WordPress plugin comparison
Broken Link Checker vs Oh Dear
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
500K+ installs3.8
Oh Dear
by flowdee
30+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Broken Link Checker has more active installs: 500K+, against 30+ for Oh Dear.
- On a typical day, Broken Link Checker is downloaded about 4,176 times, Oh Dear about 2.
- Oh Dear is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.8 from 605 reviews.
- Broken Link Checker was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Nov 5, 2022 for Oh Dear.
- Broken Link Checker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Oh Dear.
- Broken Link Checker has been around longer: since 2007, against 2020 for Oh Dear.
Line by line
Broken Link Checker leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Broken Link Checker | Oh Dear |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #126 | #25,074 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 414.6K | 41 |
| Rating | 3.8(605) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.51 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free