VLink Broken Links Scout
by VLINK ASIA · SEO
Scan the WordPress database for internal links that return 404, 410, or 301/302 redirects, and fix them in bulk. RFC 3986 and RFC 9110 compliant.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
+21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “404”, “broken links” and “link checker” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
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 149 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 redirect 308 redirect 410 gone | #20 | #19 | down 3 |
| 404 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| broken links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link checker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “404”, “broken links” and “link checker” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Jun 2026 · 153 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 222 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #50,200 to #69,500, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.17.3 · 7 Jun 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 3 Jun 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Scan the WordPress database for internal links that return 404, 410, or 301/302 redirects, and fix them in..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,063 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "link checker", "seo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP 404 Auto Redirect to Similar Post 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Link Juice Keeper 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
404 Solution 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Link Checker 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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