How to Check Broken Links on Blogs and Resolve it

Broken links (broken, dead, or inactive links) are one of the causes of decreasing blog quality, especially SEO factors and have the possibility to reduce the blog's position in search engines. Let us review the understanding, how to check, until the solution is over it.

Definition

What is a broken link? Broken link is a link that when opened will lead to an inactive page (error 404). If someone else is visiting the blog for the first time and comes across a 404 error page, then there's an 88% chance they won't come back [1]. Visitors will feel cheated because the link listed does not exist. This greatly affects the level of trust. Of course it's very detrimental, right?

Cause

There are several factors that cause broken links, including:

1. Error Writing Links
   Make sure to write all links correctly, both internal links (links that point to other articles on the same blog) and external links (links that point to other blogs or sites).
2. Changing Domain
   When changing domains, all links on the blog will change. If you don't manage the transfer between domains, there will be a broken link.
3. Changing Article Permalink
   It's okay to do it, but it becomes a big problem when it doesn't manage to switch from old permalink to new permalink. The old permalink will be considered non-existent and will become a broken link. Learn How to Safely Change Permalinks That Are Already Published.
4. Changing the Site Directory
   This only applies to blogs or self-hosted sites like WordPress. When moving files to a new directory, all links will change as well. Therefore a diversion is needed like number three above.
5. Blog Comments
   In the comments column, you can usually insert the blog URL from the commenter or automatically retrieve from the Google profile URL. If the blog URL or Google profile is no longer active, it will be considered a broken link.
6. Unavailable file
   The link points to a downloaded file (PDF, video, image, etc.) that has been deleted or moved.

How to Check

This can be done manually by checking all the links one by one. Hm ... I just heard lazy. However, you can do this quickly and automatically using the help of free tools on the internet. One of the most popular sites to check is Broken Link Checker.

So how do you know all the dead links automatically with just one click? Please follow the tutorial  below.

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