{"id":223983,"date":"2025-05-24T19:25:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T19:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en-gb.wordpress.org\/plugins\/link-scanner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T13:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T13:46:45","slug":"link-scanner","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/link-scanner\/","author":23202378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.02","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"3.0","requires_php":"7.0","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Link Scanner","header_author":"","header_description":"Find all links in your site and see if they are successful, redirects or broken.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2025-05-31 13:46:45","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":356,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","changelog"],"tags":{"1.05":{"tag":"1.05","author":"boxdigit","date":"2025-05-24 19:56:16"}},"upgrade_notice":{"1.01":"

Fully working now. Download the Pro version to scan ALL posts on your Wordpress website.<\/p>","1.0":"

This version was to try and upload to the repository. First attempt so will try and get a fully working version asap.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon-256x256.jpg":{"filename":"icon-256x256.jpg","revision":3303082,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.05"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[242789,242790],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[242791],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-223983","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-link-scanner","plugin_tags-link-tool","plugin_contributors-patrick-odonoghue","plugin_committers-boxdigit"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/link-scanner\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3303082","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/link-scanner\/assets\/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3303082","generated":false},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

Simple Link Scanner \u2013 Lightweight, Unlimited Link Scanning for WordPress<\/p>\n\n

Looking for a fast and reliable way to scan all the links on your WordPress site \u2014 without the bloat? Simple Link Scanner does exactly that. No SEO noise, no complicated dashboards \u2014 just a clean, categorized list of every link on your site.<\/p>\n\n

\u2705 What It Does<\/p>\n\n

Scan unlimited posts, pages, and links \u2014 whether it\u2019s 50 or 100,000\nView clear results categorized as:\nSuccessful\nRedirected\nLink Failed (with specific error codes)<\/p>\n\n

Works across all post types, including pages and custom content\nBuilt for performance and simplicity<\/p>\n\n

\ud83e\udded How It Works<\/p>\n\n

Download and install from the plugin directory\nClick \u201cLink Scanner\u201d in your dashboard\nWait for the scan to complete and view your results \u2014 it\u2019s that easy<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udca1 Use Cases<\/p>\n\n

Quickly check for broken or redirected links\nAudit internal and external links across your site\nKeep track of content performance and user experience\nPerfect for content creators, site managers, and developers<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udcac A Note from the Creator<\/p>\n\n

Hi! I\u2019m Patrick O\u2019Donoghue from odonodesign.com. I built this plugin to be fast, simple, and helpful \u2014 without the unnecessary extras. It\u2019s free to use for anyone scanning links on their WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n

If you find it useful and want to support future development, please consider donating via PayPal and get added support included:<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/bit.ly\/4dvtZtS<\/p>\n\n

Your support is genuinely appreciated.<\/p>\n\n

\ud83d\ude80 Ready to Go?<\/p>\n\n

Install Simple Link Scanner, scan your site, and get a clean overview of your links \u2014 all with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n

No learning curve. No bloat. Just fast, effective results.<\/p>\n\n

Happy scanning!<\/p>\n\n

A brief Markdown Example<\/h3>\n\n

Markdown is what the parser uses to process much of the readme file.<\/p>\n\n

List of features:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Scan unlimited posts and pages to find ALL urls.<\/li>\n
  2. It will categorise each url as either \"successful\", \"redirected\" or \"link failed\" to show what the status of your url is on that page.<\/li>\n
  3. Will allow you to see easily how all the links on your posts are doing and whether any are broken.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

    1.02<\/h4>\n\n
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    • Fixed all readme and header errors on php file.<\/li>\n
    • Fixed all escaping issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.01<\/h4>\n\n
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      • Now fully functioning and scans up to 10 posts on this free version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.0<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Successful upload to repository, minimum functionality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Link Scanner checks your entire Wordpress site for broken links and lists them in a nicely designed layout. The fastest broken link checker on the mar …","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/223983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223983"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/boxdigit"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=223983"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=223983"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=223983"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=223983"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=223983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}