Title: Honest Link Checker – Find and Fix Broken Links Author: honestplugins Published: October 30, 2026 Last modified: October 30, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/honest-link-checker/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3774941) ![](https://ps.w.org/honest-link-checker/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3774941) # Honest Link Checker – Find and Fix Broken Links By [honestplugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/honestplugins/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/honest-link-checker.1.0.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/honest-link-checker/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/honest-link-checker/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/honest-link-checker/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/honest-link-checker/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/honest-link-checker/) ## Description Honest Link Checker checks every link and image in your published posts, pages and approved comments, and sorts them into three groups: * **Broken**: the page is gone, or the site no longer exists. Each one is checked twice, a few minutes apart, before it is listed, so a short outage does not fill your list. * **Could not check**: some large sites refuse every automatic check, even for pages that work. No link checker can tell from outside whether these work, so we say so instead of calling them broken. Open each one once and click “It works”. * **Working**: shown as a count. For each broken link you can: * **Fix** it: type the new address once and it changes in every post that uses it. * **Remove link**: the link goes and the words stay. * **Ignore** it. Every change can be undone for 30 days, and WordPress keeps a revision of each post we change. #### What it does not do * It does not change anything on its own. Nothing is edited until you click. * It does not send your links to any outside service. Checks run from your own server. * It does not slow your visitors down. Checks run in the background, a few links at a time, only for you. * It has no settings to learn. #### Pro Honest Link Checker Pro is a separate plugin for site owners who want a weekly check with an email when something breaks, fixing many links at once, and an Excel export. It is $39 a year, with a [14-day free trial](https://checkout.freemius.com/plugin/42723/plan/74393/?trial=free) and no card needed. The free plugin is complete without it. ## Screenshots [⌊Broken links are listed apart from sites that block checkers, each with the reason and the post it is in.⌉⌊Broken links are listed apart from sites that block checkers, each with the reason and the post it is in.⌉[ Broken links are listed apart from sites that block checkers, each with the reason and the post it is in. [⌊Fix a link once and it changes in every post that uses it.⌉⌊Fix a link once and it changes in every post that uses it.⌉[ Fix a link once and it changes in every post that uses it. [⌊Every change can be undone for 30 days.⌉⌊Every change can be undone for 30 days .⌉[ Every change can be undone for 30 days. [⌊A small Dashboard widget shows what needs attention.⌉⌊A small Dashboard widget shows what needs attention.⌉[ A small Dashboard widget shows what needs attention. ## Installation 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Go to Tools Link Checker. The first check starts on its own. ## FAQ ### Why are some links under “Could not check”? Sites such as Etsy, Quora and some news sites answer automatic checks with “forbidden”, even for pages that work. Other checkers list these as broken. We list them separately, so the Broken list only holds real problems. ### Does it check links inside page builders? Version 1 checks the post content and excerpt, which covers the block editor and the classic editor. Links stored in a page builder’s own data are not checked yet. ### What happens when I remove the plugin? Its tables and settings are deleted. Your posts are not touched. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Honest Link Checker – Find and Fix Broken Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ honestplugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/honestplugins/) [Translate “Honest Link Checker – Find and Fix Broken Links” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/honest-link-checker) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/honest-link-checker/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/honest-link-checker/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/honest-link-checker/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/honest-link-checker/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.3 * While a link waits for its second check, the Broken list says so, so the check never looks finished too early. #### 1.0.2 * Clearer plugin name and summary. #### 1.0.1 * Adds the link to Pro. #### 1.0.0 * First release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.3** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [404](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/404/)[broken links](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/broken-links/) [link checker](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-checker/)[links](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/links/) [seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/honest-link-checker/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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