Best dead links plugins for WordPress
The most popular dead links 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 Archivarix Broken Links Recovery (200+). All 21 plugins tagged “dead links” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 dead links plugins
- 1.
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEOThe most installed dead links 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.
Archivarix Broken Links Recovery200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 4.
Codesala Broken Link Fixer30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Dragon Broken Links30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 6.
Tidy Broken Link Scan20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 7.
404Zen10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
Snagbane Link ScannerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
LinkTenderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 10.
Onsite Link VerdictFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 21 plugins tagged “dead links”
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
Archivarix Broken Links Recovery
Down in the last 7 days:50#12,856by Archivarix Support5 months ago
Finds broken external and internal links and replaces them with Web Archive copies or manages them manually.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Codesala Broken Link Fixer
#24,179by Bikas Kumar6 months ago
Scan your WordPress posts and pages for broken links (404, 500 errors) and fix or remove them directly from the admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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 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
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
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
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
Onsite Link Verdict
#65,116by onsitetools17 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
- 0/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
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
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
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
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
Kitawolf Dead Links Checker & Fixer
Down in the last 7 days:22,469#71,683by kitawolfstudios27 days ago
A lightweight, performant, non-blocking WordPress plugin to scan, find, and repair broken links directly from a modern React admin dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LinkVeri
#72,892by kylin0102 months ago
Finds broken links in posts, page builder content, menus, widgets and comments. Blocked checks are reported, not guessed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RockIt Link Health Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:21,728#73,039by s1ranand3 months ago
Find broken links on your WordPress site. Background crawling, two-tier checking, filterable results table and email report. No API keys needed.
- 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
Unbreak
#74,055by tigerweirdo17 days ago
Checks links on your own server, no account needed. Marks a link broken only after repeated failures. Bulk fixes with preview and undo.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day