# Detecting and fixing broken links on a website In today's digital age, websites have become a major asset for any business, organization or personal blog. The success of a website depends not only on its design and content but also on its user experience and technical health. Broken links, also known as "dead links", can degrade the user experience and harm the credibility of your website. These links show your users an error like "404 Page Not Found", which not only reduces traffic but also negatively impacts search engine rankings. Therefore, identifying and fixing broken links should be part of a regular process. https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72818&start=15#p323477 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72837 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72837#p323496 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72837&start=15#p323525 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72841 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72841#p323546 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72841&start=15#p323563 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=80025 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=80025#p323580 https://forum.vorchun.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=80025&p=323581#p323581 There are many methods for detecting broken links. Manually checking every link can be a tedious and time-consuming process, especially when your website is large. Fortunately, there are many online tools and software available that can make this task easier. For example, Google Search Console and online website crawlers like Screaming Frog can help you find broken links easily. These tools scan your website and generate a list of all the pages that contain broken links. In addition, some CMS (such as WordPress) have plugins that regularly monitor your website and notify you about broken links. Fixing broken links is just as important to your website as finding them. Once you identify broken links, you have to decide how to fix them. First, make sure that the target page of the link is actually available. If that page has been taken down, either redirect the link to an alternate page or remove it altogether. On the other hand, if the link is simply a typo, fix it. Also, make sure that old pages and links don’t become obsolete when you add new content to your website. https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=6506 https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=14638&pid=27241#pid27241 https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=14638&pid=27248#pid27248 https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=14638&pid=27295#pid27295 https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=14638&pid=27306#pid27306 https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=14638&pid=27316#pid27316 https://forum.eliteshost.com/showthread.php?tid=14638&pid=27325#pid27325 Fixing broken links improves your website's search engine optimization (SEO) and provides a better user experience. When users can navigate your website without any hindrance, they stay on the site for a longer time and this increases the credibility of your business or blog. Also, search engines like Google consider broken links as negative and can lower your website's ranking. Therefore, regularly identifying and fixing broken links is important not only from a technical point of view but also for user experience and search engine rankings.