Link Health

How to Find and Fix Broken Links

Broken links create a poor experience for users and can make a site look neglected. They also waste crawl attention when search engines keep seeing dead or outdated destinations.

Start with the highest-impact pages

Fix broken links on the homepage, core service pages, product pages, and navigation paths first. These have the biggest effect on trust, UX, and discovery flow.

Separate failures from redirects

Not every non-perfect link is equally urgent. A hard failure is usually a stronger priority than a working redirect, though too many redirects can still slow navigation and make a site feel messy.

Check both internal and external links

Internal broken links weaken your own structure. External broken links can make articles, citations, or resources look outdated.

Understand restricted platforms

Some social platforms and services block automated requests or require login. A restricted response is not always the same as a truly broken page, so context matters.

Next step

If you want to check a live URL, use the Broken Link Checker or run the full SiteScanPro audit tool.

Related guides

If broken links are part of a wider cleanup, also read Technical SEO Checklist for Small Websites.