Check for Broken Links – Broken Link Checker & SEO Suite
by Norse Digital Group LLC · AI
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Find broken links, 404 errors & broken images. Internal link optimizer, rank tracking, AI visibility, SEO audits and uptime monitoring in one plugin.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ai visibility” and “internal link” for “aeo” and “rank tracking”. “ai visibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aeo” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “internal link” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rank tracking” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 77 average across 3,401 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 18.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,015 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 23 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
54
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
49%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| broken links | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| broken link checker your tag | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| broken | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| broken link | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| rank tracker your tag | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| link checker | #6 | #16 | down 1 |
| check broken images | #3 | #19 | 0 |
| broken image checker | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| broken images | #8 | #22 | down 1 |
| check | #10 | #18 | up 4 |
| uptime monitor your tag | #10 | #17 | up 1 |
| check links | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| keyword rank tracker | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| uptime | #13 | #21 | up 3 |
| rank tracking | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| suite | #17 | #22 | up 7 |
| seo health check | #6 | #17 | up 1 |
| uptime monitoring | #14 | #19 | up 3 |
| links | #17 | #23 | up 2 |
| ai checker | #6 | #15 | up 2 |
| ai visibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| internal link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
214 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 165 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ai visibility” and “internal link” for “aeo” and “rank tracking”. “ai visibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aeo” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “internal link” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rank tracking” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Feb 2025 · 634 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.5K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
23
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v3.1.6 · 30 Oct 2026
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 223 days.
Install history since 6 Feb 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SnappaGuy5mo ago
Simple but effective and works as it should, thank you author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rguiffrey1.3y ago
After trying another couple of plugins for checking broken links, I tried this one. In 10 minutes did my first check and found and fixed my broken links. No false positives, no Pro for checking external links etc. Thanks for this ! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eliyahna1.3y ago
No membership, no cloud, no muss, no fuss. Just works. Thank you 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webstpro1.5y ago
I tried a Manual Scan. I presume nothing was found because after a while the message “Scanning your site for dead links… Please hold on, this might take a few moments.Please do not close this page.” just disappears. There was no message that it found of did not find broken links. So I have no idea if it worked or not. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by webstpro.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick63526831.7y ago
This plugin does the job well for pages, posts and comments. However, it does not scan the entire site, as it does not include searching to dead links in Custom Post Types – so this is my only reason for my 4 stars as oppose to 5. UPDATE: After that awesome response, which is refreshing as some others resist and give excuses, I’m updating my review to 5 stars, can’t wait for the next update – you guys are awesome and deserve it… This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by nick6352683.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.1.6 30 October 2026 * Security: Dismissing the connect banner now checks that you can manage the plugin, like every other action. * Improvement: Starting a scan with comment scanning on is lighter on large sites. It no longe 3.1.6
- — Version 3.1.5 15 October 2026 * Change: The plugin and brokenlinkchecker.io now count the same links as broken. Server errors (5xx), 401 and 408 answers are warnings, since they are often temporary or refuse the checker. Every other 4 3.1.5
- — Version 3.1.4 4 October 2026 * New: Redesigned Dashboard. Site link health shows as a score ring next to your scan schedule, each SEO tool has its own card with its status and latest figure, and a counter shows how many of the five to 3.1.4
- — Version 3.1.3 25 September 2026 * New: Remove URL parameters on the Settings and SEO / AEO Audit pages. The crawler treats example.com/?a=1 and example.com/?a=2 as the same page, so audits skip duplicates. On by default. * New: Redesi 3.1.3
- — Version 3.1.2 25 September 2026 * Fix: The plugin activates on a new site again. Since 3.1.0 activation stopped with a fatal error about wpcbl_has_pro(). 3.1.2
- — Version 3.1.1 12 September 2026 * Improvement: The Dashboard lists the SEO tools as one row each, name, status, one line on what it does and the next step, in place of the grid of cards. The three status cards share one white style, a 3.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 19 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 19 of 19 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ACF, ChatGPT.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,754 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2026-08-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-21 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 700+ → 800+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 600+ → 700+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-07-26 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 600+ → 500+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-07-18 500+ → 600+ up after 52 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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TrueRanker 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Broken Link Checker 500K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Pz-LinkCard 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Xagio SEO & AEO – AI SEO for Google Rankings & AI Visibility 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Link Checker 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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