How to Find and Fix Broken Links on Your Site
Broken links (404s) annoy visitors, leak SEO value, and signal a neglected site to search engines. Finding and fixing them is basic site hygiene that pays off.
Why they hurt
A broken internal link wastes "link equity" and crawl budget (Google spends effort hitting dead ends instead of real pages). A broken outbound link damages user trust. Both quietly drag on your SEO and UX.
Common causes
Deleted or renamed pages, changed URLs without redirects, typos in links, and external sites that removed content. After any site restructure, broken links are almost guaranteed.
Find and fix
Our free broken link checker scans a page for dead links. Fix them by updating the URL, restoring the page, or adding a 301 redirect to the new location. Keep your sitemap current too.
Bottom line
Scan for broken links regularly — especially after restructures — and fix each by correcting the link or adding a 301 redirect. It protects your SEO, your crawl budget, and your visitors' trust, all for a few minutes' work.
