to dircp/wp plugin: broken link checker NOTES rev 11 sep 2020 Category: link-checker cp/wp: classicpress and wordpress webwalker: useful ....................................................... description: Checks your website for broken links. Is checking the posts' code, not the resulting html output. So if links are made by a shortcode, it won't catch those. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-positive-with-href-parameter/#post-11928780 [13 sep 2019] Is being replaced by link monitor - see below ....................................................... sources: Plugin page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/ WordPress forums: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-compatibility-checker/ https://wordpress.org/search/classicpress+php-compatibility-checker/?forums=1 ClassicPress forums: https://forums.classicpress.net/search?q=%22broken%20link%20checker%22 ....................................................... issues: ......................... affect website speed: Can slow down your website if many pages/links. Better to run manually rather than scheduled. ......................... Plugin settings override server and wp-config, even when deactivated https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-settings-override-server-and-wp-config-even-when-deactivated/ [14 sep 2019] ......................... unwanted code added: link to font-awesome added to the header some javascript, particularly a file called, gulpfile.js some called package.json. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/strange-added-code/ [19 oct 2019] _______________________________________________________ ➽ Install/config/uninstall: ......................... install: the usual. ......................... settings: under Settings sidebar menu. has its own sidebar menu settings link on plugin page ......................... uninstall: - deletes from database? tables: saves all the data directly to the database: wp_blc_links _blc_filters _blc_instances _blc_links _blc_synch https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-wp_blc_links_old-table/#post-12198447 [3 dec 2019] _______________________________________________________ ➽ Notes: ......................... debugging: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/broken-links-error-404-not-found/#post-11916982 [10 sep 2020] ....................................................... more info: ....................................................... other plugins of same type: - link monitor ManageWP took ownership of Broken Link Checker some time ago in order to use its codebase to build an improved version of the same plugin. With the release of Link Monitor in May 2019, this mission has been accomplished. It is an advanced version of Broken Link Checker with additional functionalities that is much lighter on the website resources as everything is run from our architecture. broken link checker is still being maintained since so many people are using it. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-announcement-2/ [6 nov 2019] _______________________________________________________ begin 6 dec 2019 -- 0 --