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Run a Broken Link Report

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This article will show the steps you can take to check your site for broken links.

 

BrokenLinkCheck.com is a free online website detection tool that can check your web pages for dead links and validate, find, and report broken hyperlinks.

 

Important Note

  • Broken Link Check is a third-party site; CivicPlus does not have control over this resource if it is down for any reason.
  • CivicPlus does not provide support for 3rd-party websites.
  • This tool is currently only compatible with our Web Central (formerly CivicEngage Central) and Web Open (formerly CivicEngage Open) solutions.

 

Instructions

  1. Copy the URL of the webpage you would like to check for broken links
    A Google Chrome address bar with the URL highlighted.
  2. Navigate to Broken Link Check
  3. Paste the copied URL into the Free Check for broken links field
    A text box on the Broken Link Check website for users to input their desired URL.
  4. Click the Find Broken Links button
    A yellow, rectangular Find broken links button below the Free Check for broken links field.
  5. Fill in the Online Broken Link Checker form fields
    A set of text boxes and radio buttons that can be used to specify broken link preferences and pass a security check.
    • Enter your URL: Enter the URL that you wish to check
    • Security code: Enter the characters that appear to the right of the text box
      • Generate new code: Click this to replace the current Security code with a new one that can be entered into the Security code box
    • Report distinct broken links only: Select this option to only report distinct broken links
    • Report all occurrences of each dead link (may be slower): Select this option to see all broken links including those that appear multiple times
  6. Click the Find broken links now! button
    A yellow, rectangular Find broken links now button below the Online Broken Link Checker fields.
  7. View the results
    An example report status that includes the number of pages processed and number of broken links found.

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  • Brianna Sunryd
    • Edited

    Hi there, 

    Wondering if this could ever be included as a report that we can generate from the CP platform, so that the results are more actionable and not behind a pay wall for advanced features? Are there any reports now that sys admins can run of this type or other, such as pages without keywords, last update date of published pages, etc. etc. Those would be super helpful in assisting with the integrity of website and holding departments accountable. Thank you!  

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  • John Lanza

    I know my comment is two years after the fact, but I second Brianna's comment/request. 

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  • Clara Siegele
    • Edited

    John Lanza thank you for the feedback! Our Product Ideas section of the Help Center community is the best place to submit feature requests to the product team. 

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