The MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension is a valuable tool designed to help users manage and maintain their WordPress websites by identifying and fixing broken or dead links across multiple sites from a centralized MainWP dashboard. Broken links can harm your website’s SEO, user experience, and reputation, so this extension makes it easy to track and resolve these issues efficiently.

Key Features of the MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension:

1. Identify Broken Links Across Multiple Sites:
   • The extension scans all of your connected WordPress sites to identify broken or dead links, including internal and external links.
   • It helps prevent 404 errors, which negatively impact user experience and SEO rankings.
2. Comprehensive Link Scanning:
   • It checks links in posts, pages, comments, menus, widgets, and more to ensure that all the links on your site are functional.
   • The extension will identify broken links from different sources (internal links, external links, and even media files like images and videos).
3. Real-Time Monitoring:
   • The Broken Links Checker runs continuous or scheduled checks, ensuring that any new broken links are promptly detected.
   • You can also set up regular scans (daily, weekly, or monthly) to ensure your sites remain free of broken links over time.
4. Actionable Reports:
   • Once broken links are identified, the extension generates detailed reports for each website.
   • The reports include information about the URL of the broken link, the location where it was found, and the status code (e.g., 404 error, redirect).
5. Fix Broken Links:
   • The MainWP Broken Links Checker allows you to fix broken links directly from your MainWP dashboard.
   • You can update the URLs, remove the links, or redirect them to the correct pages—all in one place, saving time compared to manually fixing links on each individual site.
6. Bulk Fix and Edit Links:
   • The extension provides an easy way to fix multiple broken links at once across multiple sites.
   • You can update URLs, set up redirects, or remove links without needing to manually go through each post or page.
7. Customizable Settings:
   • You can customize the frequency of link checks, adjust settings for handling redirects, and decide what to do when broken links are found (either remove, fix, or ignore them).
   • The extension allows you to configure how and when notifications are sent about broken links, making it easier to keep track of issues as they arise.
8. Detailed Link Information:
   • The extension provides detailed information about each broken link, including the HTTP status code, the page or post where the broken link was found, and the specific URL.
   • This information makes it easier to understand the nature of the issue and decide how to fix it.
9. SEO Benefits:
   • By regularly checking for and fixing broken links, you ensure that your website does not have 404 errors, which can hurt your SEO.
   • The extension can help improve your site’s search engine ranking by ensuring that all links are functional and pointing to the right locations.
10. User-Friendly Interface:
    • The interface is intuitive and easy to use. From your MainWP dashboard, you can easily access the list of broken links, take action on them, and monitor the status of fixes.
    • The extension integrates seamlessly with the MainWP dashboard, so you don’t need to log into each WordPress site individually to manage broken links.

How to Use the MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension:

1. Install and Activate the Extension:
   • First, ensure that MainWP is installed on your WordPress site.
   • Purchase and install the MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension from the MainWP dashboard under MainWP > Extensions, and activate the extension.
2. Scan for Broken Links:
   • Go to the Broken Links Checker section in your MainWP dashboard.
   • Choose the WordPress sites you want to scan for broken links. You can either run the scan manually or schedule it to run automatically at regular intervals (daily, weekly, etc.).
3. Review the Results:
   • After the scan, the extension generates a report showing all the broken links found on your sites.
   • The report will include the URL of the broken link, its location, and the type of error encountered (such as 404 Not Found, redirects, etc.).
4. Fix the Broken Links:
   • Once the broken links are identified, you can take action directly from the MainWP dashboard:
     • Update the broken link to the correct URL.
     • Set up a 301 redirect to point the broken link to a new page.
     • Remove the link if it is no longer relevant.
   • You can fix these issues in bulk, across multiple sites at once.
5. Monitor and Stay Updated:
   • Set up notifications to alert you whenever new broken links are detected, ensuring you're always on top of issues that could affect your site’s performance.
   • You can also schedule regular scans to automatically check for broken links on an ongoing basis.
6. Report and Manage Fixes:
   • The extension generates clear, actionable reports for each site, making it easy to track the status of your fixes and ensure that all broken links are properly resolved.

Benefits of the MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension:

• Efficient Site Management: Detect and fix broken links across multiple WordPress sites from a single dashboard, saving time and effort compared to checking links manually.
• Improved User Experience: Fixing broken links ensures a smooth user experience and prevents visitors from encountering 404 errors.
• Better SEO Performance: Removing or redirecting broken links improves the overall health of your site, which can positively impact your search engine rankings.
• Bulk Management: Handle broken links in bulk, making it easier to manage links across multiple sites.
• Real-Time Alerts and Regular Scans: Set up automatic scans and receive real-time notifications to stay on top of any broken links that may appear.
• Actionable Reports: Easily see where the broken links are located and take action on them, whether it's removing, updating, or redirecting the links.

Conclusion:

The MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension is an essential tool for anyone managing multiple WordPress sites. Whether you’re running a network of blogs, client sites, or an online business, this extension helps ensure that all your links are working properly. By scanning for and fixing broken links, you can improve SEO, user experience, and maintain a well-functioning site. The integration with MainWP’s centralized dashboard allows you to manage and resolve broken links across multiple sites in an efficient and streamlined way, saving you significant time and effort.