeout, and the heavy work runs while you’re on the dashboard or in a daily background task.
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What counts as broken?
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HTTP 404/410 responses and unreachable hosts are marked Broken. Other error codes (like 403 or 500) are marked Warning so you can review them. Redirects are tracked separately.
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Can I exclude certain domains?
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Yes — add them in Scan Settings. Links pointing to excluded domains are skipped entirely.
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Is it really free?
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Yes. Free forever, every feature included, no ads. Built with care by NaveenCodes.
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Contributors & Developers
“NaveenCodes LinkGuard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Added: Redirect loop detection — links stuck in ABA chains are automatically detected and shown as “Redirect Loop” status.
- Added: Redirect Rules Manager — define Exact, Prefix, Domain, or Regex rules to bulk-fix redirects across all your content in one click.
- Added: Apply Rules action — applies all rules to every redirect and loop link, updating posts, pages, and menus automatically.
- Added: Loop stat counter in the dashboard header.
1.0.0
- Added: Site-wide link and image scanning across posts, pages, custom post types, menus, comments, and widgets.
- Added: Batched HTTP checking with progress bar and daily background recheck.
- Added: Per-link actions – Fix URL, Use redirect target, Unlink, Recheck, Dismiss.
- Added: Bulk actions, CSV export, and Internal/External link chips.
- Added: Weekly email digest, dashboard widget, and Site Health integration.
- Added: Recent-activity log and WP-CLI commands (scan, check, status).
- Added: Search, status filter, pagination, and link-health stats.
- Added: Scan settings – post types, sources, batch size, timeout, excluded domains.
- Added: A small tribute in memory of Maa.