The Kandeshop Broken Links Checker is a WordPress plugin designed to identify and list broken or non-functional external links. It scans through your site in batches and organizes links into five tabs:<\/p>\n\n
The plugin now intelligently categorizes errors and features a real-time progress indicator that shows you exactly which post is being scanned.<\/p>\n\n
kandeshop-broken-link-check<\/code> folder to your \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to the 'Broken Links' menu in your WordPress admin to use the tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nWhat is a batch?<\/h3><\/dt>\nA batch refers to a set of posts or pages that the plugin scans at a time. You can set the number of posts\/pages in a batch in the admin dashboard.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does the plugin automatically fix the broken links?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo, the plugin only identifies and lists the broken links. You will need to fix the links manually.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.4.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: Corrected a fatal JavaScript syntax error that prevented the script from loading, which broke the tabs and buttons.<\/li>\n
- Best Practice: Bumped script versions to force cache-busting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.4.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Added a \"Guide & Limitations\" documentation tab to the admin page.<\/li>\n
- Feature: Added a \"Status Code Explanations\" tab to explain what 404, 403, and cURL errors mean.<\/li>\n
- Best Practice: Bumped script versions to force cache-busting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Reworked the entire scanning architecture to be more stable and provide real-time feedback.<\/li>\n
- Feature: The progress indicator now shows exactly which post is being scanned (e.g., \"Scanning (1\/20): 'My Post Title'...\").<\/li>\n
- Fix: Changed the scan from one long request per batch to many small requests (one per post) to prevent server timeouts.<\/li>\n
- Best Practice: Added a new AJAX endpoint
kblc_ajax_get_batch_posts<\/code> to feed the queue.<\/li>\n- Best Practice:
kblc_ajax_check_links<\/code> now only scans a single post ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n1.2.4<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Added detailed explanations for anti-bot status codes (403, 429, 999, 460).<\/li>\n
- Feature: These \"Blocked\" links are now styled in blue to distinguish them from \"Broken\" (red) and \"Unreachable\" (yellow) links.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Cleaned up link normalization to remove URL fragments (#) before checking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Added a spinner and dynamic text (e.g., \"Checking batch 2...\") to the \"Checking...\" notice for better user feedback.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Changed the HTML for the notice to include a dedicated paragraph for text, improving layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Scanner now fetches the full rendered HTML (header, footer, etc.) instead of just the post content.<\/li>\n
- Feature: Scanner now warns about \"Loopback Request Failed\" errors if the server blocks it from scanning its own pages.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Scanner now correctly finds all publicly queryable<\/em> post types, including custom post types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: The scanner now automatically detects and checks all public post types (e.g., 'portfolio', 'products') instead of just posts and pages.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Excludes 'attachment' post type from the scan by default.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Added a tabbed interface (Broken, Working External, Pages Checked).<\/li>\n
- Feature: Added \"Working External Links\" tab to show only 200\/300 status links not on the local domain.<\/li>\n
- Feature: Added \"Pages Checked\" tab to list all scanned posts\/pages.<\/li>\n
- Feature: Results are now persistent in the browser's
sessionStorage<\/code>.<\/li>\n- Feature: Added \"Clear All Results\" button to reset the session.<\/li>\n
- Fix: AJAX now returns a full JSON object instead of simple HTML\/codes.<\/li>\n
- Best Practice: Added
jquery-ui-tabs<\/code> as a dependency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Feature: Differentiated between \"Broken Links\" (404s, DNS errors) and \"Unreachable Links\" (cURL timeouts).<\/li>\n
- Feature: Unreachable links are now displayed as a warning with an explanation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: Increased cURL timeout from 5 to 10 seconds to help with slow servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix: Force cache-busting for JavaScript file.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Add console logging for easier debugging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Security: Added Nonce validation for all AJAX requests.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Correctly handles HTTPS links in addition to HTTP.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Improved link checking to detect all HTTP error codes (400+) instead of just 404.<\/li>\n
- Fix: Removed a fatal PHP error (stray brace).<\/li>\n
- Best Practice: Refactored all functions with
kblc_<\/code> prefix.<\/li>\n- Best Practice: Enqueued and localized script properly.<\/li>\n
- Best Practice: Escaped all output and internationalized strings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial release of the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Checks posts and pages in batches to find and list broken external links.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/261023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261023"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/kandeshop"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=261023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=261023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=261023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=261023"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hsb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=261023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}