Best broken images plugins for WordPress
The most popular broken images plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Broken Link Checker leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of All 404 Redirect to Homepage (200K+) and Remove Broken Images (700+). All 26 plugins tagged “broken images” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 10 broken images plugins
- 1.
Broken Link CheckerThe most installed broken images plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 605 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
All 404 Redirect to Homepage200K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 96 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Remove Broken Images700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.
404 Image Redirection (Replace Broken Images)500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Broken Image Checker (Find Internal or External Broken Images)300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
WhereUsed100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
Tidy Broken Link Scan20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Orphanix Media Cleanup20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
Broken Image Fallback10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Image Integrity Scanner10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 26 plugins tagged “broken images”
Broken Link Checker
#126by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform27 days ago
Broken Link Checker helps you catch broken links & images fast, before they hurt your SEO or UX. Scan and bulk-fix issues from one easy dashboard.
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 3.8(605)
- Downloads
- 4.4K/day
All 404 Redirect to Homepage
Down in the last 7 days:2#252by wp-buy15 days ago
Using this plugin, you can fix all 404 error links by redirecting them to homepage using the SEO 301 redirection. Improve your SEO rank & pages speed
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.1(96)
- Downloads
- 2.9K/day
Remove Broken Images
Down in the last 7 days:40#7,722by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC5 months ago
Very simply, uses JavaScript to remove broken images from page display.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
404 Image Redirection (Replace Broken Images)
Down in the last 7 days:10#8,828by wp-buy6 months ago
Replace broken images with a default image, hide them entirely, or set custom per-image redirection rules. Lightweight, fast, and SEO-friendly.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Broken Image Checker (Find Internal or External Broken Images)
Down in the last 7 days:67#10,711by WPEasyTools1 year ago
Detect and report internal or external broken images across your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WhereUsed
Down in the last 7 days:258#16,655by Steven Ayers1 year ago
Where used? This plugin helps you find usage of attachments, posts, links, blocks and more in all post types, taxonomy terms, post meta, user meta, an …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Tidy Broken Link Scan
#27,729by tidyplugins16 days ago
Find broken links and broken images in your posts, pages and custom post types. Runs on your own server: no SaaS, no API key.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Orphanix Media Cleanup
Down in the last 7 days:482#27,838by Atique Ullah9 months ago
Smart WordPress media library cleanup. Detect unused, orphaned & broken media safely with advanced live scanning.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Broken Image Fallback
Up in the last 7 days:908#30,166by Nikunj Hatkar2 months ago
Automatically replace broken or missing images with a custom fallback image. Works with WordPress and WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Image Integrity Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:3,233#30,537by Dhrumil Kumbhani17 days ago
Find and fix broken images on your WordPress site in one click. Scans posts and pages for 404 images and dead image links. Export CSV.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kreativ Broken Image Finder
Down in the last 7 days:121#31,277by anolaru10 days ago
Scan your WordPress site for broken images in post content, excerpts, custom fields and featured images directly from the admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
FinderPress Media Auditor
Up in the last 7 days:11,763#32,895by finderpress2 months ago
Find broken images, missing Media Library files, and unreachable media links in WordPress content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quiet Link Checker
#57,354by andres054712 days ago
Lightweight broken link checker that runs 100% on your own server. No account, no cloud, no tracking, and it won't slow your site down.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Manuel
#63,278by Emmanuel Chekumbe2 years ago
Manuel is a WordPress plugin that searches and removes broken links and images in WordPress posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ghostpix Broken Image Cleaner
#63,298by Harit Panchal1 month ago
Find images whose files are missing from your uploads folder and remove them from post content safely — after review, with one-click undo.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LinkSolva
Down in the last 7 days:13,972#65,368by shahidirfan1003 days ago
Find broken links, redirects, and missing images locally with evidence, safe retries, and auditable repairs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Imgsoft Localize External Images
#65,452by imgsoft6 days ago
Move hotlinked images into your Media Library and turn links to images into images. With backups, rollback, problem links and exclusions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 31/day
BlockBadURLs Broken Link Checker
Down in the last 7 days:2,942#65,485by techpot26 days ago
Find and fix broken links, dead links and broken images. Background scans, no cloud account, no server slowdown. Good for SEO.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Image Guardian
#65,701by sillygooseco1 day ago
Scan WordPress image references, repair missing media, review duplicate files, and compare image optimisation options from the dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 28/day
BuildWithHumza Broken Link Checker
#66,186by Mohammad Humza1 month ago
Broken link checker for WordPress. Finds dead links, 404s and broken images in your posts and pages, then fixes them in place. No account needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linkraven
#68,579by CodingEagles4 months ago
Find broken links and images on your site and fix them in place. Runs on your own server with no account and no link limits, and watch it scan live.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PixelVault Image Rescue
Down in the last 7 days:2,512#70,672by pixelvault.dev3 months ago
Keep hotlinked Imgur and imgbox images working — rescue them onto PixelVault's edge, or migrate them into image hosting you own.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VVertex Link Health Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:15,808#70,684by Ahmad Raza2 months ago
Scan published content for broken links and images, review results in WordPress, and schedule recurring link health checks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Awlware Link Checker
Up in the last 7 days:892#70,971by awlware1 month ago
Find truly broken links and images. Runs on your server: no account, no cloud, no link limits, no false alarms from anti-bot sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jadav Image Load Fallback
Down in the last 7 days:10,505#71,058by Sanjay Jadav1 month ago
Replace broken or missing images with a custom fallback image and optionally ignore selected images with CSS selectors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CrawlCue
#73,054by Eliyahna2 months ago
Crawl your WordPress site for broken links and images, see where they appear, recheck fixes, and resume interrupted scans without WP-Cron.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day