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Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links
Broken link checker that finds and fixes broken links, broken images, and dead video links to protect your site's SEO.
- Active installs
- 200,000+
- #203 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 2.7M
- 2,742,886
- Downloads, 30 days
- 158.9K
- 13.1K in the last 7
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5
- 87 reviews
- Last updated
- 31 days ago
- Sep 30, 2026
- Version
- 1.3.1
- 24 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | September 30, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 5.7 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | March 29, 2023 |
| Support, last two months | 1 of 1 threads resolved (100%) |
Reviews
3.8 / 5 from 87 reviews
| 5 stars | 57 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 4 |
| 3 stars | 2 |
| 2 stars | 2 |
| 1 star | 22 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Broken links hurt your SEO and send visitors to dead 404 pages. Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO scans your whole WordPress site for broken links and shows you exactly which ones to fix. It checks internal links, external links, broken images, and video links, then lets you fix or remove them in a few clicks without editing each post by hand.
This free plugin connects to your AIOSEO account and scans up to 250 internal links every month at no cost, with credits that renew each month. Upgrade to a paid subscription to scan more internal and external links, monitor more frequently, and cover larger sites. See Broken Link Checker pricing and upgrade here.
🔗 Find Broken Internal and External Links
Broken Link Checker monitors every internal link and external link on your WordPress website and reports which links work and which are broken. It crawls your content on a schedule and records the status of each link: a working 200 response, a 301 or 302 redirect, or a broken 404. You get a clear list of broken links to fix, so dead links never sit on your pages unnoticed.
🎥 Check Broken Video Links on YouTube, Vimeo, and More
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Does Broken Link Checker slow down my website?
No. The link scanning runs on AIOSEO’s servers rather than your own, so checking your links does not use your site’s resources or affect page speed.
Do I need an account to use Broken Link Checker?
Yes. Because Broken Link Checker runs as a cloud service, it requires an AIOSEO account. The free account scans up to 250 internal links per month, and those credits renew every month.
Can it check external links and video links?
Yes. Broken Link Checker checks internal links, external links, and broken images. It also checks video links and verifies whether the video still exists on YouTube, Vimeo, and more than ten other platforms.
How does it check broken video links?
A video page can return a working status even after the video was deleted or made private. Broken Link Checker detects video links and checks the video itself, so it can flag videos that are gone even when the URL still loads. It does the same for embedded players, including the iframe a page builder or a pasted embed code leaves behind.
Can I fix broken links without editing each post?
Yes. You can edit, unlink, or remove a broken link directly from the Broken Link Checker dashboard, and the change is saved back to your content for you.
How often does it scan for broken links?
Broken Link Checker runs automatic scans on a schedule, and you can choose the recheck frequency in the settings. Paid subscriptions can monitor more frequently and cover more links.
Latest changelog entry
New in Version 1.3.1
- New: Links are now found outside post content – in custom fields (including ACF), navigation menus, category and tag descriptions, author bios and websites, post excerpts, and the block content the editor stores outside your posts such as synced patterns, templates, template parts and navigation blocks.
- New: Page builder support – links inside Elementor, Divi (4 and 5), WPBakery Page Builder, SiteOrigin Page Builder, Avada Builder and SeedProd layouts are now found and reported, including the pictures a block or a section background points at.
Screenshots
The broken links report: every dead link on your site, why each one failed in plain English, and where it was found. 
The dashboard ranks your broken links by how much a single fix clears, so you start with the address that appears on the most pages. 
Replace a dead URL from the report. The link is rewritten wherever it appears, with no need to open the editor. 
Links are found beyond post content: in navigation menus, custom fields, term descriptions, user bios and synced patterns.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.