Broken Link Detector
Detects and fixes broken links (internally)
by Sebastian Thulin · github.com/helsingborg-stad/broken-link-detector
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Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/helsingborg-stad/broken-link-detector/archive/refs/heads/main.zipAlso on Packagist as helsingborg-stad/broken-link-detector:
composer require helsingborg-stad/broken-link-detectorFrom the readme
Broken Link Detector 4
The Broken Link Detector plugin identifies and, where possible, fixes broken links in both content and metadata. Key features include:
- Probing both internal and external URLs stored in content and metadata to verify their validity.
- Generating a list of broken links, viewable by editors in the admin panel.
- Allowing administrators to create a blacklist of domains that should be excluded from the link-checking process.
- Displaying a warning (via a tooltip) for images that cannot be fetched from blacklisted external domains.
Admin UI
This plugin adds two admin menu options:
Tools Broken links summary
This page presents a summary of all links that was found to be broken in the last classification. This page is avabile for users that can edit posts.
Settings Broken links settings
This page gives an administrator the ability to configure the plugin. A whitelist of domains is provided, and the ability to enable context detection feature.
Cron actions
This plugin does not utilize the built on WordPress cron functionality. We instead recommend to setup the cli actions in the native unix crons.
Cli documentation
Broken link detector does not rely on s
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.30 | May 27, 2026 | — | — |
| 4.2.28 | Apr 1, 2026 | — | — |
| 4.2.26 | Jan 27, 2026 | — | — |
| 4.2.24 | Jan 27, 2026 | — | — |
| 4.2.22 | Jan 27, 2026 | — | — |
| 4.2.20 | Jan 20, 2026 | — | — |
| 4.2.18 | Nov 25, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.16 | Nov 20, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.14 | Nov 20, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.13 | Nov 19, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.12 | Jul 7, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.11 | Apr 30, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.10 | Apr 23, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.9 | Mar 14, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.8 | Mar 14, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.7 | Jan 24, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.6 | Jan 24, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.5 | Jan 24, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.4 | Jan 24, 2025 | — | — |
| 4.2.3 | Dec 13, 2024 | — | — |
| 4.2.2 | Dec 4, 2024 | — | — |
| 4.2.1 | Dec 3, 2024 | — | — |
| 4.2.0 | Dec 3, 2024 | — | — |
| 4.1.2 | Dec 2, 2024 | — | — |
| 4.1.1 | Dec 2, 2024 | — | — |