Dead Link Checker – SEO and 404 error Fix
by FARAZFRANK · SEO
Also makes 11 other plugins · 42.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Scan your WordPress site for broken links and dead URLs. Detect 404 errors, fix link issues, and keep your SEO healthy.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “404 error”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
83 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.2%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 1.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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 5 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 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dead | #1 | #13 | 0 |
| dead link your tag | #2 | #15 | 0 |
| dead link checker | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| dead links | #2 | #17 | up 1 |
| link checker your tag | #7 | #21 | up 2 |
| healthy | #11 | #21 | down 3 |
| 404 checker | #5 | #19 | up 1 |
| checker | #15 | #22 | up 1 |
| 404 error your tag | #16 | #24 | up 3 |
| broken link checker | #12 | #19 | 0 |
| external link checker | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| 404 errors | #19 | #24 | up 3 |
| seo checker | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| internal link checker | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| links checker | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| broken link scanner | #12 | #21 | up 1 |
| seo link counter | #13 | #23 | down 1 |
| broken image checker | #14 | #21 | 0 |
| website checker | #16 | #23 | up 1 |
| error 404 | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| broken link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 22 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
- One page off on “404 error”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “broken link” and “seo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “dead”, “dead link checker” and “dead links”. #1, #2 and #2 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 20 Feb 2026 · 255 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 218 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 13 Jun 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 80.
At the current install trend, crossing 90+ in roughly 29 days.
Install history since 19 Feb 2026
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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Elementor, Divi, ACF, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,159 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
- 2026-10-21 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 60+ → 70+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 40+ → 60+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-09-08 30+ → 40+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 20+ → 30+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 20+ → 30+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 10+ → 20+ up after 3 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).
-
Redirect 404 to Homepage 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Link Checker 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
External Links Overview 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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