WordPress plugin comparison

Accessible External Text Links vs Broken Link Checker

Accessible External Text Links

by Myshock

10+ installs

Broken Link Checker

by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

500K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Broken Link Checker has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Accessible External Text Links.
On a typical day, Broken Link Checker is downloaded about 4,176 times, Accessible External Text Links about 1.
Accessible External Text Links has no reviews yet.
Broken Link Checker was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Feb 22, 2023 for Accessible External Text Links.
Broken Link Checker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Accessible External Text Links.
Broken Link Checker has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for Accessible External Text Links.

Broken Link Checker leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Accessible External Text Links	Broken Link Checker
Popular rank	#30,360	#126
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	411.6K
Rating	No ratings	3.8(605)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.51
Last release	3 years ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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