Run a Broken Link Report

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This article will show the steps you can take to check your site for broken links.

BrokenLinkCheck.com is a free online website detection tool that can check your web pages for dead links and validate, find, and report broken hyperlinks.

Important Notes

  • Broken Link Check is a third-party site; CivicPlus does not have control over this resource if it is down for any reason.

  • CivicPlus does not provide support for 3rd-party websites.

Instructions

  1. Copy the URL of the webpage you would like to check for broken links:A web browser address bar with the URL highlighted.

  2. Navigate to Broken Link Check

  3. Paste the copied URL into the Free Check for broken links field:The Online Broken Link Checker website with the URL field for checking your URL highlighted.

  4. Click the Find Broken Links button:The Online Broken Link Checker website with the Find broken links button highlighted.

  5. Fill in the Online Broken Link Checker form fields:The Online Broken Link Checker website with fields for your URL and your Security Code highlighted.

    • Enter your URL: Enter the URL that you wish to check

    • Security code: Enter the characters that appear to the right of the text box

      • Generate new code: Click this to replace the current Security code with a new one that can be entered into the Security code box

    • Report distinct broken links only: Select this option to only report distinct broken links

    • Report all occurrences of each dead link (may be slower): Select this option to see all broken links, including those that appear multiple times

  6. Click the Find broken links now! button:The Online Broken Link Checker website with the Find Broken Links Now! button highlighted.

  7. View the results:The Find Broken Link Checker website with a 'Status Completed!' message highlighted.