Broken Link Notifier changelog and version history

20265 releases

1. Broken Link Notifier 2.0.0.3Latest

   Oct 1, 2026
   • Tweak: Updated a few minor styling issues

2. Broken Link Notifier 2.0.0.1

   Sep 24, 2026
   • Security: Redirect destinations are now validated against internal and reserved addresses on every hop when checking links (props Amin Guliyev via WPScan)
   • Update: Page Scan now shows a Redirect label and each redirect hop under links that redirect
   • Fix: Internal links to posts that are not published or private (drafts, scheduled posts, custom statuses) showing as good without being checked
   • Fix: “Undefined” showing in the Status column while a link is being scanned on Page Scan
   • Fix: “Please try again.” and “Skipping missing links” text also not displaying on Page Scan
   • Fix: Checkboxes that default to enabled (such as Enable Emailing) could not be turned off and saved on a fresh install
   • Fix: Database error logged on the Settings page when link caching is disabled

3. Broken Link Notifier 2.0.0

   Sep 22, 2026
   • Update: Complete visual redesign — new shared header, navigation, colors, and content containers to match the rest of the PluginRx plugin family, including inheriting theme colors from Admin Help Docs when installed
   • Update: Added a new Site Scan tab — a two-step scanner that discovers every link on your site, then checks them all for broken links and warnings, with live progress and a summary linking to Results
   • Update: Added a new Link Browser tab that scans and lists every link on the site, with filtering by internal/external and by link/image/file, search, pagination, and inline “Check Status” and “Show Me” actions
   • Update: Legacy Multi-Scan is now disabled by default in favor of Site Scan; developers can re-enable it with the blnotifier_enable_legacy_multiscan filter, or by enabling test mode from the Developer Debug Tools plugin
   • Update: Pages that appear to redirect are now automatically detected and omitted from future scans during Link Browser and Site Scan, with a note explaining why
   • Update: Results page rebuilt with AJAX — filter by status with clickable counts, bulk actions (Clear Results, Omit Links, Omit Sources), manual on-demand link verification, and no more page reloads
   • Update: Added quick-add tools to Omitted Links (autocomplete from discovered links) and Omitted Pages (browse by post type) so you no longer need to type or paste a URL from memory
   • Update: Added post-type/page browsing to Page Scan as an alternative to typing a URL directly
   • Update: Removed the Link Search tab — Link Browser’s own search field covers the same need with more accurate results, including menu items
   • Update: Settings page reorganized into categorized sections, saves via AJAX with a dirty-state reminder and Ctrl+S support, and includes step-by-step setup accordions for Discord, Slack, and Microsoft Teams
   • Update: Added Download Settings, Upload Settings, and Reset All Settings tools to the Settings page
   • Update: Added an option to clear cached good links
   • Update: Removed the Export tab; export is now available directly from Results (exports whatever is currently filtered) and Link Browser (exports all discovered links, respecting filters and search)
   • Update: Omitted Links and Omitted Pages screens restyled to match the rest of the plugin, with search moved to the page header
   • Update: Added quick-add fields and autocomplete suggestions by title to the Page Scan search field
   • Update: Added an optional delay between requests during Link Browser and Site Scan scans, for sites needing to reduce server load
   • Update: Removed all help documentation since we have links to the Help Guide and Developer Docs on the website
   • Update: Added new developer filters — blnotifier_link_type, blnotifier_link_kind, blnotifier_link_kind_image_extensions, blnotifier_link_kind_file_extensions, blnotifier_menu_location_label, blnotifier_header_footer_links, blnotifier_auto_omit_redirects, blnotifier_auto_omit_redirect_note, blnotifi…
   • Tweak: “Omit Page” action renamed to “Omit Source” for clarity
   • Update: Shortened the admin menu title to “Broken Links” and made it filterable via blnotifier_admin_menu_title
   • Update: Overhauled the front-end console log debugger with better styling, grouping, and more data
   • Update: Added a “What’s New” overlay introducing major updates

4. Broken Link Notifier 1.3.8

   Jun 9, 2026
   • Tweak: Added “Broken for X days” note under the date on the Results page
   • Update: Added REST API with endpoints for retrieving and deleting results; enable in Settings and generate an API key to authenticate
   • Update: Added Slack webhook notifications for broken links
   • Update: Added test notification buttons for email, Discord, Slack, and Microsoft Teams

5. Broken Link Notifier 1.3.7.6

   May 21, 2026
   • Compatibility: Increased minimum required WordPress version to 6.0
   • Compatibility: Tested with WordPress 7.0