Find broken links and fix them

designer4life · 12-18-2006, 07:43 PM

Broken links are not good for spiders to find. They keep the spiders from indexing your site 100%. So here is a software that I use and have used for awhile. It searches your site and list all broken links that you have. This link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets. Once the software is done searching your site it gives you a detailed report. I would recommend checking your links on a regular basis.

Here is a link to the software I use:

Xenu's Link Sleuth

Hope this helps someone out..

Brighteyes · 12-18-2006, 08:35 PM

I have used this software too. It's great if you have a sitemap on your site. For one reason or another... moved pages, deleted thread, etc... a sitemap can become outdated.

Spiders LOVE sitemaps, so you want to keep that baby up-to-date as much as humanly possible. I highly recommend the above software!

danielmichel · 12-20-2006, 07:59 AM

Thanks for the tip

reviewer · 12-20-2006, 06:55 PM

I actually use Google's webmaster tools. It spotted a broken link for me pretty quickly (in a few days - just as my site got indexed).

designer4life · 12-21-2006, 10:29 PM

Google's is good but it might take a day or so for it to find it depending on if your site has been crawled. This software does it anytime you want it to. No need to wait for Google. So that is one reason I find the software a big PLUS.

r.danar · 12-26-2006, 01:13 AM

I understand that it is not "good" for the search engines to find these broken links, but do the search engines penalize you for this?

designer4life · 12-26-2006, 01:47 AM

Yes broken links can hurt you, if the links stay broken for a while. I can't see you getting hurt for having a broken link for only a few days. I think even SE's know that not everyone can fix it right away. The SE just keeps checking that link and if it isn't fixed over a period of time then yes it can have an effect on your PR.

When a SE finds a broken link it gets directed to a 404 error page. The SE will then leave your site because it reached a 404 error page.

**SE= Search Engine

12-18-2006, 07:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
designer4life Member Follower Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 36	Find broken links and fix them Broken links are not good for spiders to find. They keep the spiders from indexing your site 100%. So here is a software that I use and have used for awhile. It searches your site and list all broken links that you have. This link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets. Once the software is done searching your site it gives you a detailed report. I would recommend checking your links on a regular basis. Here is a link to the software I use: Xenu's Link Sleuth Hope this helps someone out..

12-18-2006, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brighteyes Member Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 78	Re: Find broken links and fix them I have used this software too. It's great if you have a sitemap on your site. For one reason or another... moved pages, deleted thread, etc... a sitemap can become outdated. Spiders LOVE sitemaps, so you want to keep that baby up-to-date as much as humanly possible. I highly recommend the above software!

12-20-2006, 07:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
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12-20-2006, 06:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
reviewer Junior Member Casual Browser Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	Re: Find broken links and fix them I actually use Google's webmaster tools. It spotted a broken link for me pretty quickly (in a few days - just as my site got indexed).

12-21-2006, 10:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
designer4life Member Follower Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 36	Re: Find broken links and fix them Google's is good but it might take a day or so for it to find it depending on if your site has been crawled. This software does it anytime you want it to. No need to wait for Google. So that is one reason I find the software a big PLUS.

12-26-2006, 01:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
r.danar Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1	Re: Find broken links and fix them I understand that it is not "good" for the search engines to find these broken links, but do the search engines penalize you for this?

12-26-2006, 01:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
designer4life Member Follower Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 36	Re: Find broken links and fix them Yes broken links can hurt you, if the links stay broken for a while. I can't see you getting hurt for having a broken link for only a few days. I think even SE's know that not everyone can fix it right away. The SE just keeps checking that link and if it isn't fixed over a period of time then yes it can have an effect on your PR. When a SE finds a broken link it gets directed to a 404 error page. The SE will then leave your site because it reached a 404 error page. **SE= Search Engine

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