Best broken link checker plugins for WordPress
The most popular broken link checker plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of Link Checker (4K+) and Check for Broken Links (2K+). All 31 plugins tagged “Broken Link Checker” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 broken link checker plugins
- 1.Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO
The most installed broken link checker plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 87 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Link Checker4K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 30 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Check for Broken Links2K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
DevDome Link Monitor300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Relinka40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 6.
Dragon Broken Links30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 7.Tidy Broken Link Scan
20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 8.
Image Integrity Scanner10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
404Zen10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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Cute Broken Link Highlighter10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 31 plugins tagged “Broken Link Checker”
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO
Down in the last 7 days:1#204by AIOSEO Plugin Team1 month ago
Broken link checker that finds and fixes broken links, broken images, and dead video links to protect your site's SEO.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 3.8(87)
- Downloads
- 1.7K/day

Link Checker
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,554by Marco Beierer2 months ago
An easy to use link checker for WordPress to detect broken links and images on your website.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.2(30)
- Downloads
- 36/day

Check for Broken Links
Up in the last 7 days:79#4,963by Norse Digital Group LLC10 days ago
Find broken links, 404 errors & broken images. Internal link optimizer, rank tracking, AI visibility, SEO audits and uptime monitoring in one plugin.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.0(6)
- Downloads
- 73/day

DevDome Link Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:11#10,616by DevDome24 days ago
Find broken links & broken images in published content. Fix broken links & find 404 errors.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 139/day

Relinka
Down in the last 7 days:155#22,011by krafts0319 days ago
Free internal linking plugin and internal link checker: find orphan pages, fix broken internal links, score link health, with one-click undo.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Dragon Broken Links
Down in the last 7 days:366#24,938by Dragon Core1 month ago
Broken link checker that runs on your own server: find and fix dead internal, external and image links. No cloud, no credits, no monthly limits.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Tidy Broken Link Scan
#27,729by tidyplugins17 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

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

404Zen
Up in the last 7 days:629#33,836by SSL Zen - Free SSL/HTTPS4 months ago
Broken link checker that finds and fixes 404s, dead links, broken images and redirect chains — fast, private, and light on your server.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Cute Broken Link Highlighter
#47,969by Sadhan Pal2 months ago
Instantly detect and highlight broken links in your WordPress post editor. Works with both Classic Editor and Gutenberg Block Editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CrawlForMe
Down in the last 7 days:636#48,452by tesial13 years ago
Easily check your wordpress blog whenever you want to find any broken links. This plugin uses the CrawlForMe plateform.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Snagbane Link Scanner
#53,823by snagbane1 month ago
Broken link checker that tells a real 404 apart from a page just blocked by a firewall -- instead of calling both "broken."
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PlugUpp Link & Image Health Audit
Up in the last 7 days:17,692#55,173by PlugUpp21 days ago
Broken link checker, broken image checker and mixed content checker in one, auditing your pages' final rendered output on your own server. No quotas.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Trellink
Up in the last 7 days:3,134#55,222by ledgerlinks4 months ago
Affiliate link cloaking with a broken-link checker, click analytics, and CSV import/export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

LinkTender
#57,722by linktender17 days ago
Lightweight broken link checker: find and fix dead links, 404s and broken images on your own server. No cloud, no account, no link limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

IntellectSight Broken Link Checker
Up in the last 7 days:11,333#58,977by intellectsight2 days ago
Find and fix broken links, missing images and redirects in your posts and pages. 100% on your server — no account, no cloud, no link limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ODC Internal Link Integrity Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:11,857#60,911by Old Dream Creation2 months ago
A lightweight, secure auditor that finds internal 404 broken links and 301/302 redirects with one-click auto-replace.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Onsite Link Verdict
#65,116by onsitetools18 days ago
Broken link checker that calls a link broken only with proof, so links that open fine in your browser stay off the list. No account, no cloud.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Plainsum Broken Link Fixer
#65,676by neomordev4 days ago
Find broken links and images in your posts, pages and menus, then fix them in one click. Runs on your own server in small batches. No account.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 93/day

LinkFix
#67,809by agentsox3 days ago
Find every broken link in your posts and pages without crawling your site, and fix each one in one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 64/day

CubeMage Smart Link Checker
#67,826by CubeMage11 months ago
A lightweight broken link checker for WordPress. Detects 404 errors, monitors affiliate links, and scans content with adjustable server load settings.
- 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

Hrefix
#68,884by Gewoon Online29 days ago
Broken link checker that runs on your own server. Find broken links and fix them with one-click 301 redirects. No account, no cloud service.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

dislike404.com Broken Link Checker
Down in the last 7 days:5,229#69,914by Michael6 months ago
Free automatic broken link checker for WordPress — detect 404 errors and HTTP issues, get email alerts and trigger scans from your admin panel.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Validate Link
#70,260by boborabit8 years ago
A Very simple plugin for editors. It will outline any invalid links upon saving the post.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Waymender
Down in the last 7 days:21,169#70,871by Emtiaz Zahid2 days ago
Finds broken links and images without hammering your server, logs the 404s visitors hit, and fixes both in one click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SEOMedic
Down in the last 7 days:9,815#71,838by andrewmurray1 day ago
Broken link checker and SEO audit in one dashboard: missing meta descriptions, broken YouTube embeds, duplicate H1s, orphan posts and mixed content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day

Techxabyte Link Health & Redirect Manager
Down in the last 7 days:16,973#73,178by techxabyte3 months ago
Broken link checker, link scanner, 404 monitor, page audit, safe URL repair, and advanced redirect manager for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Link Invader
#73,494by Invader Digital28 days ago
Find and monitor broken links with a genuinely local, host-safe scanner. No account, no credit card, no link quotas, no cloud.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

IsaacVarner Link Scanner
Down in the last 7 days:7,872#73,973by isaacvarner1 month ago
Find the broken links in your posts and pages. Scans run only while you have the plugin page open, with no background cron and no scheduled tasks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day