Description
RockIt Link Health Monitor crawls your WordPress site for broken links automatically — no external service, no API keys, no monthly fee.
How it works:
- Crawls your site page by page in the background using WP-Cron — no timeout issues on large sites
- Two-tier link checking: full HTTP verification for all standard links, automatic manual-check flag for social/bot-protected domains (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter and more)
- Results appear in a filterable admin table — filter by Broken, Manual Check, OK, or search by URL
- Optional email report sent automatically when the crawl finishes
- Export results to CSV at any time
Key features:
- No Python, no Playwright, no external dependencies — pure PHP/WordPress
- Background crawling via WP-Cron — leave the page and come back
- Configurable: max pages, external link checking, excluded domains
- One-click CSV export
- Clean, fast admin UI with live progress bar
Source code: https://github.com/s1ranand22/rockit-link-health-monitor
Installation
Option 1: Install from your WordPress dashboard (recommended)
- Go to Plugins Add New
- Search for RockIt Link Health Monitor
- Click Install Now, then Activate
Option 2: Upload the plugin zip
- Go to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin
- Choose the downloaded
rockit-link-health-monitor.zipand click Install Now - Click Activate
After activation
- Go to Link Monitor in your WordPress admin menu
- Optionally configure settings (max pages, email report address, excluded domains)
- Click Start Crawl
- Results appear in the table as the crawl progresses
FAQ
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Does this require any API keys or external services?
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No. Everything runs on your WordPress server using standard PHP and WordPress functions.
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Will it slow down my site while crawling?
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Crawling runs in the background via WP-Cron in batches of 10 pages every 30 seconds, so the impact on your site is minimal.
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Sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and others block automated HTTP requests and always return an error code — even for perfectly valid links. Flagging them as manual-check rather than broken prevents false positives.
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Can I stop a crawl midway?
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Yes — click Stop Crawl at any time. Results so far are preserved in the table.
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How do I exclude certain subdomains?
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Go to Link Monitor Settings and add the domains to exclude, one per line (e.g.
maps.example.com).
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release