Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

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450 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 350 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 39% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 300K.

1. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   5mo ago

   What’s the point of a broken link checker if it doesn’t work? Every broken link reported is not broken. Checked everyone of them. Had it recheck, still reports as broken.

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2. ★★★★★ missnath

   5mo ago

   Fonctionne très bien. RAS

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3. ★★★★★ tashword

   7mo ago

   I didn’t like providing credit card details to download a free plugin but, trusting AIESEO, I did it unfortauntely. The plugin was easy to install and get going. And yes there are fewer broken/redirected links on the site now. When I set it to check links, there is a pop up window asking ‘do you really want to do this? It can’t be undone’. My response would be – Yes I want to check links and why would anyone want to undo a check??? The question should actually be ‘if you do this, we will charge your credit card. Do you want to do that?’ I found that misleading but accepted it and decided to make good use of the paid searches for a month and then cacncel. Cancelling a subscription to monthly higher rates of checking was easy enough to do, a couple of days before they were due to charge me again. But as soon as we hit that due date, the plugin doesn’t work as ‘your account is not connected – go to settings’. That message is on top of most backend pages. I went to settings where it says ‘your account is connected’ – not only contradictory, but makes it impossible to reconnect! But the most annoying feature of this plugin is the false positives (likes 70 odd). So many ‘broken links’ work perfectly which is a complete waste of time to test and discover that. At least the ‘ignore’ button reduced me having to search those ones again and again. The ability to change the URL of a broken link on the list of broken links is a great time saver and is simple – when it works. SO many times I changed a URL to find it is just the same on the dashboard and on the page anyway. So much wasted time on this plugin – the benefit of the links corrected isn’t enough to warrant the time spent so this plugin is gone.

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4. ★★★★★ jeffw203

   7mo ago

   Seriously? A credit card that you will automatically charge if you scan more than 250 links? Please disclose this upfront so people don’t waste their time. If this was disclosed up front, I would not have an issue with this.

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5. ★★★★★ frostdeer

   7mo ago

   I own a relatively small website, so I haven’t had many broken links to deal with. However, this plugin still simplified and accelerated the process a lot. I have replaced several external links, improved internal linking, and changed anchor texts when it was necessary thanks to this plugin. If you suspect that your site has many links that need to be changed and replaced, I highly recommend it.

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6. ★★★★★ tkrose24

   8mo ago

   It is very concise and clear and thorough with any and all broken links on your website. Its a great tool to help boost your website rankings and I love the detail of exactly what pages its referring to and where that broken link is on my website pages. And I love how it tracks when links are good and how you can recheck a link that you fix and I love the broken link checker how to videos produced by AIOSEO

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7. ★★★★★ vinu0

   8mo ago

   Very useful plugin; highly recommended.

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8. ★★★★★ decoda

   8mo ago

   great tool, helps a ton, resolve any broken links …

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.0 New: Video support – Broken Link Checker now auto-detects video links and checks whether the linked video still exists, instead of just making sure that the link works. YouTube, Vimeo and 10+ platforms supported! New: Br 1.3.0
2. — Version 1.2.10 Fixed: PHP error when connecting BLC when AIOSEO is not active. 1.2.10
3. — Version 1.2.9 Updated: Links that have never been checked before are now prioritized better. Updated: Improved scheduled action scheduling to prevent duplicate actions. Updated: Improved request handling with concurrency guards and ca 1.2.9
4. — Version 1.2.8 Updated: Changed wording to reflect that free subscriptions never expire, but that their quota resets each month. 1.2.8
5. — Version 1.2.7 New: Users using AIOSEO, Broken Link Checker and Link Assistant now see their broken links count in the AIOSEO Details post column. Updated: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9. Updated: Cache class now uses JSON instead of 1.2.7
6. — Version 1.2.6 New: Added Link Distribution dashboard widget to the WordPress admin dashboard. New: Added reminder emails to inform users when Broken Link Checker is not connected. Updated: All BLC plans, including free, now support ex 1.2.6

All 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.5 Broken Link Checker <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-12-09 CVE-2025-67962 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.2.6 Patched in 1.2.7
2. Patched Medium · 5.4 Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Easily Fix/Monitor Internal and External links <= 1.2.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Trashing ↗
   2025-11-17 CVE-2025-11734 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.5 Patched in 1.2.6
3. Patched Medium · 6.5 Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-04-05 CVE-2025-1264 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.2.3 Patched in 1.2.4

Translated into 17 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-29 300K+ → 200K+ down after 380 days in tier
2. 2025-10-14 200K+ → 300K+ up after 325 days in tier
3. 2024-11-23 100K+ → 200K+ up after 188 days in tier
4. 2024-05-19 90K+ → 100K+ up after 13 days in tier
5. 2024-05-06 80K+ → 90K+ up after 12 days in tier
6. 2024-04-24 70K+ → 80K+ up after 14 days in tier
7. 2024-04-10 60K+ → 70K+ up after 12 days in tier
8. 2024-03-29 50K+ → 60K+ up after 10 days in tier

Competes with

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Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links: 200K+ active installs, 3.8★ (87 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/broken-link-checker-seo