Title: broken localhost/wordpress links
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# broken localhost/wordpress links

 *  [tecombs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tecombs/)
 * (@tecombs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-localhostwordpress-links/)
 * I could use some help with broken links to the various news articles within my
   WP site.
 * I’ve tried deactivating the plugins, changing the theme, changed the Permalinks
   while I stood on head – several times. All to no avail. Actually all that bashed
   my local installation so badly I had to replace it with a saved copy.
 * I had this WordPress site up on my hosting company’s servers long enough to have
   Google “crawl” it for broken links. The report came back with not one broken 
   link, not one. However, if you try to navigate here or there using the typical`
   <a href>` link, which is the equivalent of localhost/wordpress on the local machine,
   you find you’re unable to access the page/news article.
 * Frankly, I’m scared it might be Karma catching up to me for riding a stolen Harley
   Sportster my friend stole when I was a teenager because NOTHING and I mean NOTHING
   works I’ve tried to correct this.
 * I installed the Redirection plugin and am not quite sure it worked. Some links
   work that I didn’t fix and others that I fixed don’t work. There are so many 
   duplicates some of which have absolutely nothing to do with the website. Some
   are botched up terribly, like this – /http://redirectionconnection.com/ (I just
   made that up, but it was similar).
 * I was hoping to use any broken links Google found and the Redirection plugin 
   to fix the links, but since Google found none, I’m stuck.
 * How about a little grace here. I’se getting desperate.

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 *  [Jason King](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasoncharlesstuartking/)
 * (@jasoncharlesstuartking)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-localhostwordpress-links/#post-7298319)
 * Try Xenu Link Sleuth.
 * And/or the Broken Links Checker plugin.
 * And good luck tracking the blighters down.
 *  Thread Starter [tecombs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tecombs/)
 * (@tecombs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-localhostwordpress-links/#post-7298335)
 * Yup. Got that one too. So tell me have you successfully fixed all your broken
   links and got your site running well?
 * Precisely what’s your technique or method. Do you mind relating your steps?
 *  [Jason King](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasoncharlesstuartking/)
 * (@jasoncharlesstuartking)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-localhostwordpress-links/#post-7298353)
 * Just the above and Google Search Console.
 * And Google Analytics (without trusting every entry).
 *  Thread Starter [tecombs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tecombs/)
 * (@tecombs)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-localhostwordpress-links/#post-7298424)
 * Roger, okie dokie. I’ll get busy.
 * Thanks for the help. Mucho appreciado.

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## Tags

 * [Broken-Links](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/broken-links/)
 * [Google crawl](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/google-crawl/)
 * [redirection plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/redirection-plugin/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [tecombs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tecombs/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-localhostwordpress-links/#post-7298424)
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