Broken Link Checker
Find and fix broken links, dead pages and redirect issues on your website. Powered by Ahrefs' comprehensive crawling technology for accurate results.
Dead Page Detection
Identify all broken links returning error responses that harm user experience and SEO rankings.
Redirect Analysis
Analyze redirect chains, identify redirect loops and optimize redirect performance.
SEO Impact Fix
Improve crawlability, user experience and search engine rankings by fixing link issues.
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Why Check for Broken Links?
🚨 SEO Impact
- • Hurts search engine rankings
- • Wastes crawl budget
- • Reduces page authority flow
- • Signals poor site maintenance
👤 User Experience
- • Frustrates visitors with error pages
- • Increases bounce rate
- • Damages brand credibility
- • Blocks conversion paths
🔧 Technical Issues
- • Server errors and timeouts
- • Redirect chains and loops
- • Outdated internal links
- • External link decay
What Ahrefs Broken Link Checker Analyzes
🔍 Internal Links
- • Navigation menu links
- • Footer and sidebar links
- • Content body links
- • Image and media links
- • CSS and JavaScript resources
🌐 External Links
- • Outbound content links
- • Social media links
- • Partner and affiliate links
- • Reference and citation links
- • Third-party resource links
How to Fix Broken Links
🔧 Quick Fixes:
- •Update internal links to correct URLs
- •Create 301 redirects for moved content
- •Remove or replace dead external links
- •Fix typos in URLs and file paths
- •Restore deleted pages or create new content
📋 Best Practices:
- •Regular monthly link audits
- •Monitor external link changes
- •Use relative URLs for internal links
- •Implement proper error response pages
- •Set up monitoring alerts for critical pages
Prevent Future Broken Links
Regular Monitoring
Schedule monthly broken link checks using automated tools and monitoring services.
Link Management
Use a content management system with link validation and maintain an internal link inventory.
Team Training
Train content creators on proper linking practices and URL structure maintenance.
Pro Tip: Ahrefs' Broken Link Checker not only finds broken links but also provides insights into which pages link to broken resources. This helps prioritize fixes based on the importance and traffic of the linking pages.