SolutionsBroken link monitoring

Find broken links before your visitors do

PixyScan checks the links on every page it scans. With a weekly schedule, you see which links broke since last time, not the whole list again.

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Common problems

Does this sound familiar?

If this sounds like your week, read on. Below is how PixyScan helps.

You don't know how many of your outside links now lead to dead pages.
You only hear about a broken page when a visitor bothers to tell you.
Long redirect chains still work, so nobody fixes them, but each hop slows the page.

How PixyScan helps

Each card is a real feature in the app: what you see there and what you do with it.

01
Broken links as problems
Broken internal and outside links appear on the Issues view with every page that has them. They lower your score until fixed.
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02
Outside links by site
The Links view groups outside links by the site they point to. Filter to Broken to spot a partner or tool that has gone away.
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03
Redirect chains and loops
Redirects with several hops, or that loop forever, are flagged with every URL involved. Point each link straight at its final address.
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Getting started

Get started in 3 steps

Step 1
Run your first scan
Open the Links view and filter to Broken. A broken link on many pages usually sits in a header or footer, so one fix clears it.
Step 2
Set a weekly schedule
Put the site on a weekly schedule (Hobby and above). Each week, Changes shows the links that broke since last time.
Step 3
Review outside sites
Group the Links view by site to review every site you link to. Remove links to partners or tools you no longer use.

Worth knowing

Outside links missing the rel=noopener safety attribute are listed separately.
The clickable words (anchor text) are shown for each link.
Weekly scans show which links broke since the last scan.

What it doesn’t do

Broken internal links are found on every tier. Checking outside links and images starts on Hobby.
It checks links on your own pages, not links on other sites that point to you.

FAQ

Questions you might have

Does it check every link?

Internal links are checked on every tier. Outside links are checked from Hobby up, using one link check each from your monthly allowance: 50,000 on Hobby, 250,000 on Basic and 1,000,000 on Pro.

Do broken links affect my score?

Yes. Broken internal and outside links lower your health score until they are fixed.

Can I get an email when a link breaks?

Not for one link. Alerts cover four events: scan finished, scan failed, score dropped and new critical problem. A weekly scan with a finished-scan alert works well.

Does it find links on other sites that point to me?

No. It checks links on your own pages only.